1661 KING JAMES HOLY BIBLE COMPLETE ANTIQUE RARE FINE LEATHER BINDING THICK 4TO

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1661 KING JAMES HOLY BIBLE COMPLETE ANTIQUE RARE FINE LEATHER BINDING THICK 4TO:
$1350.00

PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

EXQUISITE

GENUINE 357 YEAR OLD

*KING JAMES BIBLE*PRINTED BY

CHRISTOPHER BARKER & HENRY HILLS

PRINTERS TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

LONDON

1661 !

* QUARTO EDITION *

PRINTED WITH ROMAN TYPE FONT

MEASURES

9 \" x 7\" x 3 \" THICK OVERALL

A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY ENGLISH RESTORATION PERIOD

KING JAMES BIBLE

HERBERT # 672

D & M #532

COLLATION AND CONDITION

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THESACRAMENTS,AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES, OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; WITH THEPSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID, lacks title page andall before A2, unpaginated, signed A2- N2, printed in both Roman and blackletter type font, features an act for uniformity of common and public prayers,concerning the service of the church, a table of the moveable feasts calculatedfor 40 years, the calendar, proper lessons to be read, lessons proper for theholy days, the order for morning and evening prayer, the litany, the collects,the communion, public and private baptism, of matrimony, visitation andcommunion of the sick, burial of the dead, churching of women, child birth, The Psalter or Psalms of David, child birth, the gun powder treason,King Charles Martyr. , King Charles birth and return and more, final page with the annex of theBook of Common Prayer by Edward Nicholas featuring the royal crest of CHARLESR. NO loose or torn pages, paper is strong, supple and clean , virtually freefrom damp staining with only occasional minor soiling, clean gutters, strongcorners and straight edges, good margins all around, the first six leaves withblank margins cropped with no loss of text, Very Good !,

GENERAL TITLE PAGE, 1 page, THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENTAND THE NEW. NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TOUNGESAND WITH THE FORMERTRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED BY HIS MAJESTY’S SPECIALCOMMANDMENT. APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES. LONDON. PRINTED BY CHRISTOPHERBARKER PRINTER TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.ANNO DOM 1661., A full pagearchitectural engraving by P. Williamson, Sculp., featuring the royal crest ontop flanked by two fruited urns and King David kneeling playing his harp at thebottom. a very clean, crisp and bold impression, verso is blank and clean,Perfect! COMPLETE.

KING JAMES DEDICATION, 2 pages, features a large floriatedinitial, very clean and crisp, PERFECT !, COMPLETE.

THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READERS, 13 pages, the forward, opening pagewith a beautiful floriated initial, the first 6 pages are bound here with thefinal 7 pages curiously misbound within the Book of Common Prayer, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, suppleand clean, good margins all around, virtually free from damp staining & soiling, cleangutters, strong corners and straight edges, Very Good !, COMPLETE.

THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEWTESTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR CHAPTERS, 1 page, the table of contents, alsocuriously misbound within the Book of Common Prayer, Very clean, PERFECT!, COMPLETE.

THE OLD TESTAMENT, un-paginated, signed B1 to Ppp4, 52 lines of Roman type font to the full page, Featuresbeautiful floriated book initials throughout, NO loose,torn or missing pages, paper is strong, supple and clean, good margins allaround trimmed tight to the running headlines at times, virtually free fromdamp staining with only occasional minor soiling, clean gutters, strong cornersand straight edges, Very Good !, COMPLETE.

THE APOCRYPHA, un-paginated, signed Qqq-Gggg2, 52lines of Roman type font to the full page, opening page features afloriated chapter initial, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong,supple and clean with some age toning, good margins all around, virtually freefrom damp staining and soiling, clean gutters, strong corners and straightedges, Very Good !, COMPLETE.

NEW TESTAMENT TITLE PAGE, 1 page, THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OURLORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK: ANDWITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED: BY HIS MAJESTY’SSPECIAL COMMAND. APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES.LONDON, PRINTED BY HENRYHILLS, ANNO DOM.1661., features a royal central woodcut, slight ink bleedthrough from the hand written family register on the verso, the register has 18thcentury entries belonging to the Moyle family, Historic!, COMPLETE.

THE NEW TESTAMENT, un-paginated, signed A1-T4, 52 lines of Roman typefont to the full page, features a floriated initial on the opening page, NOloose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, supple and clean, good marginsall around trimmed tight to the running headlines at times, virtually free fromdamp staining with only occasional minor soiling, has some age toning, colophondated 1661, Just Wonderful!, COMPLETE.

THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMES TITLE PAGE, 1 page, THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMSCOLLECTED INTO ENGLISH METRE…..LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE COMPANY OFSTATIONERS.1661., features two scripture verses from James 5 and Colossians 3,a small cherubic woodcut and a fleur-de-lis borders, verso blank and clean, Perfect !, COMPLETE.

THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMES COLLECTED INTO ENGLISH METER…, paginated 1- 122 mis-numbered at times followed by 3 pages ofprayers and a 1 page table of the psalms , virtually free of soiling,no staining,excellent wide margins all around, straight edges, strong corners, cleangutters, NO ripped, torn, loose or missing pages, paper is strong supple, bright andvery clean, ends with “FINIS”, very rare to be found complete, Just Amazing !, COMPLETE.

100% TEXTUALLY COMPLETE

**ABOUT THE BINDING**

THIS BIBLE IS WONDERFULLY BOUND IN FULL MEDIUM BROWN LEATHER. THE COVERS ARE BLIND STAMPED IN THE CAMBRIDGE STYLE. THE SPINE HAS BEEN SYMPATHETICALLY REBACKED. IT IS SLIGHTLY CONCAVE AND FEATURES 5 RAISED CORDS CREATING SIX COMPARTMENTS THAT HAVE NICELY BLIND STAMPED MEDALLIONS. FRONT AND REAR, INNER AND OUTER HINGES ARE STRONG, SOLID AND ARE NOT SPLIT OR CRACKED. PLAIN END PAPERS HAVE SOME ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS.

*A WORD FROM THE CONSERVATOR*This Bible hasundergoneapage by page comprehensive paper conservationleaving no condition concerns or further actions required . Many newer collectors often call into question the authenticity of our Bibles because of their outstanding , fine condition. As with any item of age, value is determined according to condition-condition-condition ! Each and every leaf is guaranteed authentic as intended by the original printer.Thisancient 17th century treasureis NOT a replica, reproduction, facsimile, reprint or forgery. The fine art of hand bookbinding is alive and well in 2018. We strive hard to acquire only those Bibles which we would like to collect ourselves, perform any needed restoration work professionally to archival standards and present them to you free from concerns. There has been much discussion regarding the addition of this volume to our permanent collection ! Antiquarian Bibles continue to increase in value-In fact, they have done so at about ten percent per year over the last ten years making them a sensible addition to any portfolio . A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE!ANOTHER QUALITY ANTIQUARIAN BIBLE FROM
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