{"title":"Antiquarian Bibles","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore our collection of antiquarian Bibles, spanning centuries of biblical printing history. From early Geneva and King James Bibles to continental editions and other historic translations, each volume offers a glimpse into the history of the printed Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur collection includes a variety of editions, languages, and bindings, each individually researched and catalogued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere you can find our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/collections\/religious-non-bible-books\" title=\"Religious Works link\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNon-Bible religious works.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jumbo-pulpit-folio-dutch-statenvertaling-bible-rare-circa-1650s-offers-welcome-1","title":"Atlas\/Pulpit Folio Dutch Statenvertaling Bible RARE Circa 1650s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAtlas\/Pulpit Folio Dutch Statenvertaling Bible VERY RARE, Circa 1650 In Fair Condition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThis is a stunning Statenvertaling Bible also known as a Statenbijble. The attractive leather, on wood board, cover of this volume is adorned with magnificent brass fittings. There is still a working single brass clasp in place. There are a few period era maps, that have been detached yet are included, depicting the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and Jerusalem. This Bible contains The Old and New Testament and the Apocrypha, although it has been printed in a unusual order with the Apocrypha been placed after the New Testament.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThis Bible is 100 % legible with fine decorations at the beginning and ending of each book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThis Bible was most likely attached directly to the pulpit and in the distant past removed, as there is damage to the spine where chains linking the book to the pulpit. An excellent addition to any bible collection, antiquarian or interior decorator as this tome could be a eye-catching focal object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eT. H. Darlow and H. F. Moule 3307\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eWeight - 7.7KG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eHeight - 44.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eWidth - 30.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThickness - 13.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eDamage (Please see above photos for reference):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e1 brass clasp is missing (There should be two)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eSome pages are stuck together from a mixture of age and localised water damage (Please see above photos)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThere is foxing throughout the book (The text is still legible)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe illustrations have been cut out at various points\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe maps have been separated at some point and the edges of the page, that the maps are on, have damage along the edges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe cover is cracked with age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe spine has to large points of damage (This is where I suspect the Bible was attached to a stand or pulpit)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eSome pages have minor tears and bent corners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857346138451,"sku":"","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/32_cb8cf929-2a6a-4887-9de2-596950e4f91a.jpg?v=1745657161"},{"product_id":"douay-rheims-catholic-jumbo-folio-bible-good-condition-1825-offers-welcome","title":"Douay-Rheims Catholic Jumbo Folio Bible Good Condition 1825","description":"\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eDouay-Rheims Catholic Jumbo Folio Bible W\/ Illustrations Good Condition 1825 EXTREMLY RARE\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eThis is a beautiful Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible printed in 1825 in Philadelphia. Containing both the New, Old Testament and Apocrypha translated from The Latin Vulgate.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eThis bible has been rebound recently in an attractive contemporary leather style.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eAs far as I can see, every page is present including illustrations. At the back of the Bible there is a total theological history timeline that folds out of the book. This is usually missing in most of these folios. Every word and illustration is legible.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eAt the very end of this bible is a theological history in miniature, these pages fold out to be 100cm in length. They are still attached and intact, a rarity for bibles that are 200+ years old..\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eAccording to the Historical Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture by T.H. Darlow and H.F.Moule this book would be numbered 1107\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eWeight - 9.1kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eHeight - 45cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eWidth - 29cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eThickness - 12cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eDamage(Please see above photos for reference):\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eThere are water marks across the bible (These do not affect the reading of the text)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" size=\"2\"\u003eThere is foxing throughout the bible\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cfont size=\"2\"\u003eThere are pages which are either bent awkwardly or ripped\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857911877971,"sku":"","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/32_fe627887-914a-44a3-9afa-85f5b89a5554.jpg?v=1745666105"},{"product_id":"douay-rheims-old-testament-only-latin-vulgate-folio-bible-dated-1811","title":"Douay Rheims Old Testament Only Latin Vulgate Folio Bible, Dated 1811","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDouay Rheims Old Testament Only Latin Vulgate Folio Bible, Dated 1811:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eThis is a fantastic example of a Douay Rheims Folio Bible!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eThere are multiple beautiful engravings, designed by a person named Warren. The is beautiful gilding along the edges of the pages and amazing golden vine designs along the edge of the cover. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eThe text is 100% legible with no pages missing.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont style=\"\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWeight - 5.2kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eHeight - 44cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWidth - 27.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThickness - 6.2cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDamage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWearing on the covers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAppears to be a damaged leather \"patch\" on the spine that appears to have the first part of a date on it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFoxing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThere is some staining, it looks as if it were bleeding from the text itself to the surrounding areas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAround half way through the Bible there is a ripped page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917361385811,"sku":"","price":550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_e78cc47d-7484-423a-9da2-4fbc113c38e7.jpg?v=1746378349"},{"product_id":"magnificent-cambridge-folio-kjv-bible-black-morocco-binding-dated-1638","title":"Magnificent Cambridge Folio KJV Bible, Black Morocco Binding, Dated 1638","description":"\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-969d7c7f-7fff-97f4-5196-38ada0888a96\"\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 17pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagnificent Cambridge Folio KJV Bible, Black Morocco Binding, Dated 1638:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 17pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eLarge folio. 3 parts in 1OT(With Apocrypha), NT and Book of Psalms, separate titles Roman letter, double column, all pages double ruled in red. Title within handsome engraved border with Tetragrammaton, angels, biblical scenes, Moses, David, the Evangelists and the Last Supper, quadruple ruled in red, decorated initials and ornaments. An excellent, clean, well-margined copy in contemporary English black morocco, double gilt ruled with rolls of semicircles and dentelles, large gilt flowers to corners, central panel with gilt corner pieces of gouges and flowers, similarly decorated gilt diamond-shaped centrepiece, ridged spine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 17pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eIn a monumental rebind that has retained the original, decorated black morocco binding. Adding it to a new cover, it was cropped expertly, maintaining its grandeur. The gilting emphasises the beauty of the tooling work carefully impressing details and ornamentation. In a style very similar to John Houlden who was a famous book binder, based in Cambridge at the time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:17pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eThis tome is entirely clean of inscriptions or quotations. Almost as if it was never read or used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:17pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eThis Bible would have been fundamentally important to both Anglicans and Puritans, as Cambridge was home to Emmanuel College, Founded by Sir Walter Mildmay in 1584. Using his political positions and power to enhance and protect Protestants and their interests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eDarlow \u0026amp; Moule 403. Not found in Herbert (the closest classification I could find is NO 520).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eWeight - 5.14KG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eHeight - 40cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eWidth - 24.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eThickness - 8cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eDamage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eOccasional foxing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eSome (water) staining in the book of psalms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eSome of the double red lines are faded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eOccasionally a few leaves are stuck together at the top right hand corner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; 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This small folio edition belongs to the Tyndale–Taverner tradition of English biblical translation and represents an important stage in the development of the English Bible during the Tudor Reformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in black-letter type in double columns, the volume contains the Old Testament, Apocrypha and New Testament, with decorative woodcut initials and architectural title-page borders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surviving original leaves are accompanied by four supplied facsimile preliminary leaves, including the general title page. The volume has been sympathetically rebound, retaining an earlier spine, and preserves early manuscript annotations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBibliographical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Bible (Tyndale–Taverner tradition)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1551\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace of publication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e London, England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinters:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Day and William Seres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Small folio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Black-letter, double-column printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Old Testament, Apocrypha and New Testament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Woodcut title-page borders, ornamental initials and decorative printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReferences:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Herbert 93 (provisional); Darlow \u0026amp; Moule 88; STC 2073 (references subject to verification)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Tyndale and the English Reformation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Tyndale (c.1494–1536) was one of the most influential figures in the history of the English Bible. His New Testament, first published in 1526, was the first printed English translation made directly from the Greek.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTyndale sought to make Scripture accessible to ordinary English readers at a time when vernacular biblical translation remained deeply controversial.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work was condemned by ecclesiastical authorities, and copies of his New Testament were publicly burned. Tyndale was eventually arrested in the Low Countries and executed for heresy in 1536.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite his death, his translations continued to circulate and exerted an enduring influence upon English religious literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1551 Tyndale - Taverner Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished during the reign of Edward VI (1547–1553), this edition belongs to a period in which English biblical printing had become an established feature of the Protestant Reformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe edition draws upon the English biblical tradition established by William Tyndale and subsequently developed through the work of translators and editors including Richard Taverner and Myles Coverdale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Day and William Seres were prominent figures in Tudor religious printing. Their work helped disseminate English-language religious texts during the Edwardian Reformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe present Bible reflects the continued development of vernacular Scripture in England, preceding the Geneva Bible of 1560, the Bishops' Bible of 1568 and the King James Version of 1611.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinting and Decorative Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bible is printed in Gothic black-letter type, arranged in double columns, characteristic of early Tudor English Bible production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotable features include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchitectural woodcut title-page borders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoyal heraldic decoration associated with Edward VI.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe printer's motto, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Arise, for it is day.