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The / Holy Bible, / Translated from the / Latin Vulgate / Diligently Compated with the Hebrew, Greek, and Other / Editions, in Divers Languages: / The / Old Testament, / First Published by the / English College, at Douay, A.D. 1609; / and the / New Testament, / First Published by the / English College, at Rheims,A.D. 1582. / With / Annotations, References, / and / an Historical and Chronological Index. / from the Last London and Dublin Editions, / the Whole Revised and Diligently Compared with the Latin Vulgate. / Published with the Approbation of the Right Reverend John Hughes, D.D. / Bishop of New York. / New York: / Published by Edward Dunigan, 151 Futon Street. / 1846. This is a unique rare edition not mentioned in any of the standard bibliographical accounts: Cotton; O’Callaghan or Hills. The complete Bible in the Douay Rheims Version with Challoner’s annotations. Large octavo (10” x 6”) edition in a blind and gilt-tooled leather spine in six panels offset by raised bands and gilt ornamentation with marbled boards and leather corner pieces. Extra features include seven full page engraved plates plus engraved frontispiece, engraved family record pages and color illuminated title pages to each testament. Interior has usual browning and foxing but overall generally clean. No writing, but there are a few small tears not affecting text. Some leaves have needle-holes punched in the inner margins from a prior restoration. Textblock firmly placed in new binding. Reference on title page to the "Last London and Dublin Editions," refers to an undated folio edition of the Douay Bible that had been published circa 1820 in London and an 1825 edition published in Dublin. These editions did not use the changes to Challoner's edition that had been made by Fr. Bernard MacMahon in his 1791 edition that were accepted by many other publishers of the time. 968 pp., including tables. A large impressive and rare volume.