An historical view of the English Biblical translations
Subtitle: the expediency of revising by authority our present translation, and the means of executing such a revision
By: By William Newcome D.D. Bishop of Waterford, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Contributors: Ducarel, Andrew Coltee, 1713-1785.; Ames, Joseph, 1689-1759.
Publisher: Printed by John Exshaw
Published: 1792
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
Subjects: Bible. -- Versions.; Bible -- Translating -- England -- History.
Other titles: Newcome's Historical view
Notes: Signatures: [A]⁸B-2B⁸2C-2G⁴2H²2I⁸2K⁴2L².

The section entitled "A list of various editions of the Bible ..." has special t.p. with imprint: London : [s.n.], MDCCLXXVIII [1778].

Errata: p. [x] at front and p. [1] at end.

Verso of half-title (p. [2] at front), p. [1] following p. 381, p. [1]-[3] following p. 427, and the final page are blank.

"A list of various editions of the Bible, and parts thereof, in English from the year 1526 to 1776. A manuscript list of English Bibles, copied from one compiled by the late Mr. Joseph Ames, presented to the Lambeth library by Dr. Gifford, hath furnished some part of this publication: later discoveries of several learned gentlemen have supplied the rest. First printed: London: MDCCLXXVIII.": p. [385]-427; the later discoveries are said by ESTC to be largely the work of Andrew C. Ducarel. Cf. also DNB.

Works "published by the same author.": p. [17]-[19] following p. 427.

Includes biblical references and index.

ESTC, t053398.

c.1: 02-22440.