Philadelphia, 11 August, 1782 : Sir, Various inducements have led me to print a neat and correct edition of the Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, which, I expect, will be ready for sale by the beginning of October.
| Author/creator | Aitken, Robert |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Philadelphia] : [Printed by Robert Aitken], [1782] |
| Description | 2 unnumbered leaves ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44086. ^A478749 |
| General note | Soliciting subscribers "in favour of this first edition of the Bible, in the English language, ever printed in America ...". Signed: R. Aitken. |
| General note | Followed by "Prices of Aitken's edition of the Bible" and a specimen page of text. |
| References | Bristol B5401 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 44086 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44086). |
| Genre/form | Prospectuses. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |