First Edition (1808)
Title: The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Covenant, commonly called the Old and New Testament: translated from the Greek. By Charles Thomson, Late Secretary to the Congress of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by Jane Aitken, No. 71, North Third Street. 1808.
Date: 1808
Publisher: Jane Aitken: Philadelphia
References: Chamberlin p. 19-1; Herbert 1514; Hills 153
Images: General Title page
Title: The Old Covenant, commonly called the Old Testament: translated from the Septuagint. By Charles Thomson, Late Secretary to the Congress of the United States. Vol. I. Philadelphia: Printed by Jane Aitken, No. 71 North Third Street. 1808.
Contents: Vol I: Genesis - I Samuel
Title: The Old Covenant, commonly called the Old Testament: translated from the Septuagint. By Charles Thomson, Late Secretary to the Congress of the United States. Vol. II. Philadelphia: Printed by Jane Aitken, No. 71 North Third Street. 1808.
Contents: Vol II: II Samuel - Psalms
Title: The Old Covenant, commonly called the Old Testament: translated from the Septuagint. By Charles Thomson, Late Secretary to the Congress of the United States. Vol. III. Philadelphia: Printed by Jane Aitken, No. 71 North Third Street. 1808.
Contents: Vol III: Proverbs - Malachi
Images: Volume Title page
Title: The New Covenant, commonly called the New Testament: translated from the Greek. By Charles Thomson, Late Secretary to the Congress of the United States. Vol. IV. Philadelphia: Printed by Jane Aitken, No. 71 North Third Street. 1808.
Contents: Vol IV: New Testament
A complete four volume first edition of Thomson's Bible was offered on abebooks for $6850 in July 2008.
Reprint by S.F. Pells (1907 & 1929)
S.F. Pells reprinted Thomson's complete Bible in what appears to be a facsimile edition. He reproduced Thomson's general title (following his preface) and the Volume I title at the beginning of volume I and Thomson's New Testament title page at the beginning of volume III.
Title: The Old Covenant commonly called the Old Testament: translated from The Septuagint by Charles Thomson, late Secretary to the Congress of the United States a new edition by S. F. Pells.
Date: 1808 (reprinted 1907)
Publisher: S.F. Pells: Hove, England
Contents: (Vol I - Old Testament) (Vol II - )
References: Chamberlin p. 19-1, 114-2; Herbert 2134
Images: Volume I Title Page, Volume II Title page
Title: The New Covenant commonly called The New Testament: translated from John Field's Cambridge Edition, 1665, A Greek Text, first published at Amstelodami, 1639, of Codex Vaticanus by Charles Thonson Late Secretary to the Congress of the United States. A New Edition (Facsimile Reprint) Vol. III. Published by the Editor of the Septuagint, S.F. Pells St. Mary's New Church Road, Hove. 1929.
Date: 1808 (reprinted 1929)
Publisher: S.F. Pells: Hove, England
Contents: New Testament
References: Chamberlin p. 19-1
Images: Title page, Thomson's New Testament Title page
Reprint by C.A. Muses (1960)
Title: The Septuagint Bible, the Oldest Text of the Old Testament in the Translation of Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress of the United States of America, 1774-1789, as edited, revised and enlarged by C. A. Muses
Date: 1808 (reprinted 1960)
Publisher: The Falcon's Wing Press: Indian Hills, CO
Contents: Old Testament
References: Chamberlin p. 19-1, 114-2, 124-1; Hills 2540
Comments: This edition contains some changes made by Thomson in his own copy of this Bible and the material from the Septuagint version of Esther that is found in the Apocrypha.
Images: Title page
