BOOK OF PSALMS TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL HEBREW AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED by Book of Psalms - 1962

(BOOKBINDING) THE BOOK OF PSALMS, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL HEBREW: AND THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. New York: American Bible Society, 1856. Large 8vo. Contemporary embossed full-calf, all edges gilt. 212 pages. A fine copy of the Book of Psalms published by the American Bible Society and bound in a richly decorated embossed calf and gilt edges - a very good exampl of the impact of steam press an American book binding. It is inscribed on fr blank leaf: "Mrs. Lester Bradner, From her affectionate son, William. Oct. 6t 1856." Her husband was the Rev. Lester Bradner, Episcopal priest in New York Very good.

Eyre & Spottiswoode for SPCK,, 1859. 8vo., 'Preacher's' Edition, with occasional neat underlining, two neat late nineteenth century signatures on blank preliminary; attractively bound and cased in publisher's original 'preacher's' roan portfolio with folding yapped edges and closing flap with pencil holder (empty), sides with double gilt frame border, owner's initials blocked in gilt on upper board, back with five bands ruled in gilt, all edges gilt, chocolate endpapers, hinges cracked (but binding entirely sound), a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean, crisp copy. bright, crisp example of a 'preacher's' version, printed in large type to facilitate oration in public. COPIES WITH ORIGINAL PORTFOLIO ARE VERY SCARCE.