{"product_id":"pocket-kjv-bible-dated-1764-w-inscriptions-volume-1-of-2","title":"Pocket KJV Bible Dated 1764 w\/ inscriptions, volume 1 of 2","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"344\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOffered is an authentic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"197\"\u003e1764 King James Version Holy Bible\u003c\/span\u003e, printed in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"233\"\u003eEdinburgh, Scotland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"281\"\u003eAlexander Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer\u003c\/span\u003e, one of the foremost royal printers of the eighteenth century.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"655\"\u003eThis charming pocket-sized Bible is bound in its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"440\"\u003eoriginal gilt-tooled calf leather binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith decorative floral and Greek key tooling on the spine. Measuring only a few inches tall, it was intended for personal devotion and travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"750\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe title page is present and dated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"712\"\u003eMDCCLXIV (1764)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand includes the traditional wording:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"894\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"894\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"894\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments... Newly translated out of the Original Tongues... Appointed to be Read in Churches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe volume retains its original period binding with attractive honest wear acquired over more than 260 years. The leather remains supple, the boards are attached, and the text block is solid. The spine shows expected loss at the head and general wear consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1341\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSeveral nineteenth-century ownership inscriptions and handwritten notes appear on the endpapers, adding to the book's history and evidence of generations of devotional use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1695\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"75c3ic\" data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePrinted in Edinburgh by Alexander Kincaid in 1764\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rsdtq1\" data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOriginal gilt-tooled calf leather binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ohsso9\" data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOriginal title page present\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19ps788\" data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eContemporary decorative spine tooling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8w2bpz\" data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1547\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBoards remain attached\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y78xpq\" data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1574\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eText block remains solid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ej4xe\" data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExpected wear to spine and corners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qo63zf\" data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1635\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAge toning throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qs3x7j\" data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1695\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHandwritten ownership inscriptions and notes on endpapers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"2006\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1713\"\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis Bible is one volume of 2. It ends in Proverbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hlyorq\" data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2039\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2373\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis Bible was printed during the reign of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2103\"\u003eKing George III\u003c\/span\u003e, only one year after the conclusion of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2167\"\u003eSeven Years' War\u003c\/span\u003e. Britain had emerged as the dominant global power, and Scotland was experiencing a flourishing period of printing and publishing centred in Edinburgh.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2403\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWhen this Bible was printed:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2405\" data-end=\"2894\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q7wzsp\" data-start=\"2405\" data-end=\"2522\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2411\" data-end=\"2462\"\u003eAmerican colonies were still under British rule\u003c\/span\u003e, more than a decade before the Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yzec7z\" data-start=\"2523\" data-end=\"2630\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2525\" data-end=\"2546\"\u003eGeorge Washington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a Virginia planter and former military officer, not yet a revolutionary leader.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1p1f2zo\" data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2669\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2643\"\u003eMozart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas only eight years old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qe90l7\" data-start=\"2670\" data-end=\"2742\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2676\" data-end=\"2701\"\u003eIndustrial Revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas just beginning to transform Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yl16bw\" data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2894\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEdinburgh was one of Europe's leading intellectual centres during the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2815\" data-end=\"2841\"\u003eScottish Enlightenment\u003c\/span\u003e, home to thinkers such as David Hume and Adam Smith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2896\" data-end=\"3156\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePocket Bibles like this one were treasured personal possessions, often carried daily by merchants, travellers, ministers, and ordinary families.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2896\" data-end=\"3156\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWeight - 165g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHeight - 12.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWidth - 7.8cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThickness - 2.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256298885459,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_8154.jpg?v=1783680005","url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/products\/pocket-kjv-bible-dated-1764-w-inscriptions-volume-1-of-2","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}