Bible; English; Authorised Version
The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New
£630
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Newly translated out of the originall Tongues, and with ye Former translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties speciall command. Appointed to be read in Churches. Cambridge: printed by Tho. Buck, and Roger Daniel, Printers to the University of Cambridge. And are to be sold by Roger Daniel, at the Angell in Lumberstreet, London, 1638. Folio in sixes (35.6 x 22cm), c.1700 calf rebacked with original spine laid down, all edges gilt, engraved architectonic general title-page by William Marshall, New Testament with separate dated title-page, binding worn with evidence of old refurbishment, variable spotting to contents, frequent old repairs to lower margins throughout, engraved title spotted and with small section of loss to fore margin, OT with paper disruption to gutter of E5 affecting small area of text, 2P3-5 (Psalms) and 3S3 (Apocrypha - Baruch) torn with loss, spill-burn to 3T6 (I Maccabees), 3U6 shaved at foot, NT A4 chipped at upper inner corner, lacking A5-6, B4 with small section of loss to foot and with old repairs to extensive closed tear, C5 and I5 also torn with loss, R6 (final leaf) with loss to corner affecting headline only, contemporary editions of the Book of Common Prayer Psalms bound in at front and rear respectively (both defective) [Herbert 520]
Provenance
From the library of the Murrays of Dollerie, Crieff, Perthshire. Engraved bookplate of Murray Esqr of Crieff to front pastedown, with slip annotated ‘Anthony Murray Esqre, from Miss Munro with her best wishes’ pasted below; ownership inscription ‘Mr Robert Monro His Book’ to verso of general title-page; old marginalia to I Maccabees and II Maccabees.
Footnote
‘In this edition … favourably noticed by Kilburne, the work of correction begun in the folio Cambridge Bible of 1629 was carried further. The revisers took special pains to render uniform the use of italics; and they also introduced a certain numbers of new readings … This remained the standard text until the publication of Dr. Paris’ Cambridge edition of 1762' (Herbert).