Bible, English, Selections. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible

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Bible, English, Selections. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible. Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas, 1788.
12mo in signatures of six, with the woodcut frontispiece of Adam and Eve facing the title, all third leaves signed as second throughout, the text printed with dozens of woodcuts throughout, bound in full contemporary sheepskin over scabbard, scuffed, corners bumped, but structurally functional, contents somewhat toned, but in period and unsophisticated condition.
The Hieroglyphick Bible is one of the earliest American children's books.
Estimate $2,200-2,500

A-M6.


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