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Bible HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW. Newly Translated Out of the Original Greek and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches London Robert Barker and the Assignes of John Bill 1634

Early edition with the Speed title. With a fully engraved titlepage using multiple vignettes in sections and head pieces for both the New and Old Testaments, engraved title with vignettes for the New Testament. 4to, in a handsome antique period binding of paneled calf, lettered in gilt on a red morocco lettering label on the spine, and with blind tooling between the raised bands, the covers ruled in blind. (16), 718, (2), 721-904. A handsome copy, with the antique back sometime renewed to style, corners refurbished, the endpapers renewed. Minor corner repairs, the corner of the New Testament title-page restored with some loss to the decorative border, other minor repairs; some edge wear with small losses to page numbers., some expected and minimal age mellowing to some leaves.

A SCARCE ENGLISH BIBLE. The Old Testament title and the colophon at the end of the New Testament give 1635 as the date but the New Testament title gives 1636. Old owner's names on versos of the title pages: J Hayes, born 27 June 1779 age 1824-45; Thomas Cartlidge His book November 26, 1837 Nottinghamshire; John Booth His book 1744.

$US2250

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