A rare first American edition of Thomas Scott's New Testament with notes, this being the edition subscribed to and used by Thomas Jefferson in the compilation of his 1819 Life and Morals of Jesus Christ. Subscriber's list in the rear shows Jefferson as a subscriber.
A desirable edition.
Scott, Thomas. The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Translated from the Original Greek, with Original Notes and Practical Observations. By Thomas Scott, Rector of Aston Sandford, Bucks. Philadelphia. Printed by and for W. W. Woodward. 1809. First American Edition.
A good copy, bound in leather that is rubbed at extremities, some breaches; hinges shaken, light foxing and some staining throughout.
