The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues…
Oxford: Peter Parker. 1689. Binding: Original full calf boards. Upper and lower with gilt frame and cornerpieces. Spine with 5 slightly-raised bands, gilt-tooled compartments. Marbled pasted and free endpapers. Lower board edges with gilt fillet. All edges gilt, rubbed., Notes: Thick 8vo.(180 x 110mm).
Title. Blank. A-4d4. “Whole Book of Psalms in Metre”: A1 (pp. 1-82). “Humble Suit of a Sinner” F2-4 (last signature unmarked).
Ex-Libris: “Eliz. Davis,” ownership on verso of front free endpaper, dating 1755; “Anna Wyatt;” ownerships on recto of lower free endpaper, dating December 27th 1805, 1806, 1807. Plus other inscriptions.
New Testament title verso inscribed with records of births and baptisms of previous owner(s) and family (predominantly or exclusively of Davis family), dates ranging from 1730-1803.
, Size: Thick 8vo.(180 x 110mm), Category: Book Religious Christianity;. A very good example. Some rubbing to extremities, abrasion running through first and second compartments of spine onto lower board. Main title torn at top and bottom of gutter. Some pages worn at bottom margins, unaffecting text. 2y1with approx. 5 cm tear at bottom corner, affecting text. 3c2 with loss to fore edge (approx. 4 cm in length, 1 cm into margin), affecting marginal text. 4c1 torn away at bottom corner (approx. 5 cm), loss to text. Interior otherwise largely clean and crisp. Item #B6906
Price: $1,400.00