The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments : Newly Translated out the Original Tongues, And with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised

Very interesting copy for this manuscript texte on guard : "The Holy Bible". This is that inestimable Book, which came from Heaven to direct mankind in their way [. ] Some vain Criticks and half wistler Philosophers have presumed to make objections the stile and propriety of the inspired authors, ; and the reason of their Impudence was not only wicked [ . ] want of Genius, Languages and Heading to enter into their awful beauties, to discover the exalted sublimity of their sens and relish the beauty, Graces of their expression. [. ] of Dublin [. ]desired the above writing to be put into all the Bibles that were in his House. Blackwell on the [. ]". Below we can read this ms. lines : "The above is my mother handwriting", signed "Howden". Scottish-born printer and publisher in Dublin, George Grierson (1679-1753) was married to the editor and poet Constantia Grierson. Price in condition for this fair copy (lacking flyleaves, titlepage very weak, small worm galery on last leaves, binding rubbed with old restauration, very short margin on top cuting the pagination, used book otherwise good).