The Bible.

All titles

• The Bible.
• Verbum sempiternum

People / Organizations

• Sower & ("printed for")
• John Taylor (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed for Sower & Jones, 66, N. Third-Street. by Jacob Johnson & Co, [between 1794 and 1796]

Publication year

1794-1796

ESTC No.

W15834

Grub Street ID

325313

Description

286,[2]p. : ill. ; 5.5 cm

Note

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.

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

Uncontrolled note

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