B26472

Shelfmark

Lt.3.58

Author

Alden, John.

Title

A testament of faith :, a leaf from a copy of the first American Bible, translated into the language of the Algonquian Indians by John Eliot and printed at Cambridge in New England in the year 1663 /, with a commentary on its origins by John Alden.

Publication, distribution, etc.

Boston :, Charles E. Goodspeed & Co.,, 1979.

Physical description

[4], 10 p ;, 21 cm.

Note

Printed and bound by the Stinehour Press.

Note

Leaf of bible tipped-in before text.

Note

With a half-title.

Note

ECL copy: one of 87 copies.

Note

Publisher's blue cloth with lettering stamped in gold on spine, covered in glassine wrapper and housed in original blue cloth slipcase.

Note

Ms. previous shelfmark in pencil.

Provenance

Armorial bookplate and donation plate of Eton College Library.

Subject

Eliot, John

Subject

Bible, Versions.

Subject

Bible, Translating.

Added entry--name

Stinehour Press

Added entry--name

Goodspeed's Book Shop

Added entry--place

United States, Massachusetts, Boston.

001B26472

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aLt.3.58

1001#$aAlden, John.

24512$aA testament of faith :$ba leaf from a copy of the first American Bible, translated into the language of the Algonquian Indians by John Eliot and printed at Cambridge in New England in the year 1663 /$cwith a commentary on its origins by John Alden.

260##$aBoston :$bCharles E. Goodspeed & Co.,$c1979.

300##$a[4], 10 p ;$c21 cm.

500##$aPrinted and bound by the Stinehour Press.

500##$aLeaf of bible tipped-in before text.

500##$aWith a half-title.

500##$aECL copy: one of 87 copies.

500##$aPublisher's blue cloth with lettering stamped in gold on spine, covered in glassine wrapper and housed in original blue cloth slipcase.

500##$aMs. previous shelfmark in pencil.

561##$aArmorial bookplate and donation plate of Eton College Library.

60014$aEliot, John

650#0$aBible$xVersions.

650#0$aBible$xTranslating.

7102#$aStinehour Press

7102#$aGoodspeed's Book Shop

752##$aUnited States$bMassachusetts$dBoston.