first edition Hardcover
1860 · New York
by (Bible in Cherokee)
New York: American Bible Society, 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. The first complete New Testament in the Cherokee Language. Previous Cherokee Biblical publications from the 1820's onward consisted only in portions of the Bible. 12mo. 408pp. Bound in black leatherette, gilt spine title, black endpapers. Ink ownership stamp on the reverse of the front free endpaper, which has partially offset onto the title page, else this is a fine copy. And with a single page key to the Cherokee language lad in at the rear.
Darlow and Moule report that, though dated 1860, it was not actally issued until 1861 or 1862.
Darlow and Moule, 2448.
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Darlow and Moule report that, though dated 1860, it was not actally issued until 1861 or 1862.
Darlow and Moule, 2448.
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