The Christian's new and complete family Bible: or, Universal library of divine knowledge: being a clear, full, and comprehensive exposition and commentary on the Holy Scriptures, containing the sacred texts of the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocrypha at large; illustrated with annotations and commentaries ... Together with practical reflections on each chapter, and notes, historical, chronological, biographical, moral, and divine
by those eminent divines, Henry, Doddridge, Gill, Brown, &c. &c. ...
Place of Publication
Berwick
Publisher
Printed for John Taylor.
Date of Publication
[1788]?.
Physical Description
568 leaves plates 41 cm (fol.)
Notes
Printed in double columns.
Some plates engraved by E. Kirkall, J. Mynde and others, after L. Cheron, Raphael, and others.
New Testament has special t.p. with imprint: Berwick: Printed by and for John Taylor; and sold by the booksellers of London, Edinburgh ... [etc.] and by all the other booksellers in Great-Britain.
The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments : translated from the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised : with Canne's marginal notes and references, to which are added an index, an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations, table of scripture weights, measures, and coins, &c
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ; with Canne's marginal notes and references ; to which are added, an index ; an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations ; tables of Scripture weights, measures, and coins, &c
The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments translated out of the original tongues, together with the together with the Apocryph, Concordance, and Psalms, with the former translations diligently compared and revised, the text conformable to the standard of the American BIble Society
The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments, with marginal references and readings, an introduction to the right understanding of the scriptures, the concise dictionary of the Bible explaining every important word, the Psalms in metre with explanatory notes and memoirs of Rev. John Brown and of Drs. Cooke and Porter, with much tabular and instructive matter, together with critical and explanatory notes and practical reflections
by Rev. John Brown, late Minister of the Gospel at Haddington, and Professor of Divinity to the Associate Synod ; with several thousand additional notes by Rev. Henry Cooke, D.D., LL.D., President, Assembly's College, Belfast.
Edition
New edition, with important additions by Rev. J.L. Porter, D.D., LL.D.
At head of title: Brown's self-interpreting Bible--revised, with important additions.
Publication date derived from copyright statement on reverse of main title page .
Additional, chromolithographed title pages precede main title page and the New Testament letterpress title page.
New Testament has additional letterpress title page.
Illustrative matter includes numerous steel engravings within text, twelve steel engraved plates, and eight plates with color maps.
Old and New Testaments paged continuously.
Three chromolithographed plates (2 double-sided) for keeping family records, bound in between Apocrypha and the New Testament.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availabilty, an appointment may be required.
From the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum, P95.22.1.
Brubaker family genealogy 1851-1915.
Calligraphy by Wm. Henning.
Rebound by Pleasant View Book Bindery in 1997 preserving partial clasp and original leather covers but no title on new spine.
Publisher's binding: Dark brown morocco over wooden boards with raised beveled panels forming spandrels and two small fields between them on the sides. Beveled title panel in center of cover. Embossed and gilt-stamped floral, foliate, and arabesque ornamentation. Back cover the same as front cover. Spine decorated with five panels gilt-stamped with elaborate foliate ornamentation and one with gilt-stamped title, separated by raised bands, and enclosed at head and tail within gilt-stamped decorative borders. Ornamental gilt-stamped border on turn-ins. Endsheets lined with white paper printed in moire̹ silk pattern. All edges gilt.
John Brown and Mary Ann Longstreth : who lived happily together for more than fifty years ; also some notes concerning the Brown and Longstreth families
Letter from Col. H. Kyd Douglas to Harriet Lane Johnston
Description
Letter from Col. H. Kyd Douglas to Harriet Lane Johnston recounting his attendance at Buchanan’s inauguration as part of an escort from Franklin & Marshall College and his subsequent graduation with a diploma signed by the President, his presence at the John Brown raid, his wounds and the kindness of Henry E. Johnston, and commanding the brigade which fired the last Confederate shot at Appomattox. Envelope addressed to Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, Washington, D.C., with 2-cent stamp attached. Written on the envelope: “A beautiful interesting letter from Col. H. Kid Douglas Ans. Feb 14, 97”. Hagerstown, Maryland.
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
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Credit
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Accession Number
JBMS1995.011
Other Number
JBFP Part 2, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 13
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Letter from John Henry Brown to Dr. G. R. Hoecker, Walnut Street, Philadelphia, regarding a portrait of William Frazier. Brown apologizes for his delayed response. He also describes the difficulties of fulfilling all the orders for miniature portraits, including unpleasant customers.
The self interpreting Bible, containing the Old & New Testaments, with references & illustrations; an exact summary of the several books; a paraphrase on the most obscure or important parts; and analysis of the contents of each chapter; to which are annexed an extensive introduction, explanatiory notes, evangelical reflections &c
Added engraved title page with imprint: C. Brightly & T. Kinnnersley, Bungay, Suffolk, Jan 26th, 1818.
Apocrypha has half-title; paged separately.
New Testament has separate t.p.: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, with references and illustrations ... 1816; paged continuously with Old Testament.
Stereotyped and printed by J. M'Gowan, 16, Great Windmill Street, London.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
Genealogy of Henry Lipp familiy, 1825-1844 on two family record pages at end of Old Testament; copy in family files, pages removed to MG-399, Lippfamily bible.
Letter dated 12 April 1928 from A. K. Hostetter to Ida V. Lipp on letterhead of The Conestoga National Bank lists six tombstone inscriptions of the Dietrich and Lechler families, 1791-1864, removed to MG-399 Lipp family bible.
One genealogical and three miscellaneous items removed to MG-399; Lipp family bible.
Full morocco binding with decorated gilded borders; gilded title and spine decorations; marbled inside covers.
translated from the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ; to which are annexed, marginal references and illustrations, an exact summary of the several books, a paraphrase on the most obscure or important parts, an analysis of the contents of each chapter, explanatory notes, and evangelical reflections, by the late Reverend John Brown, minister of the Gospel at Haddington.
Place of Publication
New-York
Publisher
Printed by Hodge and Campbell, and sold at their respective book stores,
Date of Publication
MDCCXCII [1792]
Physical Description
[1046] p., [20] leaves of plates : ill., 1 map ; 43 cm. (fol.)
Notes
Printed in two columns. Frontispiece signed: [William] Dunlap delint. Plates engraved by Abraham Godwin, Cornelius Tiebout, William Rollinson, Peter Maverick, and Amos Doolittle.
First issued in parts, 1790-1792. The Apocrypha (p. [693-766]), signed separately, have caption title. The New Testament (p. [767-1034]), also signed separately, has separate t.p.