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1841 ENGLISH HEXAPLA — SIX IMPORTANT ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
A landmark of biblical scholarship: the only publication to present six centuries of English Bible translationside-by-side with the original Greek text. Published by Samuel Bagster and Sons, London, 1841.
DETAILS
Title: The English Hexapla — Six Important English Translations of the New Testament Scriptures
Publisher: Samuel Bagster and Sons, Paternoster Row, London
Printer: Wertheimer and Co., Circus Place, Finsbury Circus
Year: 1841 (M.DCCC.XLI on title page)
Format: Large Quarto, approx. 12 x 9 x 3 inches
Binding: Rebound in black hardcover with gold-stamped spine
Weight: Approx. 8+ lbs
THE SIX TRANSLATIONS
Wiclif (1380) — Tyndale (1534) — Cranmer/Great Bible (1539) — Geneva (1557) — Anglo-Rheimish (1582) — Authorised/KJV (1611)
With the Original Greek Text after Scholz, including complete collation with Griesbach\'s 1805 edition.
CONTENTS
Preceded by a 160-page Historical Account of the English Translations by S.P. Tregelles — a significant early work of biblical textual criticism. Complete New Testament text in six parallel columns with Greek. Includes bound-in prospectus for Bagster\'s Biblia Polyglotta Ecclesiae.
CONDITION
Good condition for an 1841 volume. Rebound in solid plain black hardcover with clean white endpapers. Text block is complete and tight — no loose pages. Title page features original red and black letterpress printing — crisp and clear. Pages show age-appropriate toning throughout. Some foxing/spotting on rear endpapers. No dust jacket (pre-DJ era). Inscription on verso of title page: \"Albert Charles / Boston, Mass. / July 26, 1912\".
PROVENANCE
Ownership inscription dated July 26, 1912 from Boston, Massachusetts. Professional rebinding (date unknown).
