Need info on J.B. Lippincott & Co. of Phila., PA Bibles made around 1850's?
I have inherited a Bible from the family with lots of info, no interest in selling, just can’t find info on this publisher other than the "usual search engines" I need to find the date it was made…there is no date on the inside sleeves and they are all intact, maybe it was made "one-of-a-kind"? I have the Historical society’s address, but need to know more before I let them touch it. It’s in near perfect condition for being so old. Family Heirloom and just want to know more about the publisher, I know that the original building burned in 1861 on Market St., Philadelphia, but business moved and carried on into the 1970′s..So How Do I Find Out When The Bible Was Made? I’VE TRIED EVERYTHING!
Can’t find an address for them, either.
ANYONE ???? Maybe Need a Schedule for the "ROAD SHOW""?
ALREADY PUT BIBLE IN SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX FOR PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS….JUST TO BE SAFE……
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From 1792 to 1978, JB Lippincott was one of the largest publishers in the English-speaking world. If there is no date on the bible, you would be able to date it only from any inscriptions. Unless perhaps the present owners of JB Lippincott have some kind of record.
1978 – Harper & Row acquires J.B. Lippincott
1990 – Wolters Kluwer acquires J.B. Lippincott
1993 – Wolters Kluwer acquires Raven Publishers and merges them with J.B. Lippincott to form Lippincott-Raven
1998 – Wolters Kluwer acquires Williams & Wilkins and forms LWW http://www.lww.com/
The Antiques Roadshow says they see billions of bibles and they are of value only as family treasures. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/tips/worthless/index.html
A safety deposit box may be too warm to preserve a book properly. Recent news articles on the "Judas Diaries" say how they were preserved for hundreds of years in the desert and began deteriorating immediately when they were put in a safety-deposit box.