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecorative woodcut initials throughout the text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeparate title pages associated with the principal biblical divisions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly manuscript marginalia demonstrating historical use and readership.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original New Testament title-page border is particularly attractive, preserving an important example of mid-sixteenth-century English religious printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume comprises approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e564 leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including supplied facsimile preliminaries and unsigned leaves counted within the gatherings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreliminary Leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst four leaves supplied in facsimile, including the Old Testament general title page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld Testament – First Section\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec2–c6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ee–i⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ek–s⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnsigned leaves are included within the recorded gatherings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecond Section\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA–H⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eK–T⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eU1–U3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThird Section\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA1–A2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAA3–AA6 (signature anomaly recorded)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBB–II⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKK–YY⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAAA⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBBB1–BBB4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApocrypha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAAa⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBBb⁶ (BBb3 potentially misprinted as “BB3”)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCCc–HHh⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJJj–OOo⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Testament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAaaa–Hhhh⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJjjj–Uuuu⁶\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collation above records the gatherings examined and includes the noted signature irregularities. The approximately 564-leaf total should not be interpreted as confirmation of complete original collation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance and Early Annotations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bible contains early manuscript annotations and later ownership inscriptions, offering evidence of its use across several centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeventeenth-Century Marginalia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeveral theological annotations appear in the prophetic books, particularly Ezekiel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese glosses discuss divine judgement, pestilence, punishment and the sins of the people. Some employ the abbreviation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eviz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (videlicet, meaning “namely” or “that is to say”).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne annotation has been provisionally transcribed as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“viz. declares God's judgment and how He scourgeth them…”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese annotations suggest active engagement with the biblical text by an early reader.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLater Ownership Inscriptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEighteenth- or nineteenth-century inscriptions appear in the lower margins of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupputation of the Years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and upon the Apocrypha title page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNames include a partially legible “John Mac…” and “James”. The complete identities of these individuals have not been established.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA substantial surviving example of a mid-sixteenth-century English Bible, with age-related wear and later restoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst four preliminary leaves, including the general title page, supplied in facsimile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSympathetically rebound, probably during the twentieth century, incorporating an earlier spine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome trimming to the text block, with occasional marginal losses affecting headlines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpected toning, minor staining, edge wear and occasional repairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted text generally strong and legible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecorative woodcut initials and original New Testament architectural title-page border well preserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly manuscript annotations and later ownership inscriptions present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume retains considerable historical and bibliographical interest despite its restoration and supplied preliminary leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 26.4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20.4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2.43 kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollector's Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in 1551, this Tyndale - Taverner Bible represents an important period in the history of English biblical translation, Tudor printing and the Protestant Reformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts association with the influential London printers John Day and William Seres, together with its woodcut decoration, early annotations and substantial survival, makes it an appealing example of sixteenth-century English religious printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf particular interest to collectors of early English Bibles, Reformation literature, Tudor history and the development of the English language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore further examples of early English Scripture in our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/collections\/bishops-great-tyndale-bibles\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat, Bishops' \u0026amp; Tyndale Bibles collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264542404947,"sku":null,"price":50000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_6417_945ad68a-0151-4582-ab72-eacf8427e8c8.jpg?v=1762001856"},{"product_id":"1911-kjv-pocket-bible-with-wooden-cover","title":"1911 KJV Pocket Bible With Wooden Cover","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:68f574c3-c79d-4478-8d8a-a2f68e335b51-6\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:68f574c3-c79d-4478-8d8a-a2f68e335b51-6\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:68f574c3-c79d-4478-8d8a-a2f68e335b51-6\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d40b4a79-9508-46a2-b18e-3d77b8c2439f\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eThis is far more than a standard Bible. While the text block is a 1911 Cambridge-printed King James Version issued by the British and Foreign Bible Society, the binding appears to have been specially commissioned using historic oak removed from Holy Trinity Church during restoration work. The result is a distinctive ecclesiastical artefact combining a printed Bible with timber from a centuries-old English parish church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18f626t\" data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"780\"\u003eKing James Version (Authorized Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sqkkfk\" data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"795\"\u003ePrinted 1911\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"r7wgsc\" data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"831\"\u003eBritish and Foreign Bible Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"z5kewu\" data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"871\"\u003ePrinted at Cambridge University Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lj33gi\" data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"901\"\u003eCompact \"Ruby 16mo\" edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cj05rf\" data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"959\"\u003eCustom oak board binding with carved Christian monogram\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1k1m5mk\" data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"995\"\u003eLeather spine titled \"Holy Bible\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tw904n\" data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1029\"\u003eComplete Old and New Testaments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"xtr5r8\" data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003eHandwritten provenance inscription inside cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eThe Bible remains in very good antique condition. Pages are clean and complete with only light age toning. The leather spine shows expected wear from age and handling, while the oak boards remain solid and attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"5p9h7r\" data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1356\"\u003eProvenance: Oak from Holy Trinity Church Roof Timbers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1411\"\u003eA handwritten inscription inside the binding records:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1486\"\u003e\"Oak taken from roof timbers of Rayleigh Church when restored in 1913.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1752\"\u003eThis indicates the binding was created using oak removed during restoration of Holy Trinity Church in Rayleigh, Essex. Such commemorative objects were sometimes produced from historic church fabric after restoration projects, making each example highly individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1954\"\u003eThe binding itself appears to have been purpose-made for this Bible shortly after the restoration, transforming an ordinary 1911 Bible into a unique church-related artefact with documented provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"cf4d01\" data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"1994\"\u003eAbout Holy Trinity Church, Rayleigh\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1996\" data-end=\"2651\"\u003eHoly Trinity Church is one of the most historically significant buildings in Rayleigh, Essex. The church is a Grade II listed structure, a designation reserved for particularly important historic buildings. Parts of the surviving church date to the 12th century, while much of the present structure was rebuilt during the 14th and 15th centuries. The tower is believed to have been constructed using stone taken from the nearby medieval Rayleigh Castle. The church has undergone several restoration campaigns during the 19th and early 20th centuries, including the period referenced by the inscription in this Bible. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"2653\" data-end=\"2665\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2667\" data-end=\"2704\"\u003ePlease examine photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2921\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15nwyb9\" data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2727\"\u003eComplete text block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11jgl36\" data-start=\"2728\" data-end=\"2758\"\u003eClean, highly readable pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jn7t6p\" data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"2782\"\u003eAttractive age toning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"acsyxl\" data-start=\"2783\" data-end=\"2801\"\u003eSolid oak boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ee0bo1\" data-start=\"2802\" data-end=\"2845\"\u003eWear to leather spine consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"32bkv2\" data-start=\"2846\" data-end=\"2890\"\u003eHandwritten provenance inscription present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"87cx4y\" data-start=\"2891\" data-end=\"2921\"\u003eNo major missing pages noted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1wyzsyo\" data-start=\"2923\" data-end=\"2944\"\u003eCollector Interest\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2988\"\u003eThis Bible should appeal to collectors of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3176\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8ghgq0\" data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3006\"\u003eAntique Bibles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13p4673\" data-start=\"3007\" data-end=\"3032\"\u003eEcclesiastical antiques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"xtfyfh\" data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3049\"\u003eChurch history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zffkgi\" data-start=\"3050\" data-end=\"3065\"\u003eEssex history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pugv9j\" data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3109\"\u003eHoly Trinity Church, Rayleigh memorabilia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vylivs\" data-start=\"3110\" data-end=\"3142\"\u003eUnique and custom bookbinding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19f96mr\" data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3176\"\u003eArchitectural salvage artefacts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 515g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight - 15.2cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth - 11cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness - 4cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54076057223507,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7954.jpg?v=1782229818"},{"product_id":"1583-greek-and-latin-new-testament-with-extensive-inscriptions","title":"1583 Greek and Latin New Testament With Extensive Inscriptions","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eTitle: \u003cem\u003eNovum Testamentum Graece, cum vulgata interpretatione Latina Graeci contextus lineis inserta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Benito Arias Montano\u003cbr\u003ePrinter: Christophe Plantin\u003cbr\u003ePlace: Antwerp\u003cbr\u003eDate: 1583\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: Ancient Greek \u0026amp; Latin\u003cbr\u003eVolumes: Two\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eInstitutional records confirm the edition as an octavo Greek-Latin New Testament printed at Plantin's Antwerp press in 1583, with the Greek text accompanied by an interlinear Latin version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis particular example is especially appealing for its extensive early manuscript additions. Numerous leaves have been filled in a historical hand with