First Phonetic Bible

(BIBLE). COMSTOCK, ANDREW. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, translated out of the original Greek, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. In Komstok's Purfekt Alfabet. Philadelphia: A. Comstock, 1848. 1st ed. 8vo. 397, [1] pp. Full contemp. sheep. A few library markings, but very good. $550.00

Hills 1388, with full-page illustration. Kane, Famous First Facts, p. 106. The first phonetic bible published in America. Set in double columns, Comstock used a character for each of the 38 elementary sounds, and six for compound letters. Rare.