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The Holy Bible : containing the books of the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha. Carefully printed from the first edition (compared with others) of the present translation. With notes, by the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas Wilson, D.D. Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man. And various renderings, collected from other translations by the Reverend Clement Cruttwell, the editor. In three volumes.

Other author/creatorWilson, Thomas, 1663-1755.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBath : printed by R. Cruttwell; and sold by Rivingtons; St. Paul's Church-Yard; Dilly, Poultry; Robson, New Bond-Street; and Robinsons; Pater-Noster-Row, London, M DCC LXXXV. [1785]
Description3 volumes ; 4⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Uniform titleBible. English Authorised.
General noteAuthorised version.
General noteLarge paper issue of twelve copies.
General noteEach vol. has separate register and pagination (page numbers appearing only on the first page of each book).
General noteThe Apocrypha has separate register, no pagination and the direction line "Vol. II." but appears after the N.T. in vol. 3.
General noteThe Apocrypha includes 3 Maccabees, which had not appeared in any English Bible since 1551.
General noteThe notes are apparently taken from Wilson's 'Abstract of the historical part of the Old Testament' and other writings.
General noteThe preliminaries include a list of editions of the Bible from 1526.
General noteWith a 7-page list of subscribers.
General noteThe large paper issue also appeared in 6 vols., each with a separate titlepage.
General noteReproduction of original from British Library.
References Darlow & Moule, 1302
References English Short Title Catalog, T95045.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Other title Holy Bible.

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