1961 - New World Translation

[The Librarian]

The Famous "Fat Boy" highly coveted edition for serious Bible Students

1961 New World Translation

 

[JW Insider]

@The Librarian Not to nitpick but .... two things:

1. That's not the famous "Fat Boy" coveted by Bible students. You can tell from the picture.

2. After downloading, it's not the "Fat Boy" content either; it's not even the original 1961 NWT. It's the 1970 revision of 1961.

[The Librarian]

Hi @JW Insider

I knew the photo wasn't correct.... just a green NWT.... 

BUT ... I didn't catch the 1970 revision. Thanks for the correction. I will keep this post the way it is in case someone does have a link to the 1961 actual "Fat Boy" version.

(Wasn't this 1970 edition just as "Fat" though?)

[JW Insider]

47 minutes ago, The Librarian said:

Hi @JW Insider

I knew the photo wasn't correct.... just a green NWT.... 

BUT ... I didn't catch the 1970 revision. Thanks for the correction. I will keep this post the way it is in case someone does have a link to the 1961 actual "Fat Boy" version.

(Wasn't this 1970 edition just as "Fat" though?)

I think the photo is correct for the 1970 revision of the green 1961 NWT.  Would have looked the same as the cover of the 60's versions. The actual "Fat Boy" was a direct rebinding of the 5 previously released volumes that came out in 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958 and 1960 until the entire Bible was complete. (The Greek Scriptures came out first, then Genesis through Malachi split across several volumes.)

So the "spine" was about half the width of the cover, not 1/4 of the width as shown in your photo. But more than that, the "Fat Boy" has cross-references down the middle, which your PDF doesn't have.