{"title":"The \"Breeches\" Geneva Bibles Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Geneva “Breeches” Bible, named for its distinctive translation of Genesis 3:7, is a cornerstone of Protestant history and a sought-after treasure for collectors. This collection showcases rare editions from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, many complete with the Apocrypha and rich period bindings. Known for its scholarly annotations and bold translation choices, the Breeches Bible played a pivotal role in shaping English Protestant thought. Our copies are carefully preserved, photographed in detail, and offered with full authenticity guarantees. Explore this remarkable chapter in biblical printing history and secure a piece of Reformation heritage for your library.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1578-geneva-breeches-bible-first-pulpit-folio-edition-printed-in-england","title":"1578 Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible – First Pulpit Folio Edition Printed in England","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"358\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"358\"\u003e1578 Geneva Bible – First Pulpit Folio Edition Printed in England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"607\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"948\"\u003eFor sale is a \u003cspan data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"678\"\u003erare and historically significant 1578 Geneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e, the \u003cspan data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"751\"\u003efirst large folio edition of the Geneva Bible ever printed in England\u003c\/span\u003e, classified as \u003cspan data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eHerbert 154\u003c\/span\u003e. Printed in \u003cspan data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"827\"\u003eLondon by Christopher Barker\u003c\/span\u003e, Queen Elizabeth I's printer, this edition represents a key moment in the history of English Bibles and the Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"948\"\u003eThe binding has been restored previously, A \"new\" leather underlayer was added, with the original covers added on top. Seamlessly and thoughtfully melding the two to maintain the beauty of the bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"970\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Bible features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1346\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1012\"\u003eDouble-column, black letter type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1012\"\u003ewoodcut initials and marginal commentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1012\"\u003eNew Testament title page dated 1578\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003eprinted in black letter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003eTraditional \u003cspan data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1084\"\u003emarginal notes\u003c\/span\u003e typical of the Geneva version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003eNumerous \u003cspan data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1146\"\u003ewoodcut initials\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003edecorative ornaments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1204\"\u003eComplete New and Old Testament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1296\"\u003eText block measures 32 × 20 cm\u003c\/span\u003e, consistent with Herbert 154 large folio specifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"247\"\u003eWhy This Bible Is Collectible — and Why You Should Buy It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"622\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"622\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"296\"\u003eFirst large Folio Edition Printed in England\u003c\/span\u003e: This 1578 Geneva Bible (Herbert 154) is \u003cem data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"415\"\u003ethe very first time the Geneva Bible was printed in England in pulpit folio format\u003c\/em\u003e — marking a major shift in religious, political, and printing history. Most earlier Geneva Bibles were printed in exile (Geneva, Switzerland); this copy shows the Reformation’s acceptance under Elizabeth I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"925\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"925\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"660\"\u003eUsed by Puritans \u0026amp; Pilgrims\u003c\/span\u003e: The Geneva Bible was the Bible of \u003cspan data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"711\"\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"726\"\u003eJohn Knox\u003c\/span\u003e, and the \u003cspan data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"758\"\u003eMayflower Pilgrims\u003c\/span\u003e. Its marginal notes reflected a Protestant and reformist worldview, making it \u003cem data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"894\"\u003earguably the most politically influential English Bible\u003c\/em\u003e before the King James Version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1223\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1223\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"966\"\u003eRare and Historically Grounded\u003c\/span\u003e: While Geneva Bibles are collectible, \u003cspan data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eHerbert 154\u003c\/span\u003e is \u003cspan data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1045\"\u003eespecially scarce\u003c\/span\u003e — being a large-format, government-sanctioned edition printed by the Queen’s official printer. Most surviving copies are in institutions or locked away in rare book collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003e16th-Century Printing\u003c\/span\u003e: Printed over 445 years ago, this volume captures the \u003cspan data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003eearliest decades of English Bible production\u003c\/span\u003e, with period Gothic type, woodcut initials, and Renaissance-era paper — a direct artifact of the Reformation and Elizabethan England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1536\"\u003eInvestment-Grade Antiquarian Book\u003c\/span\u003e: Early English Bibles, particularly large folios like this one, have consistently appreciated in value. Even incomplete copies are highly desirable. This Bible offers both a piece of religious and printing history, and a tangible link to the rise of English Protestantism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWeight - 4.46KG\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHeight - 36.5cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWidth - 25cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThickness - 8cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDamage (Please see in above photos for examples of damage):\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlight wearing on spine and covers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003eLoss to bottom corners of leaves pp. 7, 62, 79, 84, 86, 89\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003eBible starts at Genesis chapter 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinal 7 leaves show losses and have had \u003cspan data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003eprofessional repairs\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"756\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"756\"\u003eMissing General title page\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"782\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eMost of leaf p. 202\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"807\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"807\"\u003eEntire leaf p. 255\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"868\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"868\"\u003ePartial losses to pp. 256, 265, 272, 275, 292, and 329\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"921\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"921\"\u003eA few other leaves have tears but no text loss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51338072621395,"sku":null,"price":5913.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_07331f5e-2afe-4e22-8286-d2d28663d3f5.jpg?v=1751731539"},{"product_id":"1610-geneva-breeches-bible-ot-nt-tables-and-wbop-inscribed-w-brass-work","title":"1610 Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible, OT, NT, Tables and WBOP, Inscribed, W\/ Brass Work","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"591\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e1610 Geneva “Breeches” Bible – Herbert 303 – Printed by Robert Barker – Original Brass Ornaments – Early English Manuscript Inscriptions – 199 × 137 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"612\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"612\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"795\"\u003eAn exceptionally rare and desirable \u003cspan data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"671\"\u003e1610 Geneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e, printed in London by \u003cspan data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"711\"\u003eRobert Barker\u003c\/span\u003e, printer to the King’s most excellent majesty, and classified as \u003cspan data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"792\"\u003eHerbert 303\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"992\"\u003eThis edition represents one of the final printings of the celebrated \u003cspan data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"888\"\u003eGeneva translation\u003c\/span\u003e—the “Bible of the Reformation”—issued only a year before the appearance of the 1611 King James Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1217\"\u003eThe volume retains its \u003cspan data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1056\"\u003eoriginal early 17th-century binding\u003c\/span\u003e with \u003cspan data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003ebrass corner and clasp ornaments still present\u003c\/span\u003e, a remarkable survival. The text block measures \u003cspan data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003e199 × 137 mm\u003c\/span\u003e, matching Herbert’s octavo description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1219\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003eAs with other known copies of Herbert 303, this example \u003cspan data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1313\"\u003elacks the Old Testament title page\u003c\/span\u003e (as issued) and features the \u003cspan data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1372\"\u003eBook of Tables dated 1608\u003c\/span\u003e. The metrical \u003cspan data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1439\"\u003ePsalter includes 128 of approximately 150 Psalms\u003c\/span\u003e, preserving the distinctive layout of the Geneva editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1536\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1536\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003ePrinting and Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1585\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1585\"\u003eImprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1610.