The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues

London: Bonham Norton & John Bill, c. 1620-1623. Binding: full contemporary calf, sides with double fillet borders enclosing the inner panel with cornerpieces, rebacked tastefully with raised bands and divided in six compartments, gilt lettered on two. The old clasps gone with some damage to the front board (small piece of leather missing from the front board). Title page borders, as described by Darlowe & Moule for the 1599 Geneva Bible, has letterpress in a heart-shaped frame with 24 small compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes, and the figures of the twelve Apostles. An inner part shows four Evangelists. Title-page, laid down on acid-free tissue paper for long-term preservation., Size: Thick 8vo (6 ½ x 8 ½ inch, References: Darlow & Moule (1968) #379., Pages: P. ff., A8A-Z8, Aa-Zz8, Aaa-Ggg8, Iii, Iii3-8, Kkk-Sss8; A-K8, L2; A-G8, ff. Contents: Epistle Dedicatory, A2-A8, Books listed on verso of last leaf; O.T. text, A1-Eee2; signature D4 is printed C4 and heading on Ppp2v reads Coanthians; New Testament title page,1622, same woodcut border, laid down as above; N.T. text, Eee4-Sss8 with colophon dated 1621, A1-L2; Concordances, collected by R.F.H.; title dated 1622, but colophone dated 1621, A1-L2; Metrical Psalms, 1623, with final imprint of Company of Stationers also dated 1623, A1-G8. , Category: Book Religious Christianity. Endpapers renewed, a close trimmed copy with a letter or number slightly clipped here and there from the cross-textual references in the margins. The Bible lacks leaf Iii2 (Luke 2 & 3), there is a tear with no loss on leaf T2 and a tear with minor loss on Cc2, the final leaf of Psalms is missing some text at the top centre, and a couple of the pages have been reinforced. However, this thick copy of a rare and important edition is very clean and crisp. This is an early printing of the King James Bible, which was first published in 1611. Item #B4776

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