The English version of the Polyglott Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: with a copious and original selection of references to parallel and illustrative passages exhibited in a manner hitherto unattempted; and [.]

Published by Samuel Bagster, London, 1839

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Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustraliaMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]

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Octavo, full leather binding with blindstamped decoration, spine lettered in gilt with raised bands and blindstamped decoration, all edges gilt, vignette of Bible with multiple languages surrounding it to title page, map vignette with inset plan of the Temple to New Testament page, pp 585, i, 188. N.d. (1839?). Very small bookseller ticket of the original Bath bookseller. Nineteenth-century gift inscriptions endpaper. Pressed leaf loosely inserted in Leviticus. Vertical tear to top edge of title page, and chips to the edges same page, rubbing to edges of spine with some loss. Number annotations top corner approx. first 250 pages, sums in pencils (counting bible verses) in New Testament. Very good condition. An early printing of Samuel Bagster's pioneering polyglot Bible, first published in 1819. (A polyglot is a book that contains side-by-side versions of the same text in several different languages.). Bagster published a Bible with 60,000 parallel references. The title in this edition continues: "the matter of each page agreeing with two editions of the Hebrew scriptures, and also with the Greek, the Latin, the French, the German, the Italian, the Spanish and the Portuguese version". The references are in a vertical column of text on each page alongside the text, each denoted with a letter. An interesting edition.…

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Title
The English version of the Polyglott Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: with a copious and original selection of references to parallel and illustrative passages exhibited in a manner hitherto unattempted; and [.]
Publisher
Samuel Bagster, London
Publication year
1839
Binding
Leather
Illustrator
Preface T.C. (T. Chevalier)

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Established in 1973, we are second generation booksellers located in Perth, Western Australia walking distance from the State Library of WA and the WA Museum. We deal in old, rare and out of print books as well as art, maps and globes, photographs, natural history specimens and curious objects. You are more than welcome to visit us at our bookshop or browse our great range of books and various items at our website: https://www.muirbooks.com Muir Books (Robert Muir Old & Rare Books) was founded by Robert and Helen Muir. and now owned and operated by Rob and Janet Muir with Tara Surry as researcher and cataloguer . We are one of the the larger booksellers in Western Australia with over 60,000 items in stock.…

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Robert Muir Old & Rare Books

17 Lindsay Street
Perth WA, WA Australia 6000