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1803\"\u003eBarker is most famous as the printer of the \u003cspan data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1679\"\u003efirst edition of the King James Bible (1611)\u003c\/span\u003e. This 1610 Geneva Bible therefore stands as the \u003cspan data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1776\"\u003eimmediate textual and historical predecessor\u003c\/span\u003e to the Authorized Version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1954\"\u003eThe volume includes \u003cspan data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1893\"\u003etwo distinct sets of early 17th-century handwritten inscriptions\u003c\/span\u003e—moving examples of personal devotion by its earliest owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"2000\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eFirst inscription – Ownership Verses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2068\"\u003eOn the opening flyleaf, two rhyming couplets typical of the period:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2379\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2223\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2221\"\u003eThomas [A---] his booke,\u003cbr data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2100\"\u003e\nGod give him grace therein to looke,\u003cbr data-start=\"2138\" data-end=\"2141\"\u003e\nAnd when the bell for him doth toll,\u003cbr data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2182\"\u003e\nLord Jesus Christ receive his soule.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2379\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2379\"\u003eThomas [Brooks?] oweth this booke,\u003cbr data-start=\"2263\" data-end=\"2266\"\u003e\nGod send him grace therein to looke,\u003cbr data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003e\nAnd not to look but understand,\u003cbr data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2343\"\u003e\nFor learnynge cometh not by hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2605\"\u003eThese verses were commonly written by early Bible owners as expressions of faith and personal connection to Scripture. They likely date from the \u003cspan data-start=\"2526\" data-end=\"2539\"\u003emid-1600s\u003c\/span\u003e, suggesting continuous use and reverence for several generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"2607\" data-end=\"2658\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eSecond inscription – Scriptural Reflections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2764\"\u003eAnother leaf, later in the New Testament, contains devotional notes in a different but contemporary hand:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"3009\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2768\" data-end=\"2940\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2768\" data-end=\"2938\"\u003ethe first Booke of Saint Peter – and see 4 ver: you shall find these wordes:\u003cbr data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2848\"\u003e\n“Now the end of all thinges is at hand; be ye therefore sober and watching in prayers.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2945\" data-end=\"2970\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2945\" data-end=\"2968\"\u003eNow is Christ risen …\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2975\" data-end=\"3009\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2975\" data-end=\"3009\"\u003eDaniell cast into the lions den.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3360\"\u003eThese quotations refer to \u003cspan data-start=\"3037\" data-end=\"3052\"\u003e1 Peter 4:7\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3077\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:20\u003c\/span\u003e, and the \u003cspan data-start=\"3087\" data-end=\"3105\"\u003eBook of Daniel\u003c\/span\u003e, combining apocalyptic awareness, resurrection hope, and steadfast faith—themes central to Protestant devotion of the era. The pen flourishes and practice lines suggest the book served as both \u003cspan data-start=\"3299\" data-end=\"3360\"\u003ea spiritual notebook and a cherished personal possession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3384\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3371\" data-end=\"3384\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3386\" data-end=\"3883\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3386\" data-end=\"3474\"\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"3388\" data-end=\"3474\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3388\" data-end=\"3427\"\u003eRebound placing original brass work and leather on new leather binding (Spine replaced)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3386\" data-end=\"3474\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3388\" data-end=\"3474\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3388\" data-end=\"3427\"\u003eOriginal early 17th-century binding\u003c\/span\u003e with brass corner and clasp fittings intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3529\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3477\" data-end=\"3529\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3477\" data-end=\"3500\"\u003eText block complete\u003c\/span\u003e as issued for Herbert 303.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3593\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3532\" data-end=\"3593\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3532\" data-end=\"3568\"\u003eOld Testament title page lacking\u003c\/span\u003e, as in other examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3594\" data-end=\"3628\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3628\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3626\"\u003eBook of Tables dated 1608.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3629\" data-end=\"3669\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3631\" data-end=\"3669\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3631\" data-end=\"3653\"\u003e126 Psalms present\u003c\/span\u003e (of ca. 150).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3670\" data-end=\"3744\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3672\" data-end=\"3744\"\u003eExpected toning, handling wear, and small repairs consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3745\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3747\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eMultiple \u003cspan data-start=\"3756\" data-end=\"3789\"\u003eearly manuscript inscriptions\u003c\/span\u003e as described above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3812\" data-end=\"3883\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3814\" data-end=\"3883\"\u003eA sound and appealing example of an increasingly scarce Geneva Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3890\" data-end=\"3921\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3894\" data-end=\"3921\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3923\" data-end=\"4132\"\u003eThe \u003cspan data-start=\"3927\" data-end=\"3943\"\u003eGeneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e (first issued 1560) was the most influential English Bible of the Reformation period—read by Shakespeare, carried by the Puritans, and brought to America aboard the \u003cspan data-start=\"4109\" data-end=\"4129\"\u003eMayflower (1620)\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4134\" data-end=\"4382\"\u003eThis 1610 edition, produced by the King’s printer \u003cspan data-start=\"4184\" data-end=\"4201\"\u003eRobert Barker\u003c\/span\u003e, is among the \u003cspan data-start=\"4216\" data-end=\"4287\"\u003elast Genevas printed before the dominance of the King James Version\u003c\/span\u003e. It stands at the exact transition point between the Reformation and Stuart religious culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"4389\" data-end=\"4428\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"4393\" data-end=\"4428\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eWhy Collectors Value This Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4430\" data-end=\"4886\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4460\"\u003ePrinted by Robert Barker\u003c\/span\u003e – printer of the 1611 King James Bible\u003cbr data-start=\"4499\" data-end=\"4502\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"4504\" data-end=\"4537\"\u003eMuch of the original 17th-century binding\u003c\/span\u003e with \u003cspan data-start=\"4543\" data-end=\"4569\"\u003ebrass ornaments intact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4572\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"4574\" data-end=\"4612\"\u003eTwo early handwritten inscriptions\u003c\/span\u003e – personalized devotional verses and biblical quotations\u003cbr data-start=\"4669\" data-end=\"4672\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"4674\" data-end=\"4704\"\u003eHerbert 303 classification\u003c\/span\u003e, an established bibliographic variant\u003cbr data-start=\"4742\" data-end=\"4745\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"4747\" data-end=\"4795\"\u003eBridges the Geneva and King James traditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"4795\" data-end=\"4798\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"4800\" data-end=\"4886\"\u003eIdeal for serious collectors, museums, or scholars of English Reformation printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"4893\" data-end=\"4924\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"4897\" data-end=\"4924\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eBibliographic Reference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4926\" data-end=\"5040\"\u003eHerbert, \u003cspan data-start=\"4935\" data-end=\"5008\"\u003eHistorical Catalogue of Printed Editions of the English Bible 1525–1961\u003c\/span\u003e, No. 303.