45. Holy Bible Abridged (The), or the History of the Old and New Testament, twelfth edition, 61 woodcut illustrations, contemporary calf gilt, neatly rebacked, early nineteenth century inscriptions on front endpaper, [Roscoe J27 (12), locating this and two other copies], 32mo, T. Carnan, 1782.
est. £175 – £225
The text for this edition has been reset, with lower case letters replacing the extensively used capital letters in earlier editions. The diatribe against the nephew Francis has been dropped.