The universal family Bible, or, Christian's divine library : containing the sacred text of the Old and New Testament, with the Apocrypha at large / illustrated with notes theological, historical, practical, critical, and explanatory, wherein the mis-translations are corrected, the seeming contradictions reconciled, the difficult passages explained and the sacred writings displayed in their genuine purity and lustre, the whole forming a complete commentary, with practical improvements and general reflections on each chapter, adapted to the meanest capacities, and calculated to promote the happiness of Christian families, by the Reverend Henry Southwell, L.L.D. rector of Asterby, in Lincolnshire, and late of Magdalen College, Cambridge ; embellished with one hundred elegant copper-plates, executed, from original designs and capital foreign paintings, by Grignion, Walker, Rennoldson, Taylor, &c.
| Other author/creator | Southwell, Henry, 1729 or 1730-1779. |
| Other author/creator | Sanders, Robert, 1727-1783. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Cooke, in Pater-Noster Row, 1775. |
| Description | 2 volumes, plates : illustrations, maps ; 41 cm (folio) |
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| Uniform title | Bible. English. Authorized. 1775. |
| Portion of title | Christian's divine library |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy consists of v. 2 only. |
| General note | With the text in the Authorized version. |
| General note | In fact compiled by Robert Sanders, who was paid twenty-five shillings a sheet. Southwell lent his name to the book for the fee of one hundred guineas. |
| General note | Date in roman numerals. |
| General note | Vol. 2 has separate dated t.p. and includes New Testament and Apocrypha. |
| General note | Initials, tail-pieces. |
| References | ESTC, N62826 |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy (v. 2 only) gift of Anonymous, 2020. |
| Genre/form | Commentaries. |
| Other title | Universal family Bible, or, Christian's divine library, containing the sacred text of the New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | Rare Collection - Oversize | BS185 1775 .L6 V. 2 | ✔ Available | Request Material |