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"5047\" data-end=\"5065\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"5051\" data-end=\"5065\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5067\" data-end=\"5159\"\u003eText block: 199 × 137 mm (≈ 7.8 × 5.4 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5067\" data-end=\"5159\"\u003eWeight - 1.6KG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5067\" data-end=\"5159\"\u003eHeight - 22cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5067\" data-end=\"5159\"\u003eWidth - 17cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5067\" data-end=\"5159\"\u003eThickness - 7.5cm\u003cbr data-start=\"5108\" data-end=\"5111\"\u003e\nBinding: original leather with brass corners and clasps holders bound onto new leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5067\" data-end=\"5159\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"5317\" data-end=\"5367\"\u003eA Rare Survival of England’s Reformation Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5369\" data-end=\"5659\"\u003eA beautifully preserved \u003cspan data-start=\"5393\" data-end=\"5425\" style=\"\"\u003e1610 Geneva “Breeches” Bible\u003c\/span\u003e, printed by the King’s printer on the eve of the Authorized Version—retaining its original brass-fitted binding and bearing the devotional handwriting of its earliest readers. A true relic of early English faith and printing history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52296920039763,"sku":null,"price":1700.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_d4c15548-ba10-4c7e-8abc-3a3712594f88.jpg?v=1762301721"},{"product_id":"1605-geneva-bible-leaves-complete-book-of-psalms-and-preface","title":"1605 Geneva Bible Leaves: Complete Book of Psalms and Preface","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eOffered here is a remarkable group of original early 17th-century Bible leaves believed to be from a 1605 Geneva Bible, including what appears to be the entire Book of Psalms and the Preface section.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese leaves are printed in the distinctive blackletter (Gothic) typeface typical of early English Bibles and feature decorative woodcut initials, ornamental printer’s devices, and period typography. The paper is handmade rag paper, characteristic of early modern printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible (first printed in 1560) was one of the most influential English Bibles of the Reformation era and was widely used throughout the late 16th and early 17th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eIncluded Sections:\u003cbr\u003e• Preface to the Christian Reader\u003cbr\u003e• Portions of the Book of Common Prayer material (Baptism, Confirmation, Matrimony sections)\u003cbr\u003e• The Psalms of David – complete Psalter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe Psalms pages include headings such as:\u003cbr\u003e\"The Psalmes of David, of that translation which is commonly used in the Church.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eSeveral pages contain decorative drop capitals and printer ornaments, typical of Geneva Bible editions printed in England during the late 1500s and early 1600s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eSome leaves also show period handwritten marginal notes, adding historical character and suggesting devotional use by a reader centuries ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePrinting Characteristics:\u003cbr\u003e• Blackletter type with Roman headings\u003cbr\u003e• Two-column layout\u003cbr\u003e• Decorative woodcut initials\u003cbr\u003e• Hand-laid rag paper\u003cbr\u003e• Early modern English spelling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003eThese are loose leaves from a disbound Bible. Pages show expected wear for 400+ year old paper:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e• Edge wear and losses\u003cbr\u003e• Tears and corner damage\u003cbr\u003e• Age toning and staining\u003cbr\u003e• Some pages trimmed or irregular\u003cbr\u003e• Text remains readable on most leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePlease review photos carefully for condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible was the Bible of the English Reformation and was used by many early English Protestants. It predates the King James Version and remained widely printed well into the early 1600s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese leaves represent authentic examples of early English Bible printing and devotional literature, making them appealing for collectors of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e• Antiquarian books\u003cbr\u003e• Early printed Bibles\u003cbr\u003e• Reformation history\u003cbr\u003e• Historic manuscripts and ephemera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal For:\u003cbr\u003e• Bible collectors\u003cbr\u003e• Historical paper collectors\u003cbr\u003e• Framing and display pieces\u003cbr\u003e• Study of early English typography\u003cbr\u003e• Reformation and church history collections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeaves will be packed with a wooden board and protective plastic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDimensions (Approximately):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeight -  21cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidth - 16cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53233377149267,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_ba24f140-1465-439e-8f20-a685c30ce369.jpg?v=1773322232"},{"product_id":"1605-geneva-bible-original-apocrypha-leaves-sold-individually","title":"1605 Geneva Bible, Original Apocrypha Leaves, Sold Individually","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eA group of original leaves from a 1605 edition of the Geneva Bible, containing pages from the Apocrypha section. The Geneva Bible was one of the most influential English Bibles of the Reformation era and was widely used in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese leaves are printed in blackletter type with Geneva marginal notes and cross-references, characteristic of early Geneva Bible printings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe final leaf in this group contains the printed line “The end of the Apocrypha.”, along with a decorative printer’s device, making it a particularly appealing page for collectors of early Bible printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMissing Leaves \/ Pages:\u003cbr\u003eThis group represents part of the Apocrypha section. The following pages are not present:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 362–367\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ep. 370\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ep. 375\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 377–379\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 382–384\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 386–393\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 428–429\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese missing pages correspond to 12 missing leaves from the original sequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e• Printed: 1605\u003cbr\u003e• Language: English\u003cbr\u003e• Typeface: Blackletter\u003cbr\u003e• Two-column layout with Geneva marginal commentary\u003cbr\u003e• Printed on original laid paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003ePages show toning, staining, edge wear, and some small losses or tears. Please examine photos carefully for the exact condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible predates the King James Version (1611) and is well known for its extensive marginal notes and clear verse numbering. It was widely read in England and the American colonies during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese leaves would be perfect for a church, rectories and bible studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDimensions (Approximately):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eHeight - 21cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eWidth - 16.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53233379606867,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_a4f2dd79-90c2-4ca4-8345-639377430f7d.jpg?v=1773322240"},{"product_id":"1605-geneva-bible-new-testament-original-leaves-sold-individually","title":"1605 Geneva Bible, New Testament Original Leaves,  Sold Individually","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eOffered here is a substantial group of original leaves from a 1605 Geneva Bible, one of the most historically important English Bibles of the Reformation period. The Geneva Bible was the Bible of the English Puritans and Pilgrims and was widely used in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, predating the King James Version of 1611.