Description: THE AUTHORIZED (KING JAMES)VERSION OF THE BIBLE Early Printing of the Most Significant Text in the Western World London, 1634 The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New; London: Robert Parker, and the Assignes of John Bill, 1634. Quarto (App. 8.75 x 7 in). An affordable copy of an early printing of the King James Bible. Bound in contemporary seventeenth century calf. Lacking A1 (general title) and 2U8 (Apocrypha, I Maccabees 5-6), binding worn, leaves closely trimmed in places with headlines, side-notes, catchwords and signature-marks frequently shaved, main text occasionally affected (e.g. quire 2Q, Apocrypha), intermittent damp-staining to foot, occasional chips and tears especially to rear of NT, a few leaves tipped in or otherwise repaired, closed transverse tear in 2U4 closed tear, chips to lower fore corners of 3I1 and 3I5 costing a few words. [Darlow & Moule 490; STC 2131b] Note: 'A new form of quarto Bible in black-letter' (Darlow & Moule). _____________________________________ Items listed on eBay are merely representative of our broader inventory. We specialize in early printed Bibles in English, with a particular focus on first editions and other significant printings. Our stock includes a wide range of Tyndale New Testaments, as well as first editions of the Coverdale Bible (1535), the Matthews Bible (1537), the Great Bible (1539), the Geneva Bible (1560), the Bishops Bible (1568) and the King James Bible (1611). Please do not hesitate to enquire regarding other early printed books and manuscripts.
Price: 2250 USD
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
End Time: 2024-08-08T01:44:18.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Christianity, Bibles
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1634
