The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Together with the Apocrypha, Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by the Special Command of His Majesty King James I of England

Publication

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2016.6.1

Description

Hard cover, 1078 pp. Bible once belonging to Peter and later Catherine Keyser, with inscription "Peter Keyser's book, May 7th 1817. Now Catherine Keyser Lynd, August 10th, 1854." Title of work is "The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Together with the Apocrypha, Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by the Special Command of His Majesty King James I of England." Published Philadelphia, PA by Mathew Carey of 122 Market Street. Includes occasional notes, etc. as well as newspaper clippings on inside front cover and front flyleaf. Also includes genealogical information on the Keyser, Lynd, Clemens etc. families. See pp.676- 680 for information.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Library Collection

Publication Details

Author

Various

Publisher

Emanuel Thernensen

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Basel, Switzerland

Date Published

1770 - 1878

Notes

Creation Date: 1811