The Bible
Edition: The eighth edition.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 26649
Publisher: Printed for Sower & Jones, 66, N. Third-Street. by Jacob Johnson & Co.
Published: 1794
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Bible
Work titles: Verbum sempiternum
Notes: An epitome of the Bible in verse, written by John Taylor and commonly known as the Thumb Bible. First published with title: Verbum sempiternum.

Date of publication supplied by Welch, q.v.

Dedicated by the editors to George Washington.

Signatures: [A]¹⁶ B-I¹⁶ ([A]1 recto, I16 blank).

"The history of the New Testament."--p. [163]-278. Half-title: The New Testament. First published with title: Salvator mundi.

Prayers, p. [279]-286.

READEX NOTE: The copy filmed is the ninth edition (Evans 33410), which is a reissue of the eighth edition with a new title page pasted over the old. According to Welch, "some pages have been changed and reset." In the copy filmed, the two title pages have been separated.

Evans 26649

Adomeit, R.E. Thumb Bibles, A129

Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 1293.7