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1848. The English Version of the Polyglott Bible. Merriam, Chapin, & Co. - This pocket-sized edition of The English Version of the Polyglott Bible contains the Old and New Testaments with marginal readings and a selection of parallel and illustrative references. Published in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Merriam, Chapin, and Company in 1848, the volume includes an additional engraved title page identifying the publisher as Geo. and Chas. Merriam. The work is bound in dark leather featuring blind-stamped decorative borders and a fold-over closure flap with a leather tab. The name Buell E. Barnes is gilt-stamped on the closure flap. The volume contains several engraved plates, including a frontispiece after Copley and a plate titled Expulsion of Hagar after Vandyke, with engravings executed by O. Pelton. Poor to fair condition. The dark leather binding shows significant overall wear, including scuffing, surface loss, and a partially detached closure flap. The spine is heavily rubbed with faded gilt lettering. The text block exhibits heavy foxing and pervasive damp-staining throughout the internal pages.