1791 ISAIAH THOMAS BIBLE 2 VOLUMES FOLIO Start Price USD 5,750.00 Current Price USD 5,750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, December 01, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Location Hagerstown, Maryland See more about '1791 ISAIAH THOMAS BIBLE 2 VOLUMES FOLIO' Description 1791 Isaiah Thomas Folio Two Volumes Rae Historic American Bible  first edition Title: Holy Bible, 2 vols. Full title page reads, "The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: with the Apocrypha. 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. With an index. Appointed to be read in churches. [Volume #]. United States of America. Printed at the Press in Worcester, Massachusetts, By Isaiah Thomas. Sold by him in Worcester; and by him and Company, at Faust's Statue, No. 45, Newbury Street, Boston. MDCCXCI." Publisher: Isaiah Thomas, Worcester, Massachusetts (Sold at Worcester & Boston) Year: 1791 Binding: Original full-leather in two volumes. Raised spines with red title bands and black volume bands. Collation: 2 vols: Vol i, (4) 5-460; Vol ii, (6) 461-635 (3) 637-786 (4) 789-991 992-1012...Evans 23186. Size: 15 11/16" x 9¾" (2 vols.) Covers: Covers present and attached though joints somewhat weakened. Preliminary Pages: Title with blank verso, Directions to the Binder (and list of plate titles) with blank verso, To Christians of Every Denomination (1 leaf) and Dedication to King James with Order of Books on verso. Page Condition, General: Most pages present and foxed but readable, less than a dozen leaves fully missing. However, there are multiple leaves with wrinkles, large tears, and some loss of text. In each of these cases, however, more than 50% of the leaf is still present. Scattered staining and smaller tears throughout. All endpapers present but torn/wrinkled to varying degrees. Missing Pages: Pages 459-462 missing, covering some leaves of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Text ends after page 972, resulting in the loss of most of II Peter and all of Jude and Revelation, as well as any material which may have been following Revelation, through page 1012. Page Condition, Volume 1: Title has some tears at edges and wrinkles. Marginal tear not affecting text on Directions to the Binder, Small tear on To Christians of Every Denomination, Marginal tear on Dedication to King James (not affecting text). Several pages found with notable tears. These include the following: page 255's upper corner present but detached and laid loose; large straight tear across text 281-282; 283-284 heavily torn with some loss of text, 338-339 large tear with text loss; 343-344 torn and stitched; large mostly straight tears with some loss of text on pages 407-414; Also on 447-448; fairly large tears at edges of pages 453-456; large tear with very little to no text loss (though it is over text) on pages 457-458. Scattered staining. Foxed throughout. Other tears, but these were notable as I leafed through the Bible. There may be some others of a similar nature which I have missed. However, most pages are intact, and the Bible is generally readable. Page Condition, Volume 2: Same inscription inside front cover as in volume one. Endpaper detached and wrinkled (possibly torn as well) but present. Title torn/trimmed at edges. Upside down antique brown ink inscription on lower edge of title page. Appears to read Anna Jones' Bible August 184_ on margin along bound page edge. Pages 459-462 (Covering some leaves of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes) are missing. Large tears and wrinkles with some losses on pages 463-464 in volume 2. (Pagination continues between volumes). Torn pages include: p. 785-786 have moderately large tears minor loss of text (this is in Macabees); 789-790 has the corner torn away with loss of 3-4 verses; 821 torn in several places with text loss; 823-824 torn and wrinkled with some text loss; between 844-845 is a dried, flattened plant; 865 tear at lower edge; 875-876 torn with loss of text; 877-878 torn with loss of text; Large tear across 879-880; 909-910 torn at upper page edge corner loss of page number; 971-972 wrinkled; ragged at some edges. Ownership History: On the inside front cover of both volumes is written an inscription which reads, "This Bible belonged to Samuel Jones father of Mrs. -????