Publisher/Printer: Hugh Gaine, one of colonial America’s most significant printers. His New York press is well-documented in American printing history, and his Bibles are highly sought after by collectors of American. Date: 1797 (MDCCXCVII). Binding: Original full leather with age wear, scuffing, and spine damage. Size: Octavo format, thick volume. Condition: Well-worn, staining, but appears intact. A genuine survivor of early American printing. Please see pictures for exact condition. Hugh Gaine was a New York printer active during the Revolutionary War and early federal period. His Bibles are rare examples of American religious publishing in the late 18th century. This is a valuable and collectible early American imprint, desirable for collectors of antiquarian Bibles, Americana, and colonial/Revolutionary-era history.