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese leaves are printed in two-column blackletter type with extensive marginal commentary, the distinctive study notes for which the Geneva Bible is famous. The pages include running chapter summaries, cross references, and theological marginal notes typical of the Geneva edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe paper is period rag paper, printed on a hand press with movable type. Despite being over 400 years old, the text remains generally clear and readable. Condition varies from leaf to leaf but overall is typical for early 17th-century printed material, with expected edge wear, toning, occasional staining, and minor losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis group represents a large portion of the New Testament, spanning multiple books including the Gospels, Acts, the Pauline epistles, and Revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBecause these leaves are loose, they may be used for:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ecollectors of early Bibles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eframing or display\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003estudy of early English Bible printing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ebookbinding or conservation projects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003eOverall good antique condition for the age. Expect typical early paper wear including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eedge chipping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003elight staining or toning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eoccasional wormholes or small losses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eminor corner damage on some leaves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePlease review photos carefully for condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMissing Leaves \/ Page Gaps:\u003cbr\u003eThis group represents most of the New Testament but the following pages are missing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ep. 442\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 447–449\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ep. 457\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 473–481\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ep. 488\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 511–514\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 519–529\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003epp. 536–544\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAdditionally, the following sections of Matthew are not present:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMatthew chapter 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMatthew chapter 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMatthew chapter 12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMatthew chapter 13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAll other pages appear to be present within the surviving portion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Note:\u003cbr\u003eThe Geneva Bible was first published in 1560 by English Protestant reformers in Geneva. It introduced several innovations including verse numbering and extensive marginal commentary, making it one of the earliest true “study Bibles.” It remained the most popular English Bible until the King James Version began to replace it in the 17th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDimensions (Approximately):\u003cbr\u003eHeight - 22cm \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidth - 16.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53233380655443,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_842aeb68-366f-4192-87d1-a6beaa4f014f.jpg?v=1773322247"},{"product_id":"1605-geneva-bible-original-leaves-from-the-concordance-sold-individually","title":"1605 Geneva Bible, Original Leaves from the Concordance, Sold Individually","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"567\"\u003eOriginal leaves from a \u003cspan data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"342\"\u003e1605 Geneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e, commonly referred to as the \u003cspan data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"393\"\u003e“Breeches Bible.”\u003c\/span\u003e This famous English Bible predates the \u003cspan data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"481\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKing James Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and was one of the most widely read Bibles of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"812\"\u003eOffered here are \u003cspan data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eoriginal early-17th-century leaves containing the “Book of Tables” and Concordance section\u003c\/span\u003e from the \u003cspan data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"731\"\u003eGeneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e. To the best of my knowledge, \u003cspan data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"811\"\u003ethe entirety of the Book of Tables is present\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"970\"\u003eThese pages would have appeared near the back of the Bible and were designed to help readers locate passages and study scripture through topical references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1124\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is often nicknamed the \u003cspan data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003e“Breeches Bible”\u003c\/span\u003e because of its famous translation of Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve making “breeches.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"19zqy0x\" data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1143\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1443\"\u003e• Printed in \u003cspan data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1165\"\u003e1605\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1168\"\u003e\n• Early \u003cspan data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003e17th-century English printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003e\n• Original \u003cspan data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eblackletter type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003e\n• Includes \u003cspan data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1323\"\u003eBook of Tables \/ Table of Books and Concordance pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1326\"\u003e\n• Genuine leaves removed from a disbound Geneva Bible\u003cbr data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003e\n• Printed only \u003cspan data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1443\"\u003esix years before the 1611 King James Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"oqaszp\" data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHistorical significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1829\"\u003eFirst published in 1560 by Protestant reformers in Geneva, the \u003cspan data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003eGeneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e became the dominant English Bible of the Elizabethan and early Stuart period. It was widely used by English Protestants and early American colonists and remained popular even after the publication of the \u003cspan data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1828\"\u003eKing James Version\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eMay show:\u003cbr\u003e\n• Age toning\u003cbr data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1931\"\u003e\n• Minor edge wear\u003cbr data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"1951\"\u003e\n• Light foxing or handling marks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003ePerfect for:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBible studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift of introduction to the world of antiquarian books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eDimensions (Approximately):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eHeight - 21cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eWidth - 16cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53233380720979,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_2f38e962-810d-4b56-b558-20684a67f19e.jpg?v=1773322255"},{"product_id":"antiquarian-book","title":"1605 Geneva Bible, Original Leaves from the Old Testament, Sold Individually","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDate: 1605\u003cbr\u003eWork: Geneva “Breeches” Bible \u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Individual original leaves\u003cbr\u003ePrinting: Early 17th century letterpress on rag paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eOffered here are original leaves from a 1605 Geneva Bible, commonly known as the “Breeches Bible.” These pages come from the Old Testament and are being sold individually.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible was first published in 1560 by English Protestant reformers in Geneva and became the most widely read English Bible of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It was the Bible used by the Pilgrims and Puritans and remained the dominant English translation until the King James Version (1611).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis famous edition earned the nickname “Breeches Bible” from the translation of Genesis 3:7, where Adam and Eve sew fig leaves together to make themselves “breeches.