new history of the Holy Bible, from the beginning of the world, to the establishment of Christianity
Subtitle: with answers to most of the controverted questions, dissertations upon the most remarkable passages, and a connection of profane history all along, to which are added notes, explaining difficult texts, rectifying mis-translations, and reconciling seeming contradictions : the whole illustrated with one hundred and four useful and ornamental maps and sculptures, engraved by the best hands, from the original paintings
By: by the Reverend Thomas Stackhouse.
Contributors: Hinton, John, d. 1781, bookseller.; Austen, Stephen, d. 1750, bookseller.; Brewster, Carl Milton, 1881-1961, donor.; Brewster, M. F., honoree.; Brewster, M. F., Mrs., honoree.; Bagot, Walter, former owner.; Vertue, George, 1684-1756, engraver.; Wollaston, John, 1710-1775?, artist.; Carl Milton Brewster Collection.
Publisher: Printed for John Hinton, at the King's-Arms, in Newgate-Street
Published: 1755
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Bible -- History of Biblical events -- Early works to 1800
Other titles: History of the Bible, Stackhouse, 1755.; History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, from His birth, to the establishment of Christianity.
Notes: v. 1: [[2], lx, viii, 768 p.; v. 2 [4], [769]-1650, [50] p.

Title page printed in red and black.

Vol. 2 has imprint: Printed for J. Hinton, MDCCLX (i.e. 1760).

The history of the New Testament has special title page:  A history of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, from His birth, to the establishment of Christianity ... The second edition, carefully revised, corrected, improved, and enlarged, by the Author. London: Printed for Stephen Austen, in Newgate-Street, 1743.--Cf. v. 2, p. [1197].

Binder's title: History of the Bible.

Frontispiece portrait drawn by J. Woolasston, engraved by George Vertue.

John Hinton acquired the copyright to Stackhouse's Bible when he married the widow of Stephen Austen.--Cf. Plomer, Dictionary of the printers and booksellers, 1726-1775, p. 126.

Includes index.

Signatures: v. 1: pi¹, A-10B²; v. 2 pi², 10C-20E².

Head- and tail-pieces; initials; marginal notes; catchwords.

Uniformly bound in brown leather, spine with raised cords, with gold tooled spine title and 1755 date.

WSU MASC copy is: 002-116881830, v. 1 ; 002-116881848, v. 2.

WSU MASC copy has bookplate: "The State College of Washington Library: Gift of Prof. C. M. Brewster in memory of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Brewster, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Friends of the Library".

WSU MASC copy has armorial bookplate of Walter Bagot on front pastedown of each vol.