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..
Cassels, John,active 1782,former owner.StEdNL: AB.1.209.027
Edinburgh: : Printed by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer.,
MDCCLXXVIII.. [1778]
The first page of each gathering bears as press figure a dagger with one cross-stroke.
The Apocrypha is in the list of books but is separately signed.
Final leaf = Ss12 (tables).
The N.T. has a separate titlepage.
The verso of the front free endpaper has the ownership manuscript signature "John Cassels / his Holy Bible / July 22nd 1782".
Binding: Green calf tooled in gilt. Covers bordered with gilt rolls. Centre of both boards tooled in gilt with floral design. Spine with three raised bands and thistle tooled in gilt. Gilt edges. Green endpapers.
Darlow & Moule
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