THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS,: NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES.

[Aitken Bible]: Aitken, Robert (printer & publisher):

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Titolo: THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW ...

Casa editrice: Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, 1781-1782.

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Two parts bound in one volume. [1452]pp. Unpaginated, the Old Testament collates [pi],A-ZZ in twelves, Aaa5. The New Testament collates A-Dd in sixes (including a W signature). Complete with the title-leaves to both the Old and New Testaments, along with the certification leaf from Congress. 12mo. Original calf, skillfully rebacked with original spine laid down, corner tips repaired. Minor foxing and staining, skillful repairs to a few leaves, leaves A 3-4 of the New Testament with slight loss to the fore edge of the leaves, affecting a few letters of text. Final leaf of text and rear flyleaf reinforced with Japan tissue. Overall a quite good copy of this fragile book, seldom found in original binding and with contemporary provenance. In a half morocco and cloth clamshell case, spine gilt. The Aitken Bible is one of the most celebrated American Bibles, being the first complete English Bible printed in America. During the colonial era, the monopoly on printing English Bibles belonged to the Royal Printer, and the colonies were supplied entirely with Bibles printed in England. The first Bible printed in the British colonies in America was the famous Eliot Indian Bible, in Algonquin, issued in Cambridge in 1661- 63 and reprinted in 1680-85. The 18th-century saw the printing of Bibles in German. With the American Revolution, the British monopoly on English- language Bibles naturally ended, and the embargo on goods from England acted to create a shortage. Aitken, a Philadelphia printer, undertook the task, producing the New Testament in 1781 and the Old Testament in 1782. On completion, he petitioned the Continental Congress for their endorsement and received it in September 1782. Because of this official endorsement and the reasons behind its production, the Aitken Bible is often referred to as "The Bible of the Revolution." A major rarity in American Bibles and American printing, this book has become very difficult to find in any condition. The present example, despite minor faults, is a very good copy of a work usually found in poor condition, in an attractive contemporary American binding. This copy of the Aitken Bible is also interesting for its evidence of contemporary ownership, with the signature "William Mahany His Book July 7th 1788" on the front flyleaf and the further annotation "William Mahany his book the 1st day of the 6th mo. Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine 1789" on the second blank flyleaf. The last two leaves contain biographical information noting the death of his wife and daughter in 1812. Mahany, a Quaker, lived in Chester County, Pennsylvania. DARLOW & MOULE 928. SABIN 5165. EVANS 17101, 17473. HILDEBURN 4126, 4184. NAIP w004490. HILLS 11. O'CALLAHAN, p.31. Codice inventario libreria