The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command. Appointed to be read in churches..
Scott, James,-approximately 1786,binder.StEdNL : Newb.5011, Bdg.s.360, F.4.e.7(1), Bdg.s.354(1), Bdg.s.353(1), Bdg.s.449(1), Bdg.s.151-152 & Bdg.s.535(1)
Dunlop, Marthaformer owner.StEdNL: Bdg.s.360
Speir, Janeformer owner.StEdNL: Bdg.s.360
Strangman, Lawrence,StEdNL: Bdg.s.151-152(1)
Hollier, Sarah,former owner,StEdNL: Bdg.s.151-152(1)
Hollier, Laetitia,former owner,StEdNL: Bdg.s.151-152(1)
Belsches, Elizabeth,former owner.StEdNL: F.4.e.7(1)
Buchanan, Robert,1802-1875,former owner,StEdNL: F.4.e.7(1)
Buchanan, Andrew,active 1823,former owner,StEdNL: F.4.e.7(1)
Buchanan, David William Ramsay,1834-1925,former owner,StEdNL: F.4.e.7(1)
Philips, S. E.,active 1774,former owner.StEdNL: Bdg.s.985
Lauriston castle,former owner,StEdNL: F.4.e.7(1)
Edinburgh: : Printed by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer.,
MDCCLXXII. [1772]
New Testament has separate titlepage.
Final leaf = Aaaa8.
ESTC
With notices of the births and deaths of some of the Lothian family.
Ownership inscription in ink on recto of front free endpaper: Martha Dunlop wife to Robert Speir in Blesse [?] Aught [?] this Book November 28 - 1795. Inscription on recto of following leaf: A Christmas gift to Jane Speir from Her Mother 1874.
Bookplate on the front pastedown of "Lawrence Strangman". On the recto of the first flyleaf of each volume is a manuscript signature "London 1st: Sept. 1779 - Sarah Hollier". On the flyleaves of volume one is a memorandum of the children of William and Sarah Hollier written in a late 18th-century hand. This is supplemented by notes in the hands of their daughter-in-law Mrs Laetitia Hollier and their unnamed grandchild in the 19th century.
Manuscript inscription on front pastedown "E. Belsches given to R. Buchanan Febry 5th 1816". Below that in a different hand "June 1823 This Bible I now leave to Andrew Buchanan - Robert Buchanan having now a large one". Below that also in a different hand "Given to David William Ramsay Buchanan by His Father - Greenfield 23 Decr 1872". There are two manuscript prayers on the verso of the front free endpaper. On the verso of the title page is the inkstamp"Lauriston Castle Bequest Fund".
The book was once part of a two volume set with a similarly bound Book of Common Prayer. The BCP volume is recorded in Loudon, James and William Scott Bookbinders, item JS 9, page 34. It was sold in the Abbey sale at Sotheby's; 21st June 1965, lot 226. Both that volume and the present Bible are inscribed on the title page "S. E. Philips 1774" which may be the date of the binding.
A specimen of the work of a bookbinder using tools which appear to be copies of those used by James Scott of Edinburgh.
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, green morocco, gold-tooled (Loudon JS 33).
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, green morocco, gold-tooled (Loudon JS 14).
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, green morocco, gold-tooled (Loudon JS 19).
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, red morocco, gold-tooled (not recorded in Loudon).
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, red morocco, gold-tooled (not recorded in Loudon).
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, red morocco, gold-tooled (Loudon JS 10).
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, blue morocco, gold-tooled (not recorded in Loudon).
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, red morocco, gold-tooled (not recorded in Loudon).
In a binding by James Scott of Edinburgh, full green morocco decorated with gilt in rococo style (Loudon JS 9).
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