{"product_id":"1634-kjv-bible-h486-w-two-general-title-pages","title":"1634 KJV Bible H486 W\/ Two General Title Pages","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e8vo (approximately 213 × 148 mm) Contemporary text printed in black letter with engraved architectural title pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAn early Stuart Authorized Version comprising:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Testament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApocrypha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Testament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook of Psalms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePresent:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral engraved title (1633)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond engraved general title (1633), inserted before The Translators to the Reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngraved New Testament title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete biblical text including the Apocrypha and Psalms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eAbsent:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeed's Genealogies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcordance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate Psalms title not present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBound in an sympathetic early (probably eighteenth-century) full calf binding, evidently replacing the original seventeenth-century binding. During this rebinding an additional genuine engraved general title page from another copy of the same edition was inserted before The Translators to the Reader, replacing or compensating for missing preliminary matter. The inserted title is an authentic seventeenth-century impression and not a later facsimile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ePaper remains remarkably clean with strong impressions throughout. Honest signs of use, scattered marginal wear, small tears and ownership inscriptions consistent with nearly four centuries of family ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProvenance\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eOne of the most appealing features of this copy is its unusually well-documented ownership history, preserving over 130 years of continuous family provenance within the Bullock family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ccode dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThomas Bullock\n(owner recorded 1780)\n        │\n        │\n(probable family succession)\n        │\nSamuel Hoar Bullock\nof Pickwell, Leicestershire\n        │\nPresented in 1842 to his nephew\n        │\nJohn Bullock\n17 Duke Street\nGrosvenor Square, London\n        │\n(descended through the Bullock family)\n        │\nJohn Edgar Bullock\ndescribed in 1913 as\n\"Great Grandson of the above\"\nPresented by his cousins\nA.M.B. \u0026amp; H.A.B.\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecorded inscriptions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003ec.1780\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThomas Bullock his Book\u003cbr\u003eDated 1780, with numerous contemporary ownership inscriptions, penmanship exercises and signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e1842 Presentation Inscription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eJohn Bullock\u003cbr\u003e17 Duke Street, Grosvenor Square\u003cbr\u003eThe Gift of his Uncle Samuel Hoar Bullock, Pickwell, Leicestershire.\u003cbr\u003e1842\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis inscription records the transfer of the Bible from Samuel Hoar Bullock of Pickwell, Leicestershire, to his nephew John Bullock in London, providing an unusually precise provenance including names, locations and date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e1913 Family Inscription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eJohn Edgar Bullock\u003cbr\u003eGreat Grandson of the above\u003cbr\u003eGiven by his Cousins A.M.B. \u0026amp; H.A.B.\u003cbr\u003e1913\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThis later inscription consciously preserves the family's understanding of the Bible's descent through successive generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBibliographical Notes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eA copy of Herbert 486, printed in 1633 by Robert Barker and the Assignes of John Bill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe present copy is notable for retaining two identical engraved general title pages. One serves as the opening title of the volume, while a second genuine engraved title has been inserted before The Translators to the Reader, almost certainly during the eighteenth-century rebinding. Such repairs were a common period method of restoring heavily used family Bibles and form part of the book's own historical narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough lacking the Genealogies, maps and Concordance called for by Herbert, the Bible retains its complete biblical text (including the Apocrypha and Psalms) and represents an honest, unrestored survival of a well-used seventeenth-century family Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight - 2.1KG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight - 22.6cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth - 19cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThickness - 7.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54099777552723,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7982.jpg?v=1782400619","url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/products\/1634-kjv-bible-h486-w-two-general-title-pages","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}