The History of the Holy Bible abridged : embellished with eight elegant copper plate prints.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Published by A. Dickinson, 1809.
Description52 pages : illustrations ; 14 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 17759. ^A575643
Contents Chap. I. Treating of God -- Chap. II. Of the Creation -- Chap. III. Of the Garden of Eden -- Chap. IV. Of Adam and Eve in Paradise, their fall and expulsion -- Chap. V. The consequences of the fall -- Chap. VII. The birth and call of Abraham. Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed. Isaac born -- Chap. VI. Of the flood.--The building of the Tower of Babel -- Chap. VIII. Of Joseph and his brethren -- Chap. IX. The oppression of the children of Israel in Egypt, and their deliverance from thence. Pharaoh and his host drowned in the Red Sea. The law published on Mount Sinai -- Chap. X. The story of Baalam and his ass -- Chap. XI. The Israelites pass through Jordan, and take Jericho. The history of Samson. Saul anointed king. The story of David and Goliath. The reign of David -- Chap. XII. Solomon's wisdom. His judgment between the two harlots. The building and dedication of the temple -- Chap. XIII. Jonah in the whale's body. Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego cast into the fiery furnace. Daniel in the lion's den.
General noteStories from the Old Testament.
General notePagination includes [8] leaves of plates, including engraved title page. Page 27 misnumbered 25.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 17759
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 586.9
References Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 392
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 17759).
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1809.

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