Original leaves from famous Bibles, leaf 053: First Thomas quarto Bible, 1791 A. D.

Bible. O. T. Isaiah. English. 1791

Description:	Original caption: The first quarto Bible in English published in America. Printed by Isaiah Thomas, whom Franklin called the Baskerville of America. Its price was seven dollars, and to make payment easy, there was a provision that the Publisher will receive one half the sum ... in the following articles, viz. Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn, Butter, or Pork, if delivered at his store in Worcester, or at the store of himself and Company in Boston, by the 20th day of December, 1790. Thomas used thirty different editions of the King James Bible in preparing this text, and had every sheet examined by the clergyman of Worcester. Isaiah, Chap. xxx--Top margin.; Double columns.; Provenance: Original leaves collected and assembled in portfolios by Otto F. Ege of Cleveland, Ohio.; Portfolios were sold and disbributed by New York bookseller Philip C. Duschnes, ca. 1948. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	1791
Contributor(s):	Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831;Ege, Otto F.;Duschnes, Philip C.
Publisher:	Isaiah Thomas
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BibleLvs/id/261
Collection:	Original Leaves From Famous Bibles
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography:	Worcester Worcester county Massachusetts United States North and Central America
Subjects:	Bible--History Printing

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