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese leaves feature classic Geneva Bible characteristics, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e• Early blackletter Gothic type\u003cbr\u003e• Extensive marginal commentary and study notes\u003cbr\u003e• Chapter summaries titled “The Argument”\u003cbr\u003e• Decorative woodcut initials\u003cbr\u003e• Early modern spelling and typography\u003cbr\u003e• Printed on durable handmade rag paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eEach leaf is an authentic early 1600s letterpress page and shows typical age-related toning consistent with a book printed over 400 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThese leaves are ideal for:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e• collectors of early printed Bibles\u003cbr\u003e• Reformation-era history collectors\u003cbr\u003e• manuscript and early printing enthusiasts\u003cbr\u003e• framing as historical display pieces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003eOriginal antique condition with expected toning, edge wear, and occasional staining consistent with age. Please review photos for details. (The above photos are samples)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eMissing leaves:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe following leaves are not included in this group:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eGenesis 1–8 and 17–18\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eExodus 23–33\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eNumbers leaf 59 through end of the book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDeuteronomy up to leaf 72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eJudges \/ Ruth \/ 1 Samuel leaves 103–113\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eZechariah leaves 354–359\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll other Old Testament leaves from this disbound volume are available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll leaves will be packed with a wooden back-board and plastic covering for its protection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDimensions (Approximately):\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHeight - 20.5cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWidth - 16cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIT WILL BE AT OUR DISCRETION WHICH LEAF WILL BE SENT IN EACH SALE. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53280520536403,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_ed771582-6270-449d-9ec4-dfd108336708.jpg?v=1773768307"},{"product_id":"1577-small-folio-geneva-breeches-bible","title":"1577 Small Folio Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1j1d3f5\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"116\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"425\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAn exceptionally rare printing of a late Elizabethan English Bible: a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"243\"\u003e1577 Geneva Bible printed by Christopher Barker\u003c\/span\u003e, identified as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"274\"\u003eHerbert 148\u003c\/span\u003e, preserved in an early wooden-board binding, with metal work on the binding and bound together with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eBook of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"424\"\u003e1618 edition of The Whole Book of Psalms\u003c\/span\u003e. Although there is no written record of how many of this specific bible was printed, very few have come up for sale in recent memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"742\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis substantial small folio volume represents one of the most influential books in the English-speaking world. The Geneva Bible was the Bible of Shakespeare's England, the Bible carried by many Puritan settlers to the New World, and the principal English Protestant Bible before the rise of the King James Version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"953\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe volume retains numerous woodcut illustrations, maps, diagrams, marginal notes, ownership inscriptions spanning centuries, and an impressive early binding with wooden boards and remnants of metal furniture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"tjpcxr\" data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"971\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1gkizwk\" data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1007\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBibliographical Identification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1093\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Bible, That Is, The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Olde and Newe Testament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vm5m7q\" data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1140\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePrinted in London by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1140\"\u003eChristopher Barker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"i4dsd8\" data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1157\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1157\"\u003e1577\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19in8gn\" data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1178\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSmall folio format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11kdmdo\" data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIdentified as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003eHerbert 148\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"q6ao30\" data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eGeneva Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"dnuxqz\" data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1297\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSignatures collating in sixes consistent with Herbert's description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe title page reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1437\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1437\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\"Imprinted at London by Christopher Barkar, dwelling in Pater noster Rowe at the signe of the Tygres head. 1577.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eChristopher Barker served as Royal Printer to Queen Elizabeth I and held the crown patent for printing English Bibles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1x1s058\" data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1576\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eContents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBound together in one volume are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1643\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWith decorative title page and liturgical texts used throughout the Church of England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1761\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible (1577)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eContaining the Old and New Testaments with extensive Protestant commentary and marginal notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Whole Book of Psalmes (1618)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Sternhold and Hopkins metrical Psalter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2003\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"2003\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\"The Whole Booke of Psalmes, Collected into English Meter\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2005\" data-end=\"2057\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePrinted for the Company of Stationers, London, 1618.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2059\" data-end=\"2178\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe presence of the 1618 Psalter suggests the volume was assembled or rebound in its present form no earlier than 1618.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"10yatum\" data-start=\"2185\" data-end=\"2205\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eNotable Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2277\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe volume retains numerous desirable Geneva Bible features including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2515\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1390tcm\" data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2293\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWoodcut maps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1k67fn1\" data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2318\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBiblical illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ikjaj7\" data-start=\"2319\" data-end=\"2343\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eArchitectural diagrams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ogydm5\" data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eTabernacle plans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pi89os\" data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2383\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eGarden of Eden map\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11emmou\" data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2418\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eArk of the Covenant illustration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yw1omb\" data-start=\"2419\" data-end=\"2449\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIsraelite encampment diagram\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1og0cf\" data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2483\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eMusical