{"product_id":"1625-kjv-bible-with-extensive-provenance","title":"1625 KJV Bible with extensive provenance","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"178\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"442\"\u003eAn authentic early King James Version Bible printed in London by the King's Printers Bonham Norton and John Bill, representing the 1625 issue .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"696\"\u003eThis is a substantial and historically appealing copy retaining its original seventeenth-century character, with numerous early ownership inscriptions, contemporary ancillary material, and an old calf binding preserving evidence of its original clasps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"880\"\u003eUnlike many surviving examples that have undergone heavy restoration, this Bible remains an honest, well-used historical volume that clearly served as a family Bible for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"z7nm82\" data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"911\"\u003eBibliographic Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"980\"\u003eTitle: The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1038\"\u003eTranslation: King James Version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1126\"\u003ePrinters: Bonham Norton \u0026amp; John Bill, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003ePlace: London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1199\"\u003eIssue: Commonly identified as the 1625 issue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eBible Colophon:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1308\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1308\"\u003eImprinted at London by Bonham Norton and John Bill...\u003cbr data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eAnno Dom. MDCXXIIII\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1432\"\u003eAs was common in the seventeenth century, separately printed components were assembled together when the volume was bound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1447\"\u003eIncluded are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1571\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15ahq4j\" data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003eBible text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dhgn4k\" data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003eTwo Right Profitable and Fruitful Concordances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hl0gdi\" data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1571\"\u003eWhole Book of Psalms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1679\"\u003eThis combination is entirely consistent with authentic early seventeenth-century English Bible production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1aex439\" data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1697\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1760\"\u003eA solid, unrestored example showing centuries of careful use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1fzvipu\" data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1773\"\u003eMissing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kik86x\" data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1801\"\u003eOld Testament title page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ltg288\" data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003eEarly Genesis leaves through most of Genesis Chapter 27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ltg288\" data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003eGeneaologies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003eThe Bible begins during Genesis 27.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1974\"\u003eThe New Testament is present, ending correctly with the Revelation colophon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1976\" data-end=\"2021\"\u003eThe Concordances and Psalms are also present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"bs9zvr\" data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2039\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2078\"\u003eBound in old calf over wooden boards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2097\"\u003eFeatures include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2247\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zamxga\" data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2113\"\u003eraised bands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"156at8x\" data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2138\"\u003eblind panel decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qe9k78\" data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2174\"\u003eevidence of original metal clasps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13folnk\" data-start=\"2175\" data-end=\"2200\"\u003eold spine repair\/reback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"z5bfs0\" data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2247\"\u003eattractive patina from centuries of handling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2348\"\u003eThe first surviving Genesis leaf shows heavy wear consistent with long exposure prior to rebinding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"18f30mu\" data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2367\"\u003eInterior\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2369\" data-end=\"2595\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"t6myqz\" data-start=\"2369\" data-end=\"2419\"\u003eNumerous early manuscript ownership inscriptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"infy0l\" data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2458\"\u003eContemporary reader's marginal marks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"124r46y\" data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2491\"\u003eAge toning and expected foxing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"9oxgmz\" data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2524\"\u003eSome edge wear and small tears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yaue8v\" data-start=\"2525\" data-end=\"2595\"\u003eOverall remarkably sound for a Bible approaching four centuries old.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1fxedb3\" data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"2614\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2748\"\u003eThe Bible contains numerous historical ownership inscriptions dating from at least the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2750\" data-end=\"2793\"\u003eVisible inscriptions include names such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2907\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hy4k6a\" data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2812\"\u003eWilliam Jackson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6dpnhc\" data-start=\"2813\" data-end=\"2840\"\u003eJohn (multiple times)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10eicf4\" data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2907\"\u003eAdditional partially legible surnames requiring further research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2909\" data-end=\"3013\"\u003eOne inscription appears to reference Derby, suggesting an early connection with Derby or Derbyshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3015\" data-end=\"3124\"\u003eSeveral ownership inscriptions remain to be fully deciphered and may reward additional genealogical research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3126\" data-end=\"3235\"\u003eThese handwritten entries represent primary historical evidence documenting generations of ownership and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1ikv8us\" data-start=\"3242\" data-end=\"3262\"\u003eClaimed Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3264\" data-end=\"3373\"\u003eIncluded with the Bible is a modern handwritten genealogy card attributing ownership to the Bryer family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3375\" data-end=\"3415\"\u003eThe card proposes the following descent:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3417\" data-end=\"3442\"\u003eRichard Bryer (1680–1719)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3444\" data-end=\"3445\"\u003e↓\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3447\" data-end=\"3451\"\u003eJohn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3453\" data-end=\"3454\"\u003e↓\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3456\" data-end=\"3462\"\u003eJoseph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3464\" data-end=\"3465\"\u003e↓\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3467\" data-end=\"3473\"\u003eJoseph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3476\"\u003e↓\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3478\" data-end=\"3484\"\u003eMartha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3486\" data-end=\"3487\"\u003e↓\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3489\" data-end=\"3495\"\u003eThomas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3497\" data-end=\"3498\"\u003e↓\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3500\" data-end=\"3506\"\u003eJoseph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3508\" data-end=\"3509\"\u003e↓\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3511\" data-end=\"3514\"\u003eTom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3516\" data-end=\"3517\"\u003e↓\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3519\" data-end=\"3526\"\u003eRichard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3528\" data-end=\"3538\"\u003eand notes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"3540\" data-end=\"3568\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3542\" data-end=\"3568\"\u003e\"Bible 1767 Richard Bryer\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3570\" data-end=\"3652\"\u003eI cannot verify this genealogy, as such it should be regarded as unverified family provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"8ei3t1\" data-start=\"4061\" data-end=\"4086\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4088\" data-end=\"4241\"\u003eThis volume represents one of the earliest generations of King James Bibles, printed only about fifteen years after the first Authorized Version of 1611.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4243\" data-end=\"4261\"\u003eIts survival with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4263\" data-end=\"4388\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"l12krt\" data-start=\"4263\" data-end=\"4283\"\u003eearly Concordances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3n6unl\" data-start=\"4284\" data-end=\"4301\"\u003emetrical Psalms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cw9nv9\" data-start=\"4302\" data-end=\"4339\"\u003ecenturies of ownership inscriptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1olxejy\" data-start=\"4340\" data-end=\"4353\"\u003eold binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tqp802\" data-start=\"4354\" data-end=\"4388\"\u003eevidence of continued family use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4390\" data-end=\"4515\"\u003emakes it an appealing example for collectors of early English printing, Biblical history, and seventeenth-century provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4517\" data-end=\"4669\"\u003eRather than a pristine 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