Lot 158
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[With the bookplate of Horace Walpole (1717-1797)]
The Holy Bible
Auction: 16 June 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
containing the Old and New Testaments. Oxford: printed by John Baskett, 1726[-25]. 4to (24.7 x 18.3cm), contemporary reddish-brown morocco panelled in gilt, rebacked with endpapers possibly renewed, engraved bookplate of Horace Walpole on front pastedown, three parts and the index are separately signed, N.T. title paged dated 1725, interleaved with plates from wholly engraved work 'The historical part of the Holy Bible ... in above two hundred historys curiously engrav'd by T. Cole' found in quarto bibles printed by Baskett from this period, lacking additional title page [Darlow & Moule, 974; ESTC T90359 & T130293];
[bound in at front] The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church. Oxford: printed by John Baskett, 1726. 4to , [30] leaves (final leaf = H2), with engraved frontispiece of King George I by T. Cole;
[bound in at end] The Whole Book of Psalms Collected into English Metre. London: printed by A. Wilde, 1725. 4to, lacking final two leaves (G1-2) containing 'Veni creator ...' and a table [ESTC T88802]
Footnote
PLEASE NOTE: LOT DESCRIPTION UPDATED 9/6/2026