notation in the Psalter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"9u9jm1\" data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2515\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExtensive marginal commentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"bs9zvr\" data-start=\"2608\" data-end=\"2619\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2621\" data-end=\"2656\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eA particularly attractive survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2675\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eFeatures include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2865\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1quofus\" data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2698\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThick wooden boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"x5mmpx\" data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2723\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEarly leather covering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2k3s8q\" data-start=\"2724\" data-end=\"2738\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eRaised bands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1l1b65h\" data-start=\"2739\" data-end=\"2777\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eRemnants of original metal furniture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wjt1nx\" data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"2805\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEvidence of former clasps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"172w8hr\" data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2830\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEarly sewing structure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1debpzb\" data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2865\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCenturies of honest use and wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2867\" data-end=\"2959\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe binding has never been heavily modernized and retains considerable historical character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"11a5w1r\" data-start=\"2966\" data-end=\"2980\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2982\" data-end=\"3088\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe volume contains multiple ownership inscriptions and manuscript annotations spanning several centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3090\" data-end=\"3228\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eVisible inscriptions appear to include eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ownership entries, family records, calculations, and signatures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3230\" data-end=\"3264\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOne inscription appears to record:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"3266\" data-end=\"3305\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3268\" data-end=\"3283\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\"John Bland...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3305\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eJanuary 5th, 1732\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3307\" data-end=\"3372\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAdditional names and ownership marks remain for further research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"8ei3t1\" data-start=\"3379\" data-end=\"3404\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"ksoky6\" data-start=\"3406\" data-end=\"3425\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEngland in 1577\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3427\" data-end=\"3547\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis Bible was printed during the reign of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"3470\" data-end=\"3491\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth I\u003c\/span\u003e, only nineteen years after her accession to the throne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3549\" data-end=\"3857\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEngland was emerging from decades of religious conflict following the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth herself. The Protestant Reformation had transformed English religious life, and access to Scripture in the English language had become a defining feature of the new Church of England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3859\" data-end=\"3887\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWhen this Bible was printed:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3889\" data-end=\"4199\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7qsxi7\" data-start=\"3889\" data-end=\"3948\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare was approximately thirteen years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dgc293\" data-start=\"3949\" data-end=\"4021\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSir Francis Drake was preparing for his circumnavigation of the globe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"xiwpul\" data-start=\"4022\" data-end=\"4062\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Spanish Armada had not yet sailed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yc0gdk\" data-start=\"4063\" data-end=\"4128\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eJamestown and Plymouth Colony were still decades in the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1og7yna\" data-start=\"4129\" data-end=\"4199\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe King James Bible would not appear for another thirty-four years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1i5vtmp\" data-start=\"4206\" data-end=\"4226\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4228\" data-end=\"4394\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eFirst produced by English Protestant exiles in Geneva during the reign of Mary I, the Geneva Bible became the most influential English Bible of the sixteenth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4396\" data-end=\"4449\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIt introduced many innovations now taken for granted:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4451\" data-end=\"4593\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1890qv3\" data-start=\"4451\" data-end=\"4488\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eNumbered verses throughout the text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1yvgy7j\" data-start=\"4489\" data-end=\"4512\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExtensive study notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cuzj4e\" data-start=\"4513\" data-end=\"4531\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCross references\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4uoqdn\" data-start=\"4532\" data-end=\"4556\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eMaps and illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"j8m2rh\" data-start=\"4557\" data-end=\"4593\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eRoman type rather than blackletter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4595\" data-end=\"4625\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIt was the preferred Bible of:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4627\" data-end=\"4702\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8etf4c\" data-start=\"4627\" data-end=\"4645\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEnglish Puritans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4xo1y4\" data-start=\"4646\" data-end=\"4670\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eScottish Presbyterians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1u53uwi\" data-start=\"4671\" data-end=\"4702\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eMany early American colonists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4704\" data-end=\"4810\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible remained enormously popular even after the publication of the King James Version in 1611.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"uyrluk\" data-start=\"4817\" data-end=\"4839\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eChristopher Barker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4841\" data-end=\"4917\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eChristopher Barker was among the most important printers in English history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4919\" data-end=\"5043\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAs Queen Elizabeth's Royal Printer, he possessed exclusive rights to print many official English Bibles and religious texts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5045\" data-end=\"5218\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHis imprint appears on some of the finest surviving English Bibles of the late sixteenth century, and his editions remain highly sought after by collectors and institutions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5045\" data-end=\"5218\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5238\" data-end=\"5327\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCondition consistent with a heavily used devotional volume over more than four centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5329\" data-end=\"5355\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eObserved features include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5357\" data-end=\"5528\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wsngmg\" data-start=\"5357\" data-end=\"5377\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eGeneral age