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PRINTED IN RAISED TYPE FOR THE BLIND (BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 volumes. Small folio, publisher's

PRINTED IN RAISED TYPE FOR THE BLIND (BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 volumes. Small folio, publisher's 1/2 morocco, worn; soiling. New York: American Bible Society, 1846

  • Notes: the second bible for the blind produced in america, preceded only by an 1837 edition printed by the ABS. No bible was printed in braille until the end of the 19th century. This bible was produced using "Boston Line," a printing system created by Samuel Gridley Howe using raised Roman letters.

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