1812 FIRST STEREOTYPED BIBLE. The First Bible for the Poor, for the Slave, and for Missionaries to Distribute in America. Biography I Sermon Materials and Statistics

I Sermon Materials and Statistics

Otsego County

The Waldenses of Piedmont - Before the Period of the Reformation [series]

He was offered a fresh start by James Oliver Van de Velde

1812 FIRST STEREOTYPED BIBLE. The First Bible for the Poor, for the Slave, and for Missionaries to Distribute in America. Biography I Sermon Materials and StatisticsA rather fine and complete rare survivor of an important Bible often found quite defective since it was distributed in the midst of the War of 1812 and sold cheaply, meaning it traveled West, was used more regularly by the poor, etc., Why was this imprint so important? Bibles at the time were still being printed with moveable type. The process was slow, labor intensive, and expensive, raising the price for Bibles above many persons' ability.