carefully organised Latin biblical and theological notes, transforming what was already a scholarly Renaissance New Testament into the working reference book of an early reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe set survives in two matching volumes in attractive later full leather bindings with elaborate gilt decoration to the spines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Text:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis is no ordinary Latin Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe New Testament is printed primarily in Greek, accompanied by Latin text arranged around and between the Greek. The title explains that the Vulgate interpretation is inserted alongside the Greek text, while alternative Latin renderings associated with Benito Arias Montano are used where appropriate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe result is an extraordinarily intricate piece of Renaissance typography. Greek, Roman and italic types appear together, with interlinear translations, marginal readings, references and annotations all carefully arranged upon the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe University Library of Pisa describes the edition as containing the Greek text with an interlinear Latin version, while the National Library of New Zealand similarly catalogues it as Greek and Latin with Latin notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe title page bears Plantin's famous printer's device of the compass and the motto \"Labore et Constantia\", meaning approximately \"By Labour and Constancy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChristophe Plantin and the Plantin Press:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eChristophe Plantin was one of the most important printers of the European Renaissance. From Antwerp, his press became an international centre for scholarly, religious and multilingual printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePlantin was particularly renowned for the technical difficulty and beauty of his scholarly publications. Printing Greek alongside Latin required specialist type, compositors capable of handling multiple alphabets, and extremely careful page design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis volume demonstrates that expertise beautifully. The Greek and Latin texts frequently interlock across the page, surrounded by marginal readings and references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePlantin's connection with Benito Arias Montano was particularly significant. Montano had supervised the monumental Antwerp Polyglot Bible, printed by Plantin between 1568 and 1572. The present New Testament belongs directly to this tradition of multilingual biblical scholarship: the Bibliothèque nationale de France records the related Greek-Latin New Testament material among the Antwerp Polyglot publications and separately records this 1583 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBenito Arias Montano:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBenito Arias Montano was a Spanish theologian, biblical scholar and orientalist and one of the foremost scriptural scholars associated with Plantin's press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eHis name appears prominently on the title page of this edition. Rather than simply reproducing a conventional Latin New Testament, the book was intended to allow educated readers to compare the Latin tradition directly against the original Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe National Library of New Zealand catalogues both Arias Montano and Christophe Plantin in connection with the edition, while USTC classifies the work as a multilingual religious publication in Greek and Latin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistory of the Book:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis New Testament was printed in 1583, at the height of the religious and intellectual upheavals of the European Reformation and Counter-Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eOnly sixty-six years had passed since Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses. Europe had subsequently been transformed by disputes concerning biblical authority, translation and interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe ability to consult Scripture in its original languages became increasingly important to scholars on both sides of the religious divide. Greek New Testaments had consequently become essential instruments of biblical scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAntwerp occupied a particularly fascinating position within this world. It was one of Europe's great centres of commerce and printing, but the Low Countries were simultaneously being torn apart by religious and political conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePlantin managed to build one of Europe's most important presses within this difficult environment. His scholarly publications brought together sophisticated typography, classical learning and the expanding study of Hebrew, Greek and Latin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe present edition therefore represents far more than simply another printing of the New Testament. Its arrangement reflects the increasingly scholarly approach to Scripture which characterised sixteenth-century Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe reader could see the Greek and Latin together and examine how individual words and passages had been rendered between languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe surviving manuscript commentary in this particular copy demonstrates exactly how such a book could subsequently be used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExtensive Early Manuscript Commentary:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePerhaps the most fascinating feature of this particular set is the substantial quantity of early manuscript material bound within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eNumerous pages are covered almost completely in carefully written Latin notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese are not merely occasional ownership annotations or a handful of marginal comments. The manuscript material is organised systematically, with repeated headings such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eCap. 1\u003cbr\u003eCap. 2\u003cbr\u003eCap. 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eand so forth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eReferences to individual biblical books and passages occur throughout. One clearly visible heading concerns the Epistola ad Romanos, the Epistle to the Romans, while other sections continue through individual chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe manuscript material appears theological and exegetical in character, apparently summarising, analysing or commenting upon passages of Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe precise author and date of these annotations have not been established. The handwriting appears later than the original 1583 printing and is likely early modern. It would be prudent not to assign a more precise date without further palaeographical research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe sheer extent of the writing, however, makes this much more than a casually annotated Bible. It appears to have functioned as a serious working theological and biblical reference book for an earlier owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBlank leaves may have been deliberately incorporated into the volumes to provide space for this material, effectively combining printed Renaissance scholarship with a personal manuscript commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eNo two examples of the 1583 edition will therefore be quite like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eInscriptions \u0026amp; Provenance:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe volumes preserve several interesting traces of their later ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eF. A. Couditz – 1818\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eOne blank leaf bears the neatly written inscription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\"F. A. Couditz, 1818.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe reading of the surname is somewhat uncertain and may warrant further research, but the date 1818 is clearly written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis provides a firm early nineteenth-century point in the ownership history of the set, more than two centuries after its original publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJohann Friedrich Honel \/ Christian Heinrich Honel:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAnother leaf contains a later presentation inscription which appears to read approximately:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\"Johanni Federico Honel\u003cbr\u003ein sui memoriam\u003cbr\u003eddt\u003cbr\u003eChristianus Henricus Honel\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe surnames are difficult to establish with absolute certainty from the handwriting and may alternatively be rendered Hönel or a similar form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe inscription may be understood approximately as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\"Presented to Johann Friedrich Honel, in remembrance, by Christian Heinrich Honel.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis suggests that the book passed between two individuals, possibly members of the same family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAtelier Erich Naumann, Dresden:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAbove the presentation inscription is a later ink stamp:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eATELIER ERICH NAUMANN\u003cbr\u003eDRESDEN-A. 44\u003cbr\u003eLAUBACHERSTR. 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis provides another interesting chapter in the book's history and indicates that at some point the volume passed through Dresden, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eTogether, the manuscript commentary, ownership inscription, presentation inscription and Dresden stamp provide an unusually rich physical record of the book's life after leaving Plantin's press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBinding:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe New Testament is divided across two matching volumes, each bound in full leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe spines are particularly attractive, with raised bands dividing elaborate gilt compartments filled with scrolling foliate decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe title compartments read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eNOVVM\u003cbr\u003eTESTAM.\u003cbr\u003eGR. LAT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ewith the volumes identified separately as TOM. I and TOM. II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe pastedowns and endpapers are marbled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe bindings appear later than the original 1583 publication and are likely seventeenth- or eighteenth-century, although no precise attribution is offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThey are highly decorative and give the set an impressive appearance on the shelf while retaining considerable evidence of age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe bindings show expected wear commensurate with age, including rubbing, scuffing and losses around the spine ends and corners. One volume exhibits a more noticeable loss at the head of the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eInternally the paper remains generally attractive, with expected toning, occasional spotting, staining and handling marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe extensive historical manuscript annotations and inserted manuscript leaves form an important part of the character and provenance of this particular copy rather than modern defacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe two volumes remain an attractive matching set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePlease examine the photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy This Copy Is Special:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis is an unusually evocative survival from the world of Renaissance biblical scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eIt combines several particularly desirable features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in 1583, during the great age of Renaissance biblical scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted at Antwerp by the celebrated Christophe Plantin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdited by Benito Arias Montano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreek New Testament text accompanied by Latin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophisticated interlinear and marginal typography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlantin's famous Labore et Constantia printer's device\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurvives as an attractive two-volume matching set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtensively filled with early Latin manuscript biblical and theological commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple ownership and presentation inscriptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLater Dresden provenance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorative gilt leather bindings with marbled endpapers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe standard edition is already an important example of sixteenth-century biblical printing. 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A red gilt label on the front reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eCLASSE DU MATIN\u003cbr\u003e4e PRIX D'EXAMEN\u003cbr\u003ePERNETTE GRANGER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe volume was therefore apparently awarded to Pernette Granger as an examination prize, giving this copy particularly charming contemporary provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eInternally the New Testament extends to 706 numbered pages, with decorative ornaments, chapter summaries and extensive biblical references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eCondition: Good antiquarian condition. General rubbing, spotting and wear to the binding, with wear and cracking to the leather consistent with age. Internally generally clean and well preserved with occasional spotting, toning and handling marks. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn appealing 224-year-old Genevan New Testament combining Revolutionary-era history, publisher authentication and named prize provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003eWeight - 591g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eHeight - 20cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eWidth - 13.2cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThickness - 4cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54650080428371,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8741.jpg?v=1787321202"},{"product_id":"biblia-pauperum-limited-american-edition-1885-no-327-of-375","title":"Biblia Pauperum Limited American Edition 1885 No. 327 of 375","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eA beautiful and unusually decorative 1885 limited edition of the Biblia Pauperum, printed by Unwin Brothers at the Gresham Press, London, for A. C. Armstrong \u0026amp; Son of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis edition was restricted to just 375 copies printed for America, with this example individually numbered 327.