10th Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Holy Bible - Bishop’s Version.
[The Holy Byble, conteyning the olde Testament and the New. Set foorth by aucthoritie … ].
1575, ‘Bishops version’ Bible, folio in eights, lacking General title page, date from NT title, commences with A1, the First book of Moses (Genesis). Register A-M8, N6, 2A-2T8, 3A-3S8, T6, 3V6, 4A-4M8, 4N7; NT. A-R8. Text maps and illustrations. Lacking all preliminary leaves, also lacking 4N8 (possibly a blank as no obvious loss) and NT R9-10 (no obvious loss, possibly a colophon), [register compared with Herbert 139].
Some staining and tanning, Margins trimmed close with some cropping of marginal notes and head titles, NT G7 trimmed into bottom line of text. A1 parted from text block, 3A2 3J1 and NT A2 torn with loss, loss to NT A8 replaced by manuscript.
Marginal tears, some entering text, occasional loss of marginal notes, loss to very bottom edge of 4K1, small hole in 2J2 and 4J4.
Minor annotation to 2K1, 2M2, 2O8, 2P8, 2Q1, 2R2-4, 3A8, 3G6, NT F8, M4 and R8, heavier annotation to blank leaf 2T8, blank verso of Apocrypha title and blank area of NT C1. [Bound with]
Sternhold (Thomas) and Hopkins (John), The Whole Booke of Psalmes …
Companie of Stationers, 1625, A-O6, P1 plus two worn leaves (incomplete after P1), tanning and marginal staining, annotation to blank A4v, hole in G4.
Well worn panelled leather binding, back-strip disintegrating, upper board held by strings.
Sold for £1,380
Estimated at £400 - £600
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 10th Apr, 2024
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