THOMAS SCOTT'S 1814-1816
BIBLE PARTS
36 Parts

The Holy Bible with Original Notes, Practical Observations and Copius Marginal References. By Thomas Scott, The Fourth American Edition published by Dodge & Sayre, New York and printed by J. Seymour

See Hills #258: "The Fourth American Edition of Scott's Bible (see 1804-9, No 113) was published over the period of 1814 to 1816 in 36 numbers at seventy-five cents each. Volume designation appears on each number. Vol I, Nos i-viii (1814) preliminary matter includes author's First preface, General preface and Appendix to General Preface ([i]-xx); Introduction to OT and Books of Moses; text: Genesis - Samuel. Vol II, Nos ix-xvi (1814) Kings-Proverbs, Chapt xix. Vol III, Nos xvii-xxiv (1815) Proverbs, Chapt xx-Malachi, Vol iv, nos xxv-xxxi (1816) Matthew-1 Corinthians, chapt v. Vol v, Nos xxxii-xxxvi (1816) 1 Corinthians, chapt v-Revelation. NNAB copy is still unbound and in original paper covers. NN and IU have NT only bound in 2 vols."

This Bible has:

RARITY

The New York City Library website describes a complete checklist with an introductory survey by Sarah Augusta Dickson, (p7-20, NYPL 1957) which in part says: "As the Bible is a book which receives much use and is not lightly laid away on a shelf it is quite understandable that the part issue would be bound up by the purchaser. This would account for the great rarity of Bibles in parts. Wiles does not list any before 1750 and I have only heard of a very imperfect copy of a London edition of 1853-1855."

This lead us to believe that these were no complete Bible parts of any Bible ever issued up to the mid-19th century in anyone's hands today. So, I assume that these 36 parts and the ones at the ABS are the only two complete sets known to exist.

HISTORIAL SIGNIFICANCE

See Hills #258 which says "The fourth American Edition of Scott's Bible (see 1804-9, No 113) was published over the period 1814 to 1816 in 36 numbers at seventy-five cents each. Volume designations appear on each number.

Volume I, Nos I-viii (1814) preliminary matter includes Author's First Preface, General Preface, and Appendix to the General Preface (i-xx); Introduction to OT and Books of Moses; text Genesis -Samuel. Volume II, Nos ix-xvi (1814) Kings-Proverbs, Chapt. xix. Volume III, Nos xvii-xxiv (1815) Proverbs, Chapt. xx-Malachi. Volume iv, Nos xxv-xxxi (1816) Matthew - 1 Corinthians, Chapt v. Volume v, Nos xxxii-xxxvi (1816) 1 Corinthians-Revelation. The American Bible Society (ABS)is still unbound and in original paper covers."

Part vi states that Dodge & Sayre have removed from Pearl Street to No 86 Broadway, corner of Wall street

These Bible parts came from the estate of Ada Yvonne Harris (1915-2002) who was a well-known collector of antiques. A public announcement of her death was withheld by her trustees for over a year in order to protect the antique shop/home premises, containing her lefetim's work (over 12,000 item), which was uninhabited and vulnerable Ada's mother Winifred Yates opened their antique business in 1938 in Morris, NY. Her great-grandfather was Dr. Yates, baronet, born in 1767 to the mannor of Sapperton, Burton-on-Trent, England. He was the first to bring the smallpox vaccine to America to Philadelphia in 1799.

MARKET DEMAND

The Presbyterian publisher William Woodward produced Witherspoon's works. He started in businesss in 1793 and depended on preachers to sell his books in newly settled lands. Between 1800 and 1825 Woodward employed at least forty-two ministers to sell his books throughout the country. They received discounts of 20% to 33%. His business was known as The Emporium of Calvinistic publications.

The purpose of Bible parts was so that the publishers could afford to print a Bible. They would print a part - get the money and then they could afford to print another part. It wasn't until 1843 when Harper & Brothers got a new press that was just invented and started the electrotype process that he was able to cut the cost of parts to 25 cents for a 28-page part. But, you only received 28 pages.

If Dodge & Sayre used the same costing method in 1815 as was used 28 years later they would have to charge $1.07 per part to make the same profit that Harper received. So, I suspect that DOdge & Sayre only produced one bible because they simply went belly-up for only charging 75 cents per part.

FIRST's FOR THE BIBLE

First American Edition

The pagination of these parts is exactly the same as WOodward's First American Edition, but, Dodge & Sayre has changed the signature markings only.

AGE OF THE PARTS

192 years

PROVENANCE

Signature of Timothy Danielson
very interesting unsigned poem was found in part v
Timothy was born 14 Jul 1751 Brimfield, MA, died 23 Mar 1843, Butternuts, Otsego Co., NY and is buried Prentiss Cemetery, Butternuts, Gilbertsville, Otsego Co., NY. Butternut was changed to Morris in 1849. His parents were John (1727-1815) and Ruth Blogget (1728-1817. He married Abiigail Ellinwood (1729-1817). Timoth was a Private in Capt. Nehemia May's Co., Col David Leanards, Regiment at Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill and pensioned in 1833. Came to Butternut in 1795 - Lot 16 Morris patent, Blacksmith, 2 May 1797 formed Congregational Church in Butternut, Clerk for the Church and on 6 Oct 1817 was excommunicated for exacting too much toll and taking grain, flour and bran at his will. He was back in the Chuch in 1823. The next generation changed their name to Donaldson which is on his grave. His uncle Timothy (1733-1791) graduated Yale in 1756 and obtained the rank of General in the Revoluntionary War And, two days after Paul Revere's alarm he answered the call to arms leading his regiment to the front lines.

CONTENTS

Part 17 is marked volume 3 on the cover but is really Volume 2
Volume iii title page is at the end of Volume 2 at signature 6N and then begins at A in part 17.
On the back cover of Number XIII includes a little over 100 books that were published and for sale by Dodge & Sayre.

PICTURES

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CONTENTS