The Hebrew Bible; from the edition of Everardo van der Hooght, Bereshit and Shemot (until chapter 14, verse 16 - Parshat Beshalach). Published by Whiting & Watson, NY, 1815. Hebrew, with an advertisement of the publishers and a note of the editors (in English), and a Latin preface by Everardo van der Hooght. Parts I-II (no further parts were printed).
One volume, comprising Bereshit and part of Shemot, with vocalization and cantillation markings. Originally, this volume was supposed to be part of a complete Bible in 16 parts, but ultimately, the rest of the series was not printed. The main reason for the discontinuation of the printing was the simultaneous publishing of a complete Bible by Thomas Dobson (the first Hebrew Bible printed in the United States), which preceded this edition by only a few months, and rendered it superfluous.
This book in the first Hebrew Bible printed in New York, and the third Hebrew book of any part of the Bible to be printed in America (only the complete Dobson Bible and a book of Tehillim preceded this edition).
[3] leaves, 41, 112 pages. 23 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears and damage to several leaves. New leather binding.
Goldman 5.