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eContaining thirty-eight woodcut illustrations, the work recreates the appearance and character of some of the earliest illustrated biblical books. The illustrations depict the life, parables and miracles of Jesus Christ, accompanied by biblical text derived from John Wycliffe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe volume is particularly attractive in its elaborate cream parchment-style binding, extensively decorated in gilt in a Gothic design and retaining its two ornate brass clasps. Internally, it is printed on heavy handmade-style paper with untrimmed edges, deliberately recalling the appearance of early printed books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Biblia Pauperum\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe Biblia Pauperum, or \"Bible of the Poor\", was a form of highly illustrated biblical book particularly associated with the later Middle Ages and the earliest period of European printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eRather than presenting the complete biblical text, these works used illustrations alongside shorter passages of scripture to communicate biblical narratives and theological ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe tradition became especially important during the 15th century, when examples were produced as so-called block books, in which illustrations and sometimes text were cut into wooden blocks and printed onto paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis 1885 edition was created during the Victorian revival of interest in medieval manuscripts, incunabula and the origins of European printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Woodcuts and the 1877 Caxton Celebration\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe history behind the illustrations is particularly fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe printer's note records that during the great Caxton Celebration of 1877 in London, a remarkable collection of early printed books was exhibited at South Kensington. Among the exhibits was a volume of impressions accompanied by the woodblocks from which they had reportedly been produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese blocks had apparently been purchased in Nuremberg approximately sixty years earlier by Mr Sams of Darlington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eTheir precise origins were already uncertain when this edition was produced. The printers themselves acknowledged that the blocks could not confidently be associated with a known early printed book and that the artist's mark appearing upon the thirty-seventh plate remained unidentified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe resulting mystery formed part of the fascination surrounding the illustrations and their subsequent reproduction in the present work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Victorian Recreation of Early Printing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eConsiderable effort was made to give the book the appearance of a much earlier production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe biblical text uses deliberately archaic typography and spelling derived from the writings associated with John Wycliffe, while elaborate borders, initials and ornamental devices reproduce the appearance of late-medieval and early Renaissance printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe volume was also printed on substantial handmade-style paper with rough, untrimmed edges, further enhancing its antiquarian character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe result is not simply a reproduction of biblical illustrations, but a remarkable Victorian attempt to recreate the visual and physical experience of an early printed devotional book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArthur Penrhyn Stanley\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe volume includes a preface by the Very Rev. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), the influential Victorian churchman, historian and Dean of Westminster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eStanley was one of the prominent ecclesiastical figures of Victorian Britain and was closely associated with Westminster Abbey for nearly two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe limitation leaf states:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\"This Edition Consists of Three Hundred and Seventy-five Copies, Printed for America by Unwin Brothers, Of London, England.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis example is individually numbered:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eNo. 327\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe small limitation makes this a particularly appealing example for collectors of fine press books, biblical illustration and the history of printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBinding\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBound in an elaborate cream parchment\/vellum-style binding, extensively decorated in gilt with Gothic architectural and foliate motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe spine bears gilt decoration and the title Biblia Pauperum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMost notably, the volume retains its two decorative brass clasps and catches, giving the binding an intentionally medieval appearance and making the book particularly attractive when displayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eA very attractive surviving example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe pale binding displays expected age-related spotting, toning, marks and general handling wear. There is some rubbing and wear around the extremities and spine consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe gilt decoration remains clearly visible and attractive, and both decorative brass clasps are retained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eInternally, the handmade-style paper remains generally clean and presents extremely well, with occasional light spotting, toning and age-related marks. 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Bibliographical sources differ over its precise position among the earliest Cambridge Greek Testaments, with some describing it as the first Cambridge edition and others recording an earlier 1625 printing. It is nevertheless one of the earliest Greek New Testaments printed in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text was based upon the 1624 Elzevir Greek New Testament, belonging to the printed Greek textual tradition that subsequently became widely known as the Textus Receptus. The edition was produced using Greek type associated with Sir Henry Savile's celebrated scholarly printing at Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes on page 648 with ΤΕΛΟΣ (\"The End\"), and the New Testament text appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance \u0026amp; Early Annotations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest are the numerous signs of early ownership and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engraved title bears what appears to be an early ownership inscription of \"Robt. Lewin M.D.\", accompanied by the date 1641, only nine years after publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther nineteenth-century inscriptions appear on the preliminary leaves, including an apparently 1848 Trinity College Dublin association, together with another inscription referring to Clare College and dated April 1865.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are also occasional early manuscript annotations within the text. These inscriptions provide an interesting record of the book's continued scholarly or devotional use across several centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBinding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible has been rebound at a later date, probably during the nineteenth or early twentieth century, in black leather over tan cloth boards with matching leather corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spine is lettered in gilt:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNEW TESTAMENT\u003cbr\u003eGREEK BIBLE\u003cbr\u003e1632\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe later binding has protected what is now a nearly four-hundred-year-old text block while retaining the earlier inscriptions and evidence of ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollation \u0026amp; Maps\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe edition is bibliographically recorded as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[2], 624, 627–648 pages, with two leaves of plates, one folding, containing maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe apparent jump from page 624 to 627 is part of the edition's pagination and should not itself be mistaken for missing text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Greek New Testament text is complete through page 648, terminating with ΤΕΛΟΣ. The engraved title page is also present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two separately inserted map plates are lacking, with evidence within the text block indicating where the plates were formerly bound and subsequently removed. The loss of these maps is also encountered in other surviving examples, including the copy held by the Folger Shakespeare Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very good surviving example for a book approaching four centuries of age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text block shows expected age toning, occasional spotting, staining and handling marks, together with scattered manuscript annotations. There are occasional small tears and historic repairs. The engraved title shows wear and an old horizontal crease or repaired split.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater binding with general shelf wear but remaining secure and presentable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete as to the printed Greek New Testament text and retaining the engraved title; lacking the two separately inserted map plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in Cambridge in 1632, this New Testament appeared during a particularly important period in English religious and intellectual history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Authorized Version had appeared only twenty-one years earlier in 1611, while scholars continued to study and publish the Scriptures in their original languages. 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Printed in London by Henry Middleton in 1585, this remarkable quarto Bible contains the celebrated Latin translations of Immanuel Tremellius, Franciscus Junius, and Theodore Beza, produced directly from the Hebrew, Syriac and Greek scriptures rather than following the traditional Latin Vulgate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBound in a handsome modern black binding, this is an impressive surviving example of a Bible that stood at the centre of Reformation scholarship and remained influential amongst Protestant theologians for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBiblia Sacra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eTestamenti Veteris Biblia Sacra sive Libri Canonici Priscae Iudaeorum Ecclesiae a Deo Traditi...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eLondon: Excudebat Henricus Middletonus, 1585.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eQuarto. 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The volume contains the Old Testament translated principally by Immanuel Tremellius and Franciscus Junius, together with Junius's Apocrypha and the New Testament incorporating both Tremellius's Syriac-based Latin translation and Theodore Beza's celebrated Greek-to-Latin version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis is the G.B. issue, corresponding to the George Bishop publishing variant of the 1585 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Bible of the Reformation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDuring the sixteenth century, Protestant scholars increasingly sought to return to the original biblical languages through the Renaissance ideal of ad fontes – “to the sources.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eRather than simply reproducing Jerome's Vulgate, Immanuel Tremellius and Franciscus Junius produced a fresh Latin translation of the Old Testament directly from Hebrew texts, while Theodore Beza supplied one of the most influential Latin translations of the Greek New Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe result became one of the great scholarly Bibles of the Reformation, widely used throughout Protestant Europe by ministers, theologians and university scholars. Printed in Elizabethan London only three years before the Spanish Armada, this edition reflects the extraordinary intellectual and religious transformation taking place in England during the reign of Elizabeth I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Printer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eHenry Middleton was among the most important London printers of the Elizabethan period, responsible for numerous theological and scholarly works during the late sixteenth century. His printing of the Tremellius-Junius Bible represents one of the finest examples of English Protestant biblical publishing, combining elegant typography with extensive scholarly marginal apparatus in a substantial quarto format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProvenance \u0026amp; Inscriptions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe title page retains several early handwritten ownership inscriptions, providing a fascinating glimpse into the book's seventeenth-century history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAmong the visible inscriptions are repeated ownership entries for “Jacobus Bacon”, together with dated annotations including 1608 and 1633. Additional contemporary manuscript writing appears across the title page and preliminary leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese early inscriptions demonstrate that the Bible was already in active ownership within only a few decades of its publication and contribute considerably to its historical character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eModern black binding with contrasting spine labels titled “Biblia Sacra” and dated 1585. The binding is clean, sound and functional, with light surface wear consistent with handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe text block remains in very good antique condition overall, with strong, well-preserved paper, generous margins and clear printing throughout. Pages display expected age toning, occasional spotting, light staining and scattered handling marks consistent with a volume over four centuries old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe principal title page shows noticeable age-related wear, including creasing, edge losses and historical manuscript inscriptions, all of which have been retained as part of the book's provenance. Interior leaves appear generally well preserved from the supplied photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eA handsome and substantial surviving example of one of the defining Protestant Latin Bibles of the sixteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease examine all photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight - 1.62kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight - 23cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth - 18cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThickness - 6cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54874197197139,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8963.jpg?v=1788715355"},{"product_id":"1769-1771-john-baskerville-holy-bible-birmingham-complete-with-10-engravings","title":"1769–1771 John Baskerville Holy Bible, Birmingham, Complete with 10 Engravings","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eDate: 1769–1771\u003cbr\u003ePrinter: John Baskerville\u003cbr\u003ePlace: Birmingham, England\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eTranslation: King James \/ Authorized Version\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Folio\u003cbr\u003eReferences: Herbert 1210\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations: Complete suite of 10 full-page engravings, 8 bound and 2 loose\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Early full calf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA substantial folio edition of the King James Bible printed by John Baskerville at Birmingham, with the general title dated 1769 and the separate New Testament title dated 1771. This is Baskerville's second great folio Bible, following his celebrated Cambridge Bible of 1763, and is recorded as Herbert 1210 and Gaskell 35. The 1769 general title represents the earlier state, with remaining copies subsequently issued with a newly dated 1772 title page.