The Vinegar Bible
 English
printing monopolist, John Baskett, printed The Vinegar Bible in 1717.*
This Oxford edition contains a misprint in the heading of Luke 20 which reads
“parable of the vinegar” rather than “parable of the vineyard."
Scholars debate the number of Vinegar Bibles originally printed and the number
in existence today, given that the American Bible market was provided primarily
by London printers.* It is believed, however, that approximately
twelve Vinegar Bibles remain in the world today.
While the mistake in Luke is the most popular of John Baskett’s 1717 printing,
the text is so riddled with blunders that it is also known as the “basket-full
of printer’s errors.”*
The Vick Vinegar Bible
Throughout
their entire Wingate careers as professors and until their respective passings,
Giles Vick and Frances C. Vick were lifetime members of the Wingate University
Friends of the Library. Their support of the organization and the Library
was ever constant. Major and Mrs. Vick attended every author’s luncheon without
fail.
The Ethel K. Smith Library is honored to have been chosen as the recipient
of the Vick personal library. Dr. G. Wesley Vick, III and Dr. John C. Vick
donated their parents’ entire collection to the Ethel K. Smith Library, making
the largest monograph contribution (3,500 titles) in the Library’s history.
The Vicks loved science, literature, and history and read extensively. They
enjoyed collecting and over the years they accumulated a large private library
which included several rare manuscripts. Due primarily to the eclectic and
book collecting interests of Major Vick and the literary pursuits of Mrs.
Vick, numerous titles have been added to the permanent collection. All the
books added to the Ethel K. Smith Library are recognized with a bookplate
that signifies they are a part of the Giles and Frances Vick Library.
*Greenslade, S.L., F.B.A, editor. The Cambridge History
of the Bible: The West from the Reformation to the Present Day. Cambridge:
The University Press, 1963.
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