An Abridged Statement Of The Leading Transactions Of The British And Foreign Bible Society; With A Digest Of The Views Of The Society, And A Notice Of Its Chief Patrons. [Many exotic Bible translations listed]

by British & Foreign Bible Society

Prob. 1st edition.

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Book desription: (London), , 1815. Prob. 1st edition. . A little insignificant fxg. VG. 8vo. Dsbd. from the Pamphleteer. Lists 40 translations of the Scriptures printed in Great Britain in 55 different languages & dialects. More interesting ones include Manx, Esquimaux, Mohawk, Slavonic, Lithuanian, Livonian, Estonian, Armenian, Icelandic, Calmuc. Plus on the text page lists 25 different British India dialects it has prepared for India. Financial table on costs of printing Bibles & Testaments 1805-1813. Listing in Europe, Asia, Africa, America & W. Indies of total numbers of different Bibles, Testaments printed by name of Bible, also list of various Bible Societies. 28 different editions of Bible & Bible Societies listed for Europe, 3 Bible Societies in Asia incl. Ceylon , Calcutta & Bombay, 2 recent Bible Societies in Africa (Mauritius & St. Helena), several in America incl. Louisiana & Canada, 1 in Jamaica in the W. Indies. Plus text on Wesleyan Methodists & money they raise from their congregations for Bible missionary work & a statement of principles of the British & Foreign Bible Society & list of the many officers, one of which is the Governor Gen, of India.

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