The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments . [Bound With] a Brief Concordance to the Holy Scriptures .

(Carey Bible); John Brown

Published by Mathew Carey, Philadelphia, 1803

About this Item

4to, 1077, 72 pp., Printed by Thomas & George Palmer for Mathew Carey, November 7th, 1803 (OT) & July 25th, 1803 (NT), Full title reads as follows: "The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Together with the Apocrypha: Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, By the Special Command of King James I of England. With Marginal Notes and References. To which are added, an index; an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations; tables of Scripture weights, measures, and coins; John Brown's Concordance, &c. &c. &c. Embellished with ten maps, and twenty historical engravings." All maps &engravings present; frontsipiece folding map badly wrinkled, torn & with an ink stain; text and plates with significant foxing. Title page torn horizontally across the middle of the page & with edge wear and a stain. Front board detached. Possibly missing blank pages at beginning & end. Bound in full brown leather; spine in six compartments with five raised bands and contrasting maroon leather title label.

Seller Inventory # 027294

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments . [Bound With] a Brief Concordance to the Holy Scriptures .
• Publisher: Mathew Carey, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1803
• Binding: leather
• Illustrator: Illus. w. maps & engravings
• Edition: 1st thus.
• Condition: Very good copy in full leather
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion