Selectæ e Veteri Testamento historiæ
Subtitle: Ad usum eorum qui Latinæ linguæ rudimentis imbuuntur
Edition: Nova editio, prioribus multo emendatior.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 183
Publisher: Printed by James Oram, no. 102, Water-Street, for the New-York Association of Booksellers.
Published: 1801
Place of publication: New-York
Language: lat; eng
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: Study and teaching; Latin language; Readers; Bible stories; Bible
Work titles: Bible Old Testament Selections Latin 1801
Notes: Original compilation generally attributed to Jean Heuzet. Forrest Bowe in his additions to W. Parsons' Catholic Americana states that "since [C.F] L'homond is said to be the editor, it may be catalogued under his name."

"Extract from Mons. Rollin. As the following work was drawn up on a plan of Monsieur Rollin, it may not be improper to give it the reader in his own words, from his Method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, vol. I. p. 138."--p. [iii-vi].

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Shaw & Shoemaker 183

Parsons, W. Catholic Americana (additions), 217

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