- Raymond + grandfather of Dr. L.R. Raymond." A Google search returned little information about Dr. Raymond, except that there appears to have been one associated with Oberlin College (or at least living nearby) in Ohio in the 19th century. It is unclear whether this is the same Dr. Raymond. Plates & Conditions (Listing Derived from Table of Contents in Vol. 1) Note: Condition has been detailed below, but a summary would be that there are many marginal tears and spots of foxing, as well as some stitched repairs, but the engravings themselves are substantially present. 1. Frontispiece to the Bible, facing the first Title Page (MISSING) 2. The Creation (Marginal stitches and tears) 3. Adam and Eve in a State of Innocence (Heavy marginal tears) 4. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise (Heavy marginal tears and straight tear across plate) 5. Noah and His Family Going to Enter the Ark (Stitched with heavy tears, mostly marginal; one tear across plate with no paper loss) 6. Abraham Offering Up His Son Isaac (Few tears, including one extending to edge of plate) 7. Moses in the Bulrushes, As Found by Pharoah's Daughter (Heavy marginal tears; one over plate) 8. Pharoah and His Host of Egyptians Drowned in the Red Sea (Stitched repairs and tears; extending to the margins of plate) 9. The Battle of Rephidim; Or the Defeat of the Amalekites (Long straight tear, touching plate) 10. The Ark of the Covenant; With the Divine Glory Descending Thereon (Tears and stitches; extend to margins of plates) 11. The Falling of the Walls of Jericho, With the Burning of the City (Marginal tears; heavy foxing but still visible) 12. The Battle of Ai, or Bethel, with the Destruction of the City by the Army of Joshua (MISSING) 13. Gideon's Sacrifice Consumed by Fire, On Being Touched by the Staff of an Angel (Stitched and torn; tears touch very edge of engraving) 14. The Fugitive Shechemites Burnt and Suffocated in the Holds of their Idol Berith (Stitched and torn but not on engraving) 15. Samson flaying the Philistines with the Jawbone of an Ass (Margins foxed and torn) 16. Samson Carrying Away the Gates of Gaza (Margins heavily foxed and torn) 17. The Philistines Cutting Off the Head of Saul and His Three Sons (Foxed with marginal tears; plate is untouched) 18. The Assasination of Abner, the General of King Saul (Foxed with marginal tears; plate is untouched) 19. An Exact Representation of Solomon's Temple, as Described in the Sacred Scriptures (Foxed and torn; stitches over plate) 20. King Solomon Seated on His Throne, Receiving a Visit from the Queen of Sheba (Foxed and torn margins) 21. Elijah Raising to Life the Widow's Son (Small tears at edge; foxed) 22. The Prophet Elijah Carried Up to Heaven in the Presence of Elisha (Heavy foxing and heavy marginal tears; plate untouched) 23. Benhadad, King of Syria, Stifled to Death by Hazael, Who Succeeded to His Throne (Foxed and torn; some straight tears over plate) 24. The Destruction of the Temple of Baal, with the Priests Thereof (Stitched and torn, not on plate) 25. Zachariah, the Son of Jehoiada the High Priest, Stoned to Death (Foxed and torn; small marginal tears) 26. Manasseh, King of Judah, Loaded with Chains, and Confined in Prison at Babylon, by Order of King Esarhaddon (Foxed with tears, not touching plate but touching caption) 27. The Ancient City of Jerusalem and Places Adjacent (Several large tears on plate, but no loss of paper) 28. The Prophet Daniel in the Lions' Den (Heavy marginal tears touch very edge of plate) 29. Frontispiece to the Apocrypha (Large marginal tear; foxed) 30. Queen Esther Fainting Before Artaxerxes (Heavily foxed, basically intact) 31. Susannah and the Two Elders (Appears to have been cut out at there is a remnant of a page directly beside plate #30, and plate #31 cannot be otherwise accounted for) 32. The Defeat of the Samaritan Army (Foxed and stained but only small marginal tears) 33. Frontispiece to the New Testament (Tears at edge touch but do not obliterate caption text) 34. The Baptism of Our Savior by Saint John (Marginal tears and wrinkles; some foxing) 35. The Head of John the Baptist Brought