The Holy Bible Containing The Old and New Testaments, According to the Publick Version; with Explanatory Notes, Practical Observations, and Copious Marginal References.

SCOTT, Thomas.

$2,800.00

Item Number: 143737

London: Printed by C. Baldwin; And Published by L. B. Seeley; John Hatchard; and Robert Baldwin, 1812-1814.

New edition of influential English preacher and author Thomas Scott’s popular commentary on the Holy Bible, originally published serially in 174 parts printed weekly beginning in January 1788. Herbert 1366. Quarto, 6 volumes bound in full contemporary diced calf with gilt stamping and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. In very good condition. A very nice example.

Scott's Commentary On The Whole Bible originally appeared in 174 weekly numbers starting in January 1788, and went into multiple editions. By the time of his death in 1821 nearly £200,000 worth of copies had been sold in England and America (where it was particularly popular), but Scott made only £1,000 profit from the work, having sold the copyright in around 1810.