Lot 433
Holy Bible, 1586
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, … with the Psalter of Psalms of David. Oxford 1679. With 64 unnumbered leaves, A-A8-B-B8-G-G8-H-H3, complete from A to H3, Finis. Continuous pagination. Prelims are loose, torn with loss.
WITH The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke … Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, .. 1586. pp: iv,1-434, complete. A2 Genesis Chapter III verse 7 identifying this edition as a 'Breeches' & Geneva Bible. Cut close with loss to fore-edge of a number of leaves, & some pages holed. Collates as the copy in NLS [2],434,[4], 441-554 leaves.
WITH The Newe Testament … Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker … 1586.
Pp: viii,441-544,[1], (The Ende), complete. Title page & following leaves holed, panel at tail of title page with, written in ink now browned, 'Georgias Carlill.me.Pend Ex dono patris. Lui:Hic. Anno Domi 1596 JP or JPW (initials??) Condition as Old Testament.
WITH Two Right Profitable and Fruitfull Concordances … Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, n.d. Collected by RFH (Robert F Herrey), Preface dated 1578, pp: A-A8-Ki-K8-Li-Lii, complete, 82 leaves. Signed in ink beneath Finis 'Thomas Carlill … his book', contemporary with the book & the son of the above 'Georgias'.
WITH The Whole Booke of Psalmes … London Printed by the Assignes of Richard Day 1585. Pp: A-A8-Bi-B8-Fi-F8-Gi, lacks G2 & G3.;
Geneva Bible, 8vo in collation, 4to in size, 1586. With Concordances 1578, Psalms 1585 and Common Prayer 1679., contemporary calf, text towards beginning loose and some margins frayed with loss, some soiling, binding very worn, lacks spine; sold not subject to return