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The Holy Bible in verse.

Accession number
PML 252764
Creator
Harris, Benjamin, -1716?
Published
[Boston] : [Printed by John Allen], 1717.
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
"The author's caution to the reader" (page [32]) signed: B. Harris, Junior. March the 15th. 1712.
Ascribed to the press of John Allen of Boston by Welch.
Signatures: [A]⁸ B-D⁸ (Al recto blank, D8 blank).
"Questions and answers out of the Holy Scriptures"--Pages [52-57].
Hymns and prayers, pages [58-62].
Library's copy housed in red-brown cloth backed in morocco clamshell box.
Description
[64] pages : illustrations ; 88 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscription in ink inside front cover, front flyleaf, verso of front flyleaf, second front flyleaf, inside rear cover: Daniel Rogers his book 1754 (listing on the entirety of the pages); signature in ink on front and second front flyleaves: Anna Killain; inscription in ink on second front flyleaf and rear flyleaf: Hannah Rogers's Book 177[?]; inscription in ink on verso of rear flyleaf: John Killain his book 1728 (twice on page).
Provenance
Anna Killain; John Killain; Daniel Rogers; Hannah Rogers; from the library of Julia P. Wightman, with her bookplate.
Binding
Brown leather.
Classification
Department