toning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wsngmg\" data-start=\"5357\" data-end=\"5377\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eFront cover has ancient book worm holes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hb39fu\" data-start=\"5378\" data-end=\"5389\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEdge wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wz40y6\" data-start=\"5390\" data-end=\"5410\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eScattered staining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"fmatep\" data-start=\"5411\" data-end=\"5424\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOld repairs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10leuav\" data-start=\"5425\" data-end=\"5467\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eLosses to portions of preliminary leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vaa51k\" data-start=\"5468\" data-end=\"5482\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBinding wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wat08\" data-start=\"5483\" data-end=\"5507\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOwnership inscriptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"92vc9l\" data-start=\"5508\" data-end=\"5528\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePeriod annotations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5530\" data-end=\"5631\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe volume remains an impressive and highly displayable example of an early English Protestant Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5633\" data-end=\"5764\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePlease examine the photographs carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5633\" data-end=\"5764\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWeight - 2.6KG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHeight - 29cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWidth - 18.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThickness - 10cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53883828994387,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7760.jpg?v=1780138233"},{"product_id":"1592-geneva-breeches-bible","title":"1592 Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOffered here is an authentic late 16th-century Geneva Bible, one of the most influential English-language Bibles ever printed. This example contains a New Testament title page dated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1592\u003c\/span\u003e, printed in London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to Queen Elizabeth I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible was the Bible of the English Reformation and was the preferred Bible of English Protestants for decades before the publication of the King James Version in 1611. It was carried by many of the early settlers who would later establish the English colonies in North America and was widely read throughout the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis substantial folio volume retains its characteristic black-letter type, extensive marginal commentary, concordances, and numerous period features that made the Geneva Bible famous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eNotable Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eGenuine late 16th-century Geneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eNew Testament title page dated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1592\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePrinted in London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBlack-letter (Gothic) typography throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExtensive Geneva marginal notes and commentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIncludes concordances and reference tables\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eContemporary or near-contemporary period annotations and children drawings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBound in an early leather binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSurviving NT title page and text leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible occupies a unique place in English history. Produced by Protestant scholars who had fled England during the reign of Queen Mary I, the translation first appeared in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1560.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIt became:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Bible used by English Puritans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Bible read by many of Shakespeare's contemporaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Bible carried by the Pilgrims and many early colonists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOne of the first English Bibles to feature extensive study notes and verse numbering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIts marginal notes reflected the theological views of the Protestant Reformation and were sometimes controversial, contributing to the eventual commissioning of the King James Bible by King James I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEngland in 1592. The World of This Bible:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWhen this Bible was printed in 1592, England was in the midst of the Elizabethan Age, one of the most transformative periods in English history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth I Reigned:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEngland was governed by Queen Elizabeth I, whose reign brought relative stability after decades of religious turmoil. Protestantism had become firmly established, and the Geneva Bible was among the most widely read books in the kingdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Spanish Armada Had Recently Been Defeated:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOnly four years earlier, in 1588, England defeated the Spanish Armada, a defining event that strengthened England's position as a rising Protestant power and fuelled national confidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eShakespeare Was Beginning His Career:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAround the time this Bible was printed, William Shakespeare was emerging as a playwright in London. Many of the biblical phrases and language familiar to Elizabethan audiences came from the Geneva Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExploration and the New World:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEnglish exploration of North America was accelerating. The failed Roanoke Colony had recently been established, and within a generation English settlers would carry Geneva Bibles to the New World.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eReligious Upheaval:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEurope remained deeply divided by the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Bibles such as this were central to religious life, education, and political debate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOwning and reading Scripture in English was a defining feature of Protestant culture, making volumes like this among the most important books of their age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eMissing Old testament title page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eUp to page 24 has damage (animals\/insects biting through?) Some text loss as a result\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHeavy wear to binding and spine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDetached and weakened boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEdge wear and corner losses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAge toning and staining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSome page losses and damage to individual leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePeriod annotations and pen trials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eGeneral wear expected from centuries of use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWeight - 1.42KG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHeight - 22cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWidth - 16.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThickness -6.3cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54031885926739,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7907.jpg?v=1781796914"},{"product_id":"1583-geneva-new-testament-bible","title":"1583 Geneva New Testament Bible","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"589\"\u003eAn authentic Elizabethan printing of the Geneva New Testament, printed in London in 1583 by Christopher Barker, Royal Printer to Queen Elizabeth I. This edition represents one of the most influential English translations of the Scriptures produced during the English Reformation and predates the King James Bible by twenty-eight years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"865\"\u003eIssued as a New Testament only, this was a common and intentional format in the sixteenth century. Separate New Testaments were popular among clergy, students, merchants, and travellers because they were less expensive and considerably more portable than complete Bibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"946\"\u003eThe volume contains the distinctive features that made the Geneva Bible famous:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7ez5hw\" data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"980\"\u003eDecorative woodcut title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hzww2v\" data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1024\"\u003eExtensive Protestant marginal commentary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1x9095s\" data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eCross references.