Anon. Leabhuir An Tsean Tiomna.
Anon. Leabhuir An Tsean Tiomna.
Anon. / Bhedel, Uilliam (translator). Leabhuir An Tsean Tiomna. [The Old Testament]. Ar na dtarruing on teanguidh ughdarach go gaidhlig tré chúram agus sáothar, an Dochtúr Uilliam Bhedel, Roimhe so Easpog Chillemóire a nErin. [Translated from the original to Irish through the care and work of Dr. Uilliam Bhedel, formerly the Bishop of Killmore, Ireland]. Dublin, Printed by G.&J. Grierson & M. Keene for the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1827. 23.5 x 14.5 cm. 1305 pages. Contemporary full calf. Gilt title on spine. Blind celtic decorations on front and rear board. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped with small material losses to corners (see images). Edges age darkened. Lacking front free end paper. Occasional mild foxing / staining. Translations of the Bible into Irish were first printed and published in the 17th century: the New Testament, the Tiomna Nuadh, in 1602, the Old Testament, the Sean Thiomna, in 1685, and the entire Bible, the Biobla (Old and New Testaments combined) in 1690.
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