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THE HOLY BIBLE
CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW: Newly translated out of the originall Tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties speciall command Appointed to be read in Churches.
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THE HOLY BIBLE
CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW: Newly translated out of the originall Tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties speciall command Appointed to be read in Churches.
Description:
WITH : The Book of Common Prayer.......... John Bill and Christopher Barker. London. 1664. Before the general title; AND : The Whole Book of Psalms........ Sternhold and Hopkins......... Printed for the Company of Stationers. Lonodn (sic). 1655. Bound at the end. COLLATED COMPLETE - In contemporary black calf, central panel gilt, all edges gilt, title to the BCP is damaged at the lower corner with some loss, the exposed corner of the succeeding leaf dust stained,some 25 leaves of the OT and NT with some damage, mostly to the margins with slight loss, a few leaves with small tears or holes in the text and the loss of a few characters, the final leaf of the Psalms very dusty and torn at the lower corner with slight loss, throughout there is the occasional mark and spot, some gatherings are strained though none is broken, the head of the spine is torn and is generally rubbed and abraded along the raised bands, overall a decent copy.
*HERBERT #606 variant B - the engraved title is not signed and the catchword to A2a is 'and'.
Printed by John Field. London.
Date Published: 1648. 4to.
Stock No. 61695
Price: £700.00