to Herodias in a Charger (Foxing and spots) 36. The Woman Miraculously Healed by Touching the Hem of the Garment of our Blessed Savior (Marginal tears) 37. Christ Restoring the Sight of Bartimeus (Heavily foxed but not torn) 38. Mary Magdalene (Heavily foxed but not torn) 39. Jesus Christ and the Woman of Samaria (Foxed and torn but not over plate) 40. Christ Curing the Impotent Man at the Pool of Bethesda (Heavily foxed but not torn) 41. Martha (Heavily foxed with small marginal tears) 42. The Crucifixion of Our Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Between Two Thieves (Heavy foxing and marginal tears which reach edge of plate) 43. The Body of Our Savior Taken From the Cross by Joseph of Arimathea (Foxing and small marginal tears) 44. The Ascension of Jesus Christ to Heaven (Foxing and small marginal tears) 45. Saint Paul, The Chief Apostle of the Gentiles (Foxing but not torn; scattered tiny white spots) 46. The Preaching of Paul the Apostle Before Felix and His Wife (Foxing and small marginal tears) 47. The Apostle Paul Shaking the Viper from His Hand, After Being Shipwrecked on the Island of Melita (Foxing; margins torn away) 48. Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World (Foxing; small marginal tears at edges but not on plate) 49. Saint John the Evangelist (Very ragged at edge but not on plate) 50. Michael the Archangel Binding Satan, and Casting Him into the Bottomless Pit (Present but very ragged though plate is mostly intact) Notes on Descriptions: Marginal tears refer to "in the margins." Heavy marginal tears often indicate varying degrees of loss of marginal paper as well. Straight tears across plates refer to those tears, which although the shape may be jagged, do not result in any paper loss and can thus be repaired with all pieces in place, e.g., no loss of paper. Reference: Hills' #29, which reads, "This is Thomas' folio edition, issued in two volumes. Vol i has two preliminary leaves (frontispiece and title), text to end of Proverbs, and 14 plates. Vol ii has three preliminary leaves (frontispiece, title same as above, and blank leaf), text beginning with Ecclesiastes, Apocrypha (colophon reads: This Folio Edition of the Bible, and one In Royal Quarto, were printed by Isaiah Thomas, at Worcester, Massachusetts, in the year mdccxci), NT followed by Index, and 23 plates. All plates are executed by American engravers: J. H. Seymour, J. Norman, S. Hill, and A. Doolittle. Division of material in volumes differs in some copies; also the number and position of plates vary. NN has two copies: one with 48 copperplates (two are missing), and another in one vol. Also issued without Apocrypha. Isaiah Thomas, whom Benjamin Franklin called "the Baskerville of America," was one of the notable publishers of the Bible during the early days of the Republic. He began his publishing venture in Boston, together with Zechariah Fowle, in 1770. Shortly thereafter he became sole owner of the firm. At this time he published the newspaper Massachusetts Spy, in which he supported the colonial cause. During the Revolutionary War he moved his presses and types to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he built up a large business. He also established branches in other cities: Thomas & Andrews, Boston; Thomas, Andrews & Penniman, Albany; Thomas, Andrews & Butler, Baltimore; and Thomas & Co., Walpole, New Hampshire. In 1790, Mr. Thomas announced his plan for the publication of a folio Bible and also for one in Royal quarto (see following entry, No 30). He made a special effort to procure a correct text for his Bible and examined about thirty editions of the King James Version printed at various dates by different publishers. His text was further examined by a number of clergymen of Worcester and by other qualified people who compared it with no less than eight copies. (O'Callaghan, p 40.) It has the correct reading in i Tim 4:16, the doctrine. Thomas published one folio edition and several quarto, octavo, and duodecimo editions. See 1797, No 57, for note on Thomas' standing type for his duodecimo editions." SHIPPING: FREE shipping and secure packaging for all 50 US States and Territories. 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