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"nbblmd\" data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1065\"\u003eChapter summaries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"id8dma\" data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1084\"\u003eVerse numbering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"189dino\" data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1129\"\u003eRoman type with italicized supplied words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ts4i93\" data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1226\"\u003eTranslation based directly upon the Greek text and the best Reformation scholarship available.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eThe title page reads in part:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003eThe Newe Testament of our Lord Iesus Christ... conferred diligently with the Greeke, and best approved translations in divers languages... Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes Maiestie.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1rl2qad\" data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1506\"\u003ePhysical Description\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"x8vhu5\" data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1543\"\u003eLondon: Christopher Barker, 1583.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"oi4uhv\" data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1603\"\u003eFull leather binding (later, probably twentieth century).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1v51m3k\" data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003eOriginal sixteenth-century text block.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17vqozn\" data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1688\"\u003eDecorative engraved woodcut title border.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"uh6hx3\" data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1719\"\u003eComplete title page present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"p0qrjo\" data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003eMarginal annotations throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"123eyq8\" data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eContemporary typography in excellent impression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1n4s9ah\" data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003eNumerous early printed cross references and commentary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"2097\"\u003eThe present binding is an attractive later rebinding executed to preserve the text block. While not original to the volume, it has protected the book well and allows the sixteenth-century leaves to remain in notably sound condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2290\"\u003eCondition is very good for a book approaching 450 years of age, with expected age toning, light staining, and normal evidence of handling but no obvious major losses visible from examination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"2ah60e\" data-start=\"2297\" data-end=\"2320\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2322\" data-end=\"2389\"\u003eFew English books have had greater influence than the Geneva Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2611\"\u003eProduced by English Protestant scholars during the reign of Queen Mary I while living in exile at Geneva, Switzerland, the translation first appeared in 1560 and quickly became the preferred Bible of English Protestants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2613\" data-end=\"2672\"\u003eUnlike earlier English Bibles, the Geneva Bible introduced:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2674\" data-end=\"2818\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fpuumr\" data-start=\"2674\" data-end=\"2712\"\u003enumbered verses throughout the text,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11wpe14\" data-start=\"2713\" data-end=\"2742\"\u003edetailed explanatory notes,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4nd26w\" data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2773\"\u003esystematic cross references,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"if1j4s\" data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"2818\"\u003epractical study aids for ordinary readers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2820\" data-end=\"2873\"\u003eIt became the household Bible of Elizabethan England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2875\" data-end=\"2935\"\u003eAmong those who almost certainly used the Geneva Bible were:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"3026\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1sa643b\" data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"2958\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1woj4lg\" data-start=\"2959\" data-end=\"2972\"\u003eJohn Bunyan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"107zhpe\" data-start=\"2973\" data-end=\"2990\"\u003eOliver Cromwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17z81as\" data-start=\"2991\" data-end=\"3026\"\u003eThe Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3028\" data-end=\"3287\"\u003eKing James I strongly disliked many of the Geneva Bible's marginal notes, particularly those discussing kings and civil authority. His dissatisfaction with those annotations became one of the principal reasons for commissioning the King James Version in 1604.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3289\" data-end=\"3441\"\u003eThis 1583 edition was printed only five years before the defeat of the Spanish Armada and twenty-eight years before publication of the King James Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"bcr5oc\" data-start=\"3448\" data-end=\"3468\"\u003eChristopher Barker\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3470\" data-end=\"3595\"\u003eChristopher Barker served as the official Printer to Queen Elizabeth I and held the royal patent for printing English Bibles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3597\" data-end=\"3772\"\u003eHis press produced many of the finest Elizabethan Bible editions, and Barker's Geneva Bibles are among the most sought-after surviving English Bibles of the sixteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"8fjg7c\" data-start=\"3779\" data-end=\"3809\"\u003eThe Handwritten Inscriptions\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3811\" data-end=\"3924\"\u003eInserted at the front of the volume is a manuscript page containing several paragraphs of handwritten commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4115\" data-end=\"4273\"\u003eIt appears to be an antiquarian collector's essay discussing the historical significance of the Geneva Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4275\" data-end=\"4302\"\u003eSubjects addressed include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4304\" data-end=\"4674\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sdsmqe\" data-start=\"4304\" data-end=\"4354\"\u003eChristopher Barker as Queen Elizabeth's printer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ru9w8e\" data-start=\"4355\" data-end=\"4398\"\u003eThe importance of the Geneva translation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2kx4n1\" data-start=\"4399\" data-end=\"4450\"\u003eComparison with earlier and later English Bibles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wdirz3\" data-start=\"4451\" data-end=\"4509\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible's popularity among English Protestants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"txma39\" data-start=\"4510\" data-end=\"4575\"\u003eReferences to Shakespeare and the influence of the Geneva text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18j5ofg\" data-start=\"4576\" data-end=\"4633\"\u003eObservations concerning the translation from the Greek.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"9oezej\" data-start=\"4634\" data-end=\"4674\"\u003eRemarks on the Protestant annotations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4676\" data-end=\"4955\"\u003eAlthough not contemporary with the printing of the book, the manuscript represents an interesting piece of the volume's collecting history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"5ek4xz\" data-start=\"5058\" data-end=\"5083\"\u003eCollecting Significance\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5220\" data-end=\"5284\"\u003eParticularly desirable features present in this example include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5286\" data-end=\"5498\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"xfbdnw\" data-start=\"5286\" data-end=\"5308\"\u003eOriginal title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1bmkmwf\" data-start=\"5309\" data-end=\"5326\"\u003eSharp printing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14mar9j\" data-start=\"5327\" data-end=\"5359\"\u003eExtensive marginal commentary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1e55yjt\" data-start=\"5360\" data-end=\"5398\"\u003eGood preservation of the text block.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7vywyl\" data-start=\"5399\" data-end=\"5441\"\u003eAttractive protective leather rebinding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1oiyova\" data-start=\"5442\" data-end=\"5498\"\u003eHistorical manuscript notes preserved with the volume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight - 455g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight - 22cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth - 16.5cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness - 2.3cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54129692344659,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8029.jpg?v=1782677131"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/collections\/the-breeches-collection-geneva-bibles.oembed","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}