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eJohn Baskerville and the Printing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eJohn Baskerville (1706–1775) was one of the most important English printers and type designers of the eighteenth century. His work is particularly admired for its exceptionally clear typography, generous spacing, high-quality paper and restrained page design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis Bible demonstrates Baskerville's approach particularly well. The biblical text is printed in two columns in his distinctive type, accompanied by annotations and chronological references. The edition was originally issued in parts beginning in 1769, with the New Testament title dated 1771.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Engravings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn especially desirable feature of this copy is the presence of the complete suite of ten full-page engraved illustrations associated with the edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eEight engravings remain bound within the Bible, while two are disbound but present. The plates depict biblical scenes within elaborate ornamental frames, accompanied by scriptural references and captions. They remain generally well preserved with strong impressions and generous margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eCopies of this edition are frequently encountered with some or all of the engravings absent, making the survival of the complete suite particularly noteworthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe volume contains the Old Testament, Apocrypha and New Testament, together with supplementary material including the chronological \"Index to the Transactions in the Holy Bible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBoth principal title pages are present:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eGeneral title:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New; with the Apocrypha: Translated out of the Original Tongues; with Annotations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBirmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1769.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eNew Testament:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated out of the Original Tongues; with Annotations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBirmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, 1771.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBibliographical references: Herbert 1210; Gaskell 35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn early manuscript inscription records the birth of Sophia Wheeler on 17 March 1769, coincidentally the same year appearing on the Bible's general title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe inscription is accompanied by passages copied from Ecclesiastes 9, including the well-known lines concerning doing \"whatsoever thy hand findeth to do\" and the observation that \"the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe inscription provides an attractive element of early family provenance, although the handwriting itself cannot presently be dated precisely to 1769.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eBinding and Condition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBound in an early, likely contemporary, full calf binding, decorated with blind-ruled and tooled panels to the boards and raised bands to the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe binding is heavily worn, with rubbing, scuffing and losses to the leather, particularly around the spine and extremities. The boards and joints show considerable age-related wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eInternally the volume presents considerably better. The text is generally clean and legible with expected age toning, occasional spotting, staining, handling marks and other signs of use. The engraved plates retain good impressions. All ten engravings are present, eight bound in and two loose\/disbound. Both the 1769 general title and 1771 New Testament title are present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAn imposing example of one of the great eighteenth-century English Bibles, retaining the complete engraved illustration suite and its early binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWeight - 6.07kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eHeight - 43cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWidth - 28cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eThickness - 9cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54981536350547,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9211.jpg?v=1789743461"},{"product_id":"1607-sacra-biblia-sixto-clementine-vulgate-venice-deuchino-illustrated-amp-uncensored","title":"1607 Sacra Biblia, Sixto-Clementine Vulgate, Venice, Deuchino, Illustrated \u0026 Uncensored","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSacra Biblia, Vulgatae Editionis Sixti Quinti Pont. Max. Iussu recognita, atque edita.\u003cbr\u003eVenice: Evangelista Deuchino, 1607 (MDCVII)\u003cbr\u003eLatin. Approx. 19.5 × 13.8 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA highly attractive early 17th-century Venetian illustrated Bible, printed by Evangelista Deuchino in 1607. This edition contains the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate, the authoritative Latin text of the Roman Catholic Bible established following the Council of Trent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is particularly notable for its extensive series of Renaissance biblical woodcuts, including the celebrated and sometimes censored depiction of David and Bathsheba, which survives in this copy entirely uncensored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 1607 Deuchino Bible\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title page reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSACRA BIBLIA\u003cbr\u003eVulgatae Editionis\u003cbr\u003eSIXTI QVINTI PONT. MAX. IVSSV\u003cbr\u003erecognita, atque edita.\u003cbr\u003eVENETIIS,\u003cbr\u003eApud Euangelistam Deuchinum.\u003cbr\u003eMDCVII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in Venice by Evangelista Deuchino, the Bible belongs to the Sixto-Clementine tradition of the Latin Vulgate. The Clementine Vulgate was first issued in 1592 following the withdrawal and correction of the earlier 1590 Sixtine edition and subsequently became the standard Catholic Latin Bible for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present edition is recorded with approximately 249 woodcut illustrations, together with numerous decorative and historiated initials. The illustrations depict episodes throughout the Old and New Testaments and make this a particularly visually appealing early 17th-century Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Uncensored David and Bathsheba Woodcut\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest is the woodcut illustrating II Regum XI, corresponding to 2 Samuel 11 in modern English Bibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene depicts King David observing Bathsheba bathing, with Bathsheba represented completely nude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis image became problematic in the religious climate following the Council of Trent, which had placed greater emphasis upon decorum in sacred imagery. Surviving examples of this 1607 edition are known in which Bathsheba's nudity was subsequently censored, coloured over or otherwise deliberately obscured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bridwell Library has specifically discussed censorship of this illustration in surviving copies of the 1607 Deuchino Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImportantly, the illustration in the present copy remains fully intact and uncensored, preserving the woodcut as originally printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible is profusely illustrated throughout with Renaissance woodcuts, many surrounded by elaborate architectural and ornamental borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the illustrations visible in the volume are scenes relating to Adam and Eve and the Fall, Exodus, Solomon, Job, Baruch, the Baptism and Temptation of Christ, and the Evangelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany are substantial illustrations occupying a considerable proportion of the page rather than simply serving as small decorative vignettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Bible was produced only fifteen years after the first publication of the Clementine Vulgate in 1592.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late 16th and early 17th centuries were an important period for Catholic biblical printing. Following the Council of Trent, considerable attention was devoted to establishing an authoritative Latin biblical text for use throughout the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVenice, meanwhile, remained one of Europe's great centres of book production. Deuchino's edition combines the standardized Catholic Vulgate text with an extensive Renaissance illustrative programme inherited from the flourishing Venetian printing tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBinding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in a later quarter-calf binding over marbled paper boards, with leather corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spine is decorated with gilt tooling and retains a red morocco title label lettered:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBIBLIA SACRA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe binding shows age-related wear, including rubbing, cracking and wear to the leather, particularly around the spine and extremities. Despite this, the boards remain attached and the volume presents attractively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very good surviving example of this extensively illustrated 1607 Venetian Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text is generally clean and well preserved for a volume more than 400 years old, with strong impressions of both the typography and woodcut illustrations. There is expected age-related toning, occasional spotting and staining, marginal marks and handling wear, together with more noticeable wear and staining to some opening and closing leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe later binding shows rubbing and cracking consistent with age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe general title page is present, as are the concluding index and final FINIS leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe celebrated David and Bathsheba woodcut at II Regum XI is present and entirely uncensored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaf dimensions: approximately 19.5 × 13.8 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume has not yet been fully collated against a bibliographical copy, so completeness beyond the sections and leaves examined should not be assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Buy This Copy?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an appealing example of an early 17th-century Catholic Bible combining several desirable features: Venetian printing, the early Sixto-Clementine Vulgate text, extensive Renaissance woodcut illustration, and an unusually interesting survival of an uncensored religious image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe uncensored Bathsheba woodcut is particularly noteworthy. Other surviving copies of this exact 1607 edition are documented with the image deliberately obscured, providing a fascinating physical reminder of changing attitudes toward religious imagery during the Counter-Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome and highly displayable Bible with considerable interest for collectors of early printed Bibles, Venetian printing, Renaissance woodcuts, Catholic history and the history of censorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWeight - 1.04kg\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHeight - 20.1cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWidth - 14.7cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThickness - 6cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55064275714387,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9322.jpg?v=1790368722"},{"product_id":"1599-geneva-breeches-bible-woodcuts-tomson-junius-maps-early-provenance","title":"1599 Geneva “Breeches” Bible woodcuts, Tomson \u0026 Junius, Maps \u0026 Early Provenance","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate stated: 1599\u003cbr\u003eBible: Geneva Bible\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eText: Geneva Old Testament; Laurence Tomson New Testament; Junius Revelation\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Quarto\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations: Numerous woodcuts, maps and diagrams\u003cbr\u003eApocrypha: Not present, apparently consistent with copies issued without it\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Later dark calf, probably late 19th\/early 20th century\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Extensive manuscript inscriptions and family records; Michael Stoughton bookplate\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Used antiquarian condition with staining, wear, manuscript annotations, historical repairs and later binding\/strengthening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn extensively illustrated and heavily annotated Geneva Bible bearing the date 1599, containing the celebrated Geneva translation of the Old Testament together with Laurence Tomson's revision of the New Testament and Franciscus Junius's annotations upon Revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Geneva Bible was one of the most important English Bibles of the Reformation, distinguished by its extensive marginal commentary, cross-references, maps, diagrams and other study aids. This copy retains numerous woodcut illustrations and maps as well as substantial early manuscript annotations and family records, providing fascinating evidence of its use across several centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 1599 Geneva Bible\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe general title reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible: That is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best Translations in divers Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Testament is the revised version associated with Laurence Tomson, based upon Theodore Beza, while Revelation incorporates the annotations of the Reformed theologian Franciscus Junius. These features are characteristic of a number of the celebrated Geneva Bible editions carrying the date 1599.