392 Bible [English]. The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament, Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke..., Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1599 [but later, NT colophon dated 1609], letterpress general title and New Testament title with woodcut border present, few woodcut illusts. to text, printed in roman text throughout with marginal notes, first gathering lacking general title with woodcut border and leaf *1, leaf *3 & 3R3 torn with loss, initial leaves frayed and final leaf 3R4 creased and frayed, some dust-soiling and marks etc., lacks front free endpaper, contemp. calf, one brass clasp present, some loss of leather to spine and lower board, repair to foot of spine, 4to
390 Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New, Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, London: printed by Henry Hills and John Field, 1660, numerous eng. plts. (one eng. portrait hand-col.), lacks general title, II Kings 23-25.5 (leaf R5), Psalms 24-50 (Z3-Z6), Mark 7.14-9.37 (2P2) and two engravings to Genesis, slight worming to lower outer corners of few leaves at front of volume, slight fraying and few tears etc., 18th c. mottled calf with red morocco title label, rebacked retaining spine, 8vo Herbert 669. (1)
£200-300
There are many editions of the Geneva version bearing the date 1599. Probably a number of copies were originally issued in a mixed state. The date 1599 is often incorrect in most cases, as they were often published at different times in Amsterdam and Dort and adopted by Barker. Refer to Herbert p.115. (1) £300-400
391 Bible [English]. The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New, Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues..., Edinburgh: printed by Evan Tyler, printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1649, lacking general title and leaf A2, New Testament title present (NT title and colophon dated 1648), manuscript genealogical entries to verso of New Testament title, bound with The Whole Book of Psalmes.., 1651, fraying to first and last leaves in volume, some dampstaining and spotting, endpapers replaced, near contemp. calf, one silver clasp present, rebacked, 8vo Herbert 618. (1)
£200-300
393 Bible [English]. The Bible, that is,The Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament, Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke..., Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1599 [but later, c.1630s], woodcut general title, letterpress general title and NewTestament title within woodcut border present, few woodcut illusts. to text, printed in roman text throughout with marginal notes, NewTestament title colophon also dated 1599, some repairs to margins of initial five leaves (inc. general titles), lacks blank facing NT title, bound with an incomplete Booke of Psalmes at rear, recent endpapers, TLS from B. Kemp of the British Library dated 21/12/1989 attached to front endpaper regarding bibliographical information regarding the Bible edition, contemp. blind dec. calf over wooden boards, rebacked, spine and board edges worn, 4to
Lot 392
There are many editions of the Geneva version bearing the date 1599. Probably a number of copies were originally issued in a mixed state. The date 1599 is often incorrect in most cases, as they were often published at different times in Amsterdam and Dort and adopted by Barker. Refer to Herbert p.115. (1) £300-400
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