1799 Antique UNITED STATES OF COLUMBIA American Holy Bible Rev War Washington DC

Description

$$$ EXTREMELY RARE & VALUABLE $$$
ULTRA, ULTRA, RARE & SCARCE "
UNITED STATES OF COLUMBIA
" HOLY BIBLE!
PRINTED IN MASSACHUSETTS BY THE FAMOUS PATRIOT ISAIAH THOMAS!
100% TOTALLY COMPLETE
WITH ITS ORIGINAL COLONIAL LEATHER BINDING!
[King James Version] "The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments. Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by the Special Command of King James I, of England"
THIS ULTRA-RARE BIBLE IS A
CORNER STONE
FOR ANY AMERICAN BIBLE COLLECTION!
PUBLICATION:
United States of Columbia
. Worcester, Massachusetts. Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Sold by him in Worcester, by wholesale, bound or in sheets. Sold also by said Thomas, and Andrews, in Boston; and by the booksellers in
The United States of Columbia
,
1799.
"
The United States of Columbia
" is printed
4 times
, twice on both Title Pages!!
CONDITION:
This Ultra Rare Early American Bible is lavishly bound in a style fit for the President of our new Nation!
12mo,
Collation: A-2K 12.
[792] pp.
COMPLETE!
M
easures 7" x 4.50" with its Original Full Calf Colonial Leather Binding
with beautiful gilt lines in 24k gold on the Original Spine! Bible is
100% Totally Complete
with 2 Front Blanks and 2 Rear Blanks!! Paper flaw in R 12 taking the lower corner and resulting in the loss of several letters, else very good.
NO WRITING OR MARKINGS WHATSOEVER!!!
With
The United States of Columbia
designation twice on both title pages! This Ultra Rare Bible appears not to have been used, or used very seldom, if ever.
It is in Incredible Original Condition inside and out
!
AMAZING!!!
(Sabin 5181. Evans 35189. Hills 67.) OCLC locates
only nine copies
of this Ultra Scarce 1799 United States of Columbia Holy Bible still existing in America (Northern Illinois, American Antiquarian Society, Boston U. School of Theology, Holy Cross, Williams, Michigan, Mount Vernon, Sturbridge Village, New York Public.
ISAIAH THOMAS
was a Leading Patriot Printer in Colonial America. Isaiah Thomas was a supporter of a faction of Patriots that wished to change the name of our nation to
The United States of Columbia
and so he put this designation on the Title pages above the place of publication (Worcester, MA) and again below it on Both Title Pages!
This is an Extremely Rare "United States of Columbia" American Holy Bible
!
The enterprising Patriot Printer Isaiah Thomas took the risk of ordering sufficient type to set an entire Bible at once and to leave the pages standing so that the book could be reprinted at will. The common practice for printers of the time was to reset for each new printing so that the type could be released for other work. Thomas ordered a casting of non-pareil type from the Fry Foundry in London for his "Standing Duodecimo Edition." His investment was sound. This was the first significant commercial success for a Bible publisher in the United States. In 1802, he retired to devote himself to literary pursuits and book collecting. Isaiah Thomas was the author of The History of Printing in America, 1810, and in 1812 was one of the founders of the American Antiquarian Society.
I HAVE ONLY SEEN 2 OTHER "
UNITED STATES OF COLUMBIA
" HOLY BIBLES IN 25 YEARS!!!
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