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe actual printing history of these editions is considerably more complicated than the title-page date suggests. Bibliographical records identify a number of distinct editions carrying the 1599 imprint, some of which were printed in the Low Countries considerably later. Consequently, the date should be understood as the stated imprint date until the precise edition is established from its textual and typographical variants. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catalog.folger.edu\/record\/416996?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIssued Without the Apocrypha\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaps, Woodcuts \u0026amp; Illustrations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume contains numerous characteristic Geneva Bible illustrations and diagrams, including biblical maps and architectural and genealogical illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong those observed are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe map describing the Holy Land and locations mentioned by the Evangelists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEzekiel's vision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eillustrations and diagrams associated with the Temple and Tabernacle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe laver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe elaborate diagram concerning consanguinity and affinity in relation to marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enumerous decorative initials, headpieces and tailpieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch visual and reference material formed an important part of the Geneva Bible's function as a Bible intended not simply for reading, but for detailed personal study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRevelation \u0026amp; Tables\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Testament survives through Revelation 22, ending with the final verse and the printed words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE END.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efollowed by a large ornamental woodcut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplementary material at the rear also survives, including \"The Order of Time, whereunto the Contents of this booke are referred\", material relating to The Revelation of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, and the concluding tables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final table reaches its printed conclusion, \"The end of the Table,\" accompanied by another large ornamental woodcut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEarly Manuscript Annotations\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most appealing features of this particular copy is its extensive manuscript material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral leaves contain substantial early handwritten biblical notes and cross-references. These appear to represent the work of an earlier reader actively studying the text rather than merely later ownership scribbles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumerous biblical books, chapters and verses are referenced throughout the manuscript notes, creating a tangible record of how the Bible was actually read and studied by an earlier owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFamily Records \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume contains numerous early ownership inscriptions and genealogical records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the family entries are records relating to members of the Badger and Parsons families, including births recorded during the later seventeenth century. One ownership inscription also appears to read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"William Ayling his Book\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther manuscript notes, calculations, pen trials and later dates appear on the endpapers and pastedowns, demonstrating continued ownership and use over several generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA later Michael Stoughton ex libris bookplate provides another stage in the provenance of the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether these inscriptions provide an unusually tangible history of ownership extending across centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBinding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible has been rebound in dark calf, probably during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The date of the rebinding is not recorded, although its style and association with the later Michael Stoughton provenance suggest an early twentieth-century date is plausible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe binding is plain and functional, with dark calf boards and spine. It shows rubbing, scuffing and general surface wear consistent with use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is later strengthening\/repair visible internally, particularly around the rear hinge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA heavily used historical copy showing substantial evidence of its long working life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leaves exhibit general toning, staining, handling marks, edge wear, occasional tears and losses, together with various historical repairs. Several leaves have been repaired using pieces of old printed paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are numerous manuscript annotations, inscriptions and ownership records throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe binding is later, probably early twentieth century, and itself shows wear and subsequent strengthening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImportantly, the New Testament reaches the conclusion of Revelation and the subsequent tables reach their printed ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Apocrypha is not present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Buy This Copy?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than four centuries of use remain visible throughout this Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts combination of the famous Geneva translation, Tomson New Testament, Junius Revelation, extensive marginal commentary, surviving maps and woodcuts, early biblical study notes, seventeenth-century family records and later provenance makes this an especially evocative example of the Geneva Bible as a working family and study Bible rather than simply a surviving antiquarian book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe generations of handwriting are particularly appealing, preserving evidence of readers who owned, studied and recorded their families within the volume long before it entered the modern antiquarian market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 1.16kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight - 21.8cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth - 17.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness - 4.6cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55090650743123,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9357.jpg?v=1790611791"},{"product_id":"1599-geneva-bible-herbert-249-illustrated-quarto-early-binding-and-musical-psalms","title":"1599 Geneva Bible, OT, NT, Illustrated, Early Binding, Maps and Musical Psalms","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive and extensively illustrated example of the famous 1599 Geneva Bible, identified as Herbert 249.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title and colophon give the imprint of the Deputies of Christopher Barker, London, 1599, although this edition belongs to the well-known group of nominally 1599 Geneva Bibles produced in the Low Countries for the English-speaking Protestant market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in Roman type in double columns, with the extensive marginal annotations characteristic of the Geneva Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHerbert 249 Identification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy has been identified as Herbert 249 through its characteristic textual readings, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSong of Solomon 5:3: “put”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsaiah 30:32: “beards” for “harps”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsaiah 36:12: “doung”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew 24:50: without the repeated line found in Herbert 248\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Testament follows Laurence Tomson's revision, while Revelation incorporates the translation and annotations associated with Franciscus Junius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliographical references: Herbert 249.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Apocrypha\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn interesting feature of this edition is that the Apocrypha is included in the printed list of books, but is not physically present within the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is characteristic of Herbert 249 and does not necessarily indicate that a section has subsequently been removed. Bibliographical descriptions of the edition record it as having been issued without the Apocrypha, although it continued to be named in the preliminary list of biblical books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe absence of the Apocrypha in this copy is therefore consistent with the known makeup of Herbert 249.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIllustrations and Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible retains an impressive collection of the woodcut maps, plans, diagrams and illustrations associated with this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Situation of the Garden of Eden\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe journeys of the Israelites through the wilderness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe division of Canaan amongst the tribes of Israel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe prohibited degrees of marriage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ark of the Covenant and furnishings of the Tabernacle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolomon's Temple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vision of Ezekiel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plan of Ezekiel's Temple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese illustrations are amongst the most immediately recognisable features of the illustrated quarto Geneva Bibles and add considerably to the visual appeal of the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMetrical Psalms with Music\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound at the rear is The Booke of Psalmes, containing the metrical Psalms associated with Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Psalter retains its printed musical notation, intended to accompany the singing of the Psalms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts presence provides an excellent illustration of how Geneva Bibles could function within both Protestant worship and the household, combining the biblical text with a Psalter intended for communal singing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProvenance and Inscriptions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume contains numerous historic ownership inscriptions, pen trials and manuscript notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNames include Ambrose Gilbert and Mary Gilbert, with one inscription apparently recording Honiton, 27 July 1751. Further manuscript material includes repeated names, writing exercises, flourishes and small pen drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese inscriptions provide an attractive record of the Bible's history as a working family volume rather than simply a book preserved untouched on a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA later armorial bookplate reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx Libris Michael Stoughton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith heraldic arms and crest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBinding\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in early leather-covered boards with decorative tooling, subsequently rebacked in vellum\/parchment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earlier boards are heavily worn from use, while the contrasting vellum spine represents a later historical repair intended to keep the volume serviceable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater decorative pastedowns are present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA genuine antiquarian working copy showing considerable evidence of more than four centuries of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text shows general age toning, staining, spotting and handling marks throughout. There are occasional marginal tears, losses, creasing and areas of heavier wear, with some individual leaves showing more substantial damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumerous historic manuscript inscriptions, ownership marks and pen trials occur on the blanks and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe early leather boards are heavily rubbed and worn, with losses and deterioration consistent with age and use. The volume has subsequently been rebacked in vellum\/parchment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Testament title page is present, together with the concluding biblical tables and the 1599 Barker colophon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe numerous surviving maps, plans and woodcut illustrations remain particularly attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Apocrypha is not physically present despite appearing in the printed list of books, a feature consistent with the known issue of Herbert 249.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a minor spinal \"tilt\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease examine the photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Geneva Bible was one of the most influential English translations of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. First published in 1560 by English Protestant exiles associated with Geneva, it became particularly famous for its extensive explanatory notes, maps and study aids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe editions carrying the date 1599 form a particularly fascinating chapter in its history. Numerous distinct editions survive bearing the same nominal London imprint and date, despite evidence that many were actually produced in the Low Countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example belongs to that group and is specifically identifiable as Herbert 249.