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[Bible] BIBLE: That Is, The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testament. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best Translations in divers Languages. [With] The Whole Booke of Psalmes. Sternhold and Hopkins, translators. London: for the Companie of Stationers, 1618. London Robert Barker 1610

An early Geneva Version, issued prior to the printing of the first King James Bible in 1611, also by Barker in London. The Book of Psalms printed at the Company of Stationers and dated 1618. With elaborate engraved titles to the Bible, the New Testament and the Psalms, a full page woodcut plate of Adam and Eve, initials and chapter heads and additional ornaments engraved, engraved maps of the Holy Land and lands adjacent to the Mediterranean within the text, a good number of engraved illustrations throughout the text, primarily to the Old Testament. Folio, in antique binding of full calf, the covers with an ornate panel design in gilt and with large floral corner pieces, sometime expertly rebacked but preserving the original spine panel featuring tall, thick raised bands stippled in gilt, later red morocco label in period style ruled and stippled in gilt, marbled endleaves. a1-a4; A1 - Nnnnn6, A1-Q4. A sound and well-preserved copy of this early Bible in English. General titlepage mounted with wear at the edges, following 5 leaves worn and with some loss at edges and with old restoration, some expected toning and a bit of typical age evidence throughout, normal edgewear or natural paper flaws, titlepage to New Testament with extensive and interesting17th century notations on verso,occasional other antique notations, binding solid and attractive. A collectible copy of this rare book.

AN IMPORTANT BOOK. AN EARLY PRINTING OF THE GENEVA BIBLE. Prior to the printing of Authorized King James version, the Geneva was by far the most popular English Bible. First printed in 1560, the 'Geneva version is so called because it was translated by W. Whittingham , Anthony Gilby, Thomas Sampson, and perhaps others, at Geneva. The New Testament is a careful revision of Whittingham's Testament of 1557, due to a further comparison with Beza's Latin translation. The Old Testament and Apocrypha are based mainly on the Great Bible, corrected from the original Hebrew and Greek, and compared with the Latin versions of Leo Juda and others.
This bible is a reprint of Christopher Barker's Geneva version of 1591 with Tomson's New Testament. The borders to both titlepages are like those in Barker's 'Bishop's Bible of 1584, as is the full page engraving of Adam and Eve. For this printing, the first after the death of Elizabeth, a section of the top of the woodcut for the titlepage borders to both the Old and New Testaments was cut away and replaced with an updated version featuring the new Royal Arms of King James and replacing the dragon with a unicorn.

$US8500

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