The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. : With arguments to the different books; and moral and theological observations, illustrating each chapter, and shewing the use and improvement to be made of it: composed by the Reverend Mr. Ostervald, Professor of Divinity, and one of the ministers of the Church at Neufchatel in Swisserland: translated at the desire of, and recommended by, the Honble. Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge..
Grignion, Charles,1717-1810,engraver.
Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge.
London: : Printed by J. Murray, no. 32, Fleet-street.,
M.DCC.LXXVII. [1777]
The Apocrypha and The New Testament each have a new set of signatures. The New Testament also has a separate title-page with the imprint: Edinburgh: Printed by William Darling: Sold at his shop in Bridge-street, and by all the booksellers in Great Britain and Ireland. M.DCC.LXXVI.
Arrayed throughout the entire Bible are 9 engraved maps and 82 full-page engraved plates by Charles Grignion (1721-1810). The plates are inscribed or presented to various bishops by William Rider (1723-1785). Rider published 'The Christian Family's Bible' in three large folio volumes between 1763 and 1767 and the plates may have initially appeared in those volumes.
Final leaf of O.T.=4N¹
Final leaf of Apocrypha=2R²
Final leaf of N.T.=3O²
ESTC
Contemporary panelled calf , raised bands between gilt rules on spine, red morocco label accompanied by original loose calf covers (i.e.18th century 'dust wrappers').