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy This Copy?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an especially characterful example of the 1599 Geneva Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts appeal lies not only in its age, but in the combination of its Herbert 249 identification, numerous surviving woodcut maps and illustrations, musical metrical Psalms, early leather boards, historic vellum reback, eighteenth-century Gilbert family inscriptions and later Michael Stoughton provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unusual relationship between the contents list and the absent Apocrypha is also a genuine bibliographical feature of the edition rather than simply evidence of an incomplete copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA substantial and visually appealing survivor from one of the most important periods in the history of the English Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 1.47g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight - 22cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth - 18cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness - 6.8cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55091595805011,"sku":null,"price":2750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9373.jpg?v=1790617183"},{"product_id":"1584-bishops-bible-quarto-christopher-barker-elizabethan-bible-with-psalter","title":"1584 Bishops' Bible Quarto, Christopher Barker, Elizabethan Bible with Psalter","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOverview\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA substantial Elizabethan Bishops' Bible, printed in London in 1584 by Christopher Barker, Printer to Queen Elizabeth I. This quarto edition contains the Old and New Testaments, the Apocrypha, a woodcut map of the Holy Land and a separately printed metrical Psalter dated 1584.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume retains its elaborately illustrated New Testament title page, which has been relocated to the beginning of the Bible. It also preserves Barker's dated imprint beneath the royal arms of Elizabeth I, together with historical ownership inscriptions, including one dated 1690.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in handsome later black leather with blind-tooled floral borders and an elaborately gilt spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1568 under the direction of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops' Bible was produced for use within the established Church of England during the reign of Elizabeth I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was intended to provide an alternative to the increasingly popular Geneva Bible and became an important predecessor to the King James Bible of 1611. The translators of the King James Version were instructed to use the Bishops' Bible as their principal English reference text, revising it where necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1584 printing belongs to the later Elizabethan period, when England's religious settlement was becoming firmly established and the printing of English Bibles remained subject to royal privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePrinter: Christopher Barker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Barker was one of the most important English Bible printers of the Elizabethan period. Appointed Queen's Printer in 1577, he held valuable privileges for printing English Bibles and other official publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy retains his 1584 imprint, accompanied by the royal arms of Elizabeth I, featuring the crowned shield supported by a lion and dragon and the royal motto \u003cspan\u003eDieu et mon droit\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe separately bound metrical Psalter was printed by John Day, another prominent Elizabethan printer whose work contributed significantly to the development of Protestant religious printing in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIllustrations and Additional Material\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated New Testament title page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDated 1584, with an elaborate architectural woodcut border incorporating the royal arms, figures representing Faith and Humility, and the traditional symbols of the four Evangelists. This title page has been relocated to the beginning of the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoodcut map of the Holy Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive map illustrating locations mentioned in the four Gospels, including Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee. It features a sailing ship in the Mediterranean and a geographical scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Apocrypha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Apocrypha is present, including the books of Esdras, forming part of the Bible's original sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1584 Metrical Psalter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound with \u003cspan\u003eThe Whole Booke of Psalmes\u003c\/span\u003e, translated into English metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and others. Printed in London by John Day in 1584, with its own illustrated title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProvenance and Inscriptions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume contains historical handwritten inscriptions, including one dated 1690, demonstrating its continued ownership and use more than a century after publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne particularly interesting inscription appears on the reverse of Barker's imprint and incorporates a religious verse concerning entering a house and the importance of discretion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther ownership markings are present elsewhere in the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition and Collation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA substantial surviving copy, preserved in a handsome later black leather binding with blind-tooled floral borders, raised spine bands, gilt decoration and a red title label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe general title page is absent. The original illustrated New Testament title page survives but has been relocated to the beginning of the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible has been fully collated, with the following notable details:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e26 preliminary leaves recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Testament and Apocrypha present, with signatures A–III.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Testament present, with signatures AAAA–PPPP, including the displaced title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoodcut map of the Holy Land present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Barker's 1584 imprint and royal arms present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeparately printed 1584 John Day Psalter present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded defects:\u003c\/span\u003e Q5 has been trimmed into the text. FF3 has a chipped corner without text loss, and XX4 has a small marginal tear. Several leaves of the Psalter, from G5 to H6, are adhered together at their upper corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text block displays occasional staining, marginal wear and minor tears consistent with its age. The later binding presents attractively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe general title page is absent, and the relocated New Testament title page should be noted when consulting the collation. No further missing leaves were identified in the supplied collation, although completeness against the published bibliographical description has not been independently verified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy This Bible?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive example of an Elizabethan Bishops' Bible, combining important historical significance with several desirable surviving features: its illustrated 1584 New Testament title, Holy Land map, royal printer's imprint, Apocrypha and contemporary metrical Psalter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts substantial survival, early inscriptions and decorative later binding make it an appealing acquisition for collectors of early English Bibles, Elizabethan printing and the history of the English Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 1.5kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight - 21,5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth - 16.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness - 7cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55129541542227,"sku":null,"price":4500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8802.jpg?v=1790782086"},{"product_id":"1799-king-james-bible-edinburgh-quarto-leather-bound-with-family-inscriptions","title":"1799 King James Bible, Edinburgh Quarto, Leather Bound, with Family Inscriptions","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitle: The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments\u003cbr\u003eDate: 1799\u003cbr\u003ePlace of Publication: Edinburgh, Scotland\u003cbr\u003ePrinter: Sir J. H. Blair and J. Bruce, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty\u003cbr\u003eEdition: King James Version (Authorised Version)\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Quarto\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Leather\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive late 18th-century Scottish printing of the King James Bible, published in Edinburgh in 1799 by Sir J. H. Blair and J. Bruce, official printers to the Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible retains both its general title page and New Testament title page, each dated 1799, together with the royal coat of arms and the dedication to King James I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in leather, the volume is accompanied by a collection of Scottish religious texts, including an 1824 edition of The Psalms of David in Metre, Translations and Paraphrases of Several Passages of Sacred Scripture, and additional religious tracts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical Background\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted at the close of the 18th century, this Bible dates from a period of considerable religious and political change in Britain, including the aftermath of the French Revolution and the early years of the Napoleonic Wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Edinburgh printing reflects Scotland's established tradition of producing the Authorised Version under royal printing privileges. Its accompanying metrical Psalms are particularly characteristic of Scottish Presbyterian worship, where the singing of biblical psalms formed an important part of religious life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProvenance and Inscriptions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume contains a handwritten family register recording births and other family details from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral entries appear to relate to members of the Park family, with dates extending from approximately 1785 into the 1810s. These inscriptions offer an interesting glimpse into the Bible's history as a family possession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome entries predate the Bible's publication, suggesting that earlier family records were subsequently copied into the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral title page dated 1799.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDedication to King James I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld and New Testaments, with a separate New Testament title page dated 1799.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiblical index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Psalms of David in Metre, Edinburgh, 1824.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslations and Paraphrases of Several Passages of Sacred Scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional religious tracts, including God Is Merciful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Apocrypha appears to be absent. Whether this reflects the original binding arrangement or a subsequent omission has not been established. A complete signature-by-signature collation has not been undertaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBinding and Condition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in leather, showing considerable external wear consistent with age and use. The boards exhibit rubbing, scuffing and worn corners, with further wear to the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the external wear, the binding remains secure and structurally sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternally, the leaves exhibit age-related toning, occasional spotting and handling marks. The handwritten family inscriptions remain an appealing feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe accompanying 1824 Psalms and additional religious material indicate that the volume was assembled or supplemented after the original Bible's publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA characterful example of a Georgian Scottish Bible, retaining the appearance of a volume that has seen generations of family and devotional use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title page is loose but not separated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease look through all photos for reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy This Bible?