‎SAMI BIBLE - ‎
‎Åddå Testament Tate Ailes Tjalogest, Same Kiälei Puoktetum.‎

‎Hernösandesne, Carolen G. Nordinen Trykkeriast, 1811. 8vo. In modest contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Repair to hinges and head of spine. Ex-libris pasted on to verso of front board. Stamp to title-page and last leaf of text. Internally very fine and clean. A fine copy. (2), 687, (1) pp. ‎

Reference : 60229

‎Rare second printing, published simultaneously with the Editio Princeps of the complete bible (Darlow & Moule 6060), of the second translation of the the New Testament into the Sami language. In 1808 Dr. Paterson and Dr. Henderson, who were visiting Torneå as delegates of the B.F.B.S. (British and Foreign Bible Society), reported the preparation of the Lapp Bible [the Editio Princeps] to the London Committee. ON hearing of the activities of the B.F.B.S. Bishop Nordin suggested that the Society should publish a separate edition of the N.T. The London Committee made a grant of 250l. towards this object and, under the care of the Evangelical Society of Stockholm, which supplied the paper an edition […] was printed with the same type as athe Bible of 1811, and issued concurrently with it. The edition was intended chiefly for gratuitous circulation, and copies were distributed among Lapps by the aid of the Swedish Government. (Darlow & Moule 6061] Darlow & Moule 6061.‎