Lot 316
[The First Published Bible in New York], Bible, King James Version: The Self-Interpreting Bible: Containing the Sacred Text of the Old and New Testaments; to which are Annexed, Marginal References and Illustrations; An Exact Summary of the Several Books; A Paraphrase on the Most Obscure or Important Parts; An Analysis of the Contents of Each Chapter, Explanatory Notes, and Evangelical Reflections. By the Late Rev. John Brown, Minister of the Gospel at Haddington, published by Hodge & Campbell, NY, 1792, the first American printing of John Brown's Bible which first appeared in Scotland in 1778, folio, first edition, illustrated with map of the Holy Land and numerous engravings, complete with the 'Apocpryha' and list of subscribers, pages not numbered (approximately 520), issued by subscription in forty parts, full-leather binding (distressed), boards present but detached. Provenance: The Original Subscriber, James Martin, Baltimore, Maryland (his signature and date, 1792 on the title page): Bluford H. J. Balter, New Orleans (his stamp and signature in various locations throughout the volume). Note: The Reverend John Brown (1722-1787) was a self-educated, Scottish weaver who became a Presbyterian minister. self-interpreting Bible became a huge success on both sides of the Atlantic. President George Washington was one of...
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