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1799 Edinburgh Bible combines the history of Scottish Bible printing with a personal record of family ownership. Its quarto format, secure leather binding, handwritten inscriptions and accompanying Scottish metrical Psalms make it an appealing example of a late Georgian devotional volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight - 2.1kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight - 27cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth - 22cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThickness - 6.3cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389362782547,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_9593.jpg?v=1792064626"},{"product_id":"1810-john-wycliffe-new-testament-facsimile-first-baber-edition-early-english-bible","title":"John Wycliffe New Testament 1810 Facsimile, First Baber Edition, Early English Bible","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eOverview:\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitle: The New Testament, Translated from the Latin, in the Year 1380, by John Wiclif\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditor: Reverend Henry Hervey Baber\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Richard Edwards, London\u003cbr\u003eDate: 1810\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: Middle English\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Folio\u003cbr\u003eReference: Herbert 1537\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn attractive 1810 edition of John Wycliffe's New Testament, edited by the Reverend Henry Hervey Baber and printed in London by Richard Edwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis important edition reproduces the later Wycliffite translation of the New Testament, originally produced in the late fourteenth century. It represents one of the earliest attempts to make the Scriptures accessible in the English language, long before the translations of William Tyndale and the King James Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1810 publication was the first edition prepared by Henry Hervey Baber and only the second separately printed edition of Wycliffe's New Testament, following John Lewis's 1731 publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume includes an engraved portrait of John Wycliffe, Baber's historical memoir, an account of early English biblical translations, the complete New Testament text, additional scriptural lessons according to the Use of Sarum, and an extensive glossary explaining the archaic language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Wycliffe was an English theologian and religious reformer whose ideas anticipated several important developments of the Protestant Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAssociated with the earliest complete translations of the Bible into English, Wycliffe and his followers sought to make Scripture available beyond the Latin-reading clergy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wycliffite Bible circulated in manuscript during the late fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Its Middle English language provides a fascinating insight into the development of both the English Bible and the English language itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1810, this edition appeared during a renewed scholarly interest in Britain's medieval religious and literary history. 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Dore, chaplain of the 6th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and its numerous contemporary or historical handwritten annotations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted during the height of the American Civil War (1861–1865), the New Testament retains its black leather binding with an unusual integral fastening flap, designed to protect the pages while being carried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume contains numerous handwritten biblical references, names and addresses, offering a fascinating glimpse into the devotional and personal history of this small book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Significance: The American Civil War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the American Civil War, religious organisations such as the American Bible Society distributed vast numbers of Bibles and New Testaments to Union soldiers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese portable editions were designed to be carried in uniform pockets and personal belongings, providing soldiers with spiritual comfort during campaigns, long marches and periods of uncertainty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMilitary chaplains played an important role in the Union Army, conducting religious services, visiting the wounded, comforting dying soldiers and corresponding with families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in 1863, this New Testament dates to the year of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Siege of Vicksburg and the Emancipation Proclamation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: Chaplain John S. Dore, 6th New Hampshire Volunteers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis New Testament is attributed to John S. Dore, who served as chaplain of the 6th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDore initially served as a private before becoming a chaplain. The regiment's published history records his religious activities and his efforts to teach African American boys associated with the regiment to read using the Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite initially encountering ridicule from fellow soldiers, Dore gained considerable respect for his dedication and was subsequently appointed chaplain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume has previously appeared in an auction catalogue under the description \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6th New Hampshire Chaplain ID'd Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where its military association and handwritten inscriptions were recorded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe catalogue transcribed an inscription identifying the owner as a chaplain of the 6th New Hampshire Volunteers, Second Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the historical chaplain is recorded as John S. 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Their presence adds considerably to the historical character of the volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding and Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBound in black textured leather with a distinctive integral fastening flap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe binding displays considerable age-related wear, including rubbing, scuffing and losses to the leather surface, particularly around the edges, corners and spine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fastening flap remains present, although it shows substantial wear. The leather has developed an attractive aged patina consistent with prolonged use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternally, the pages display age-related toning, occasional marks and numerous handwritten annotations. 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In Mark 7:27, the text mistakenly reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Let the children first be killed\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than the intended:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Let the children first be filled\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis extraordinary typographical error has earned the edition its memorable nickname and made it a particularly interesting example of eighteenth-century biblical printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond its famous misprint, the Bowyer-Fittler Bible is distinguished by its elaborate engravings after celebrated European Old Masters, decorative engraved titles, and illustrated contents pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe present example is bound in three matching volumes of red straight-grain leather, with gilt-decorated spines and marbled page edges. An early ownership inscription dated 1803 adds further historical interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn appealing addition to any collection of rare Bibles, eighteenth-century printing, or illustrated religious literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Famous Killer Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe history of the English Bible is filled with remarkable printing errors, several of which became sufficiently notorious to give entire editions distinctive nicknames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the best-known examples are the Wicked Bible of 1631, which omitted the word \"not\" from the Seventh Commandment, and the Vinegar Bible of 1717, which famously misprinted the heading of the Parable of the Vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Killer Bible belongs to this unusual tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in 1795, the present edition contains the extraordinary substitution of \"killed\" for \"filled\" in Mark 7:27.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe verse records Christ's response to the Syrophoenician woman who sought healing for her daughter. The printing error dramatically alters the meaning of the passage, transforming a statement concerning the feeding of children into something considerably more sinister.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe error is clearly present in this copy and provides a fascinating illustration of the challenges associated with producing substantial printed works before modern proofreading and printing technologies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bowyer-Fittler Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in London in 1795, the Bowyer-Fittler Bible represents an ambitious attempt to combine the traditional text of the King James Bible with the artistic accomplishments of European painting and engraving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe publication was associated with Robert Bowyer, an important London publisher and print seller known for producing elaborate 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Boden and O. Adams, 1769–1770. Folio. King James Version. Herbert 1204.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important and extensively illustrated eighteenth-century King James Bible, apparently the first complete Bible printed in Birmingham, England. Published by Nicholas Boden and his associates between 1769 and 1770, this substantial folio represents a significant milestone in the history of English provincial printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted during a period of considerable growth in Birmingham's publishing industry, the Bible appeared amid the city's developing reputation for fine printing, most notably associated with John Baskerville. The publication of Boden's Bible coincided with a rivalry between Boden and Baskerville, whose competing biblical publications contributed to Birmingham's emergence as an important centre of eighteenth-century printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIdentified as Herbert 1204, this edition is distinguished by its large folio format, elaborate copperplate engravings, extensive biblical commentary, and historical importance as an early Birmingham printing of the complete King James Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBibliographic overview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor \/ Translation - King James Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinter - Boden and Adams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date - 1769–1770\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePlace of publication - \u003c\/span\u003eBirmingham, England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFormat - \u003c\/span\u003eFolio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBinding - \u003c\/span\u003eLater half calf and canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBibliography - \u003c\/span\u003eHerbert 1204\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIllustrations - \u003c\/span\u003e19 full-page engravings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinting and Bibliographical History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bible was printed in Birmingham between 1769 and 1770, with separately dated title pages for its principal sections:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld Testament and general title: Birmingham, Boden and Adams, 1769.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApocrypha: Birmingham, N. Boden and O. Adams, 1770.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Testament: Birmingham, Verulam Press, N. Boden and T. Appleby, 1770.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe general title identifies the work as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Illustration of the Holy Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, containing the sacred texts of the Old and New Testaments, together with the Apocrypha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn addition to the biblical text, the edition incorporates explanatory commentary and observations on difficult passages and mistranslations, reflecting the eighteenth-century interest in producing accessible, extensively annotated family Bibles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe edition is recorded in Herbert's bibliography of the English Bible as number 1204 and is described as apparently the earliest Bible printed in Birmingham.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume contains 19 full-page copperplate engravings, including the general frontispiece, illustrating important episodes from biblical history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe engravings depict scenes from both the Old and New Testaments, including subjects associated with David and Saul, Judith and Holofernes, Susanna and the Elders, the Nativity, and the Flight into Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral illustrations feature elaborate ornamental borders characteristic of eighteenth-century engraved Bible illustration, with decorative architectural and Rococo elements surrounding the principal scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome plates bear the signature of the engraver Charles Grignion, a prominent eighteenth-century engraver whose work appeared in numerous illustrated publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surviving illustrations form an extensive visual accompaniment to the biblical text. The original required number of engravings has not been conclusively established, and no separate New Testament frontispiece has been identified.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance and Family Inscriptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf particular interest are the extensive manuscript family records preserved within the volume, documenting several generations of the Copsey and Bayley families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inscriptions record numerous births, marriages, and deaths extending from the eighteenth century into the nineteenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the identifiable entries are references to Isaac Bayley and Elizabeth Copsey, whose marriage is recorded in September 1795, together with the births of their children during the following decade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdditional inscriptions appear to record members of the Copsey family, including Richard Copsey and his descendants, with further family events continuing into the 1830s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese records provide an evocative account of the Bible's use as a family register, preserving the history of its former owners over several generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding and Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBound in later half calf over burgundy canvas-covered boards, with raised bands to the spine, a gilt-lettered red title label reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoly Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBirmingham 1769\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stamped in gilt at the foot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe binding presents attractively, with the calf displaying a pale patina and the boards retaining their burgundy covering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternally, the volume displays occasional foxing, age-related toning, and general signs of handling consistent with its considerable age. The numerous full-page engravings remain an especially attractive feature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament title pages are present. 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