[Early Americana: Robert Aitken, Bible, Book of Psalms]

"THE AITKEN PSALTER" 

PSALMS 

Carefully Suited to the

Christian Worship in the

United States of America 

Robert Aitken

Philadelphia, 1802

Psalms, Carefully Suited to the Christian Worship in the United States of America. Being an Improvement of the Old Versions of the Psalms of David... Philadelphia: R. Aitken, 1802.

First Edition, As Issued.

(App. 5.25 x 3.25 in.)

Recently acquired from a private collection in New England. 

Rare printing of the Book of Psalms by Robert Aitken, distinguished as the printer of the first complete English Bible to be published in the United States of America. 

While a pristine copy of the Aitken Bible may sell for as much as $200,000 USD, this listing offers the opportunity to secure an original Aitken printing for a small fraction of the price. 

The printing of the Aitken Psalter represents an historic moment in the history of the Republic and is a highly desirable piece of Americana. 

Less than ten copies are known to remain in private hands.

Scarce.

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