Library of Congress Authorized Replica:
Library of Congress Authorized Replica:
Library of Congress Authorized Replica:
Library of Congress Authorized Replica:
Library of Congress Authorized Replica:

Library of Congress Authorized Replica: "A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible," 1788

$ 136.6

Personalized: No Year Printed: 1990 Place of Publication: United States Country of Origin: United States Original/Facsimile: Facsimile Author: Isaiah Thomas Binding: Leather Language: English Topic: Christianity, Bibles Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition, Gift Edition, Deluxe Edition, Collectible Edition, Autobiography, Civil War, Mexican American War Publisher: Easton Press Subject: Religion & Spirituality Character Family: King James Bible Region: North America

Description

Never opened, still in original plastic sealing, and kept in storage since purchase! This book is in perfect condition. Please note that the wrapping paper, gold seal sticker and plastic are slightly torn as shown, but this has not affected the book. The book measures 5 1/2" H x 3.5" W. It includes a collector's informational booklet. Please note that this book has NEVER been removed from its original wrapping. It remains fully sealed in its original plastic as shown in the later photos. The first photos are professional pictures of an identical opened version that I only included to show what the book looks like. This rare, leatherbound, gilt-imprinted hardcover book is an authorized replica from the Treasures of the Library of Congress collection. It is a reproduction of the rare "A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible," printed in 1788 by Isaiah Thomas in nearby Worcester, Massachusetts. Only a few original copies of this book remain. This book was the first American version of a novelty Bible that replaced some words with pictures to pique children’s interest and support their reading comprehension. With nearly five hundred woodcuts by American artists, this Bible was also the most ambitious woodcut volume produced in America up to that time. A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible is one of more than a hundred children’s book titles published by Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831). A preeminent early American printer and pioneer publisher of children’s literature, Thomas began his apprenticeship as a young boy in Boston, working under Zechariah Fowle. Over the course of a long career, Thomas published more than four hundred titles in many editions, for adults as well as for children, including the first dictionary printed in America. Also a bookseller, he eventually owned more than twenty bookstores in several states. His most enduring legacy, however, is the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), which he established in Worcester in 1812, serving as its president until his death. Thomas willed his considerable library to the AAS. From his original 8,000-item collection, the Society’s library has grown to include copies of two-thirds of everything printed in the United States through 1821. It remains one of the most complete collections of early American printed works in existence. Check out my other listings for more signed, first edition, and other rare collector's books! I combine shipping on multiple purchases.

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