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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. Trenton: Isaac Collins, 1791. 4to, orig. ful

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 The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. Trenton: Isaac Collins, 1791. 4to, orig. ful
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. Trenton: Isaac Collins, 1791. 4to, orig. full tree calf; morocco spine label; scuffed, extremities rubbed, joints rubbed & tender. Scattered light foxing. Complete with 4 titles, including Ostervald's Practical Observations; A Brief Concordance, dated 1790. The first Bible printed in New Jersey & the first English language quarto bible printed in America. This copy of the Collins Bible was presented by Rebecca Grellet, Isaac Collins' eldest daughter, to her own daughter, Rachel Grellet in 1858; and has remained in the possession of the distaff side of the Collins family to this date. The front fly leaf, inscribed by Rachel Grellet in 1858, records the presentation of this Bible to her by her mother, Rebecca Grellet [nee Collins]. Rachel Grellet also records on this leaf her mother's extensive role in proof reading this Bible for her father before its publication. Evans 23184 $1,500-2,500
1 vol.