King James Bibles from Dungeness Books

London: Robert Barker and Assigns of John Bill, 1642. 8vo (6.5" x 4.25"). 3 vols. A complete octavo King James Bible in in attractive polished calf. Text is interleaved throughout with nineteenth century ownership inscriptions. Description: The general title page (1642) with wood engraving featuring the four evangelists surrounded by the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures… Ler mais sobre este item

London: John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1676. 8vo (6.75" x 4.5"). A lovely Restoration Bible with a complete King James Version text all ruled in red. The binding is contemporary with metalwork, decorated boards, and fully functional claps. Description: Engraved architectural title page (1676) with red ruling throughout. Text in two column Roman font. Without Apocrypha as issued. Printed New… Ler mais sobre este item

The Illuminated Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments… embellished with sixteen hundred historical engravings… New York: Harper and Brothers, 1846. Folio (13" x 10.25" x 3.5"). A well-preserved famous 1846 Harper Illuminated Bible. Beautiful gilt decorated front and back cover with over 1600 engravings throughout. Professionally re-backed and restored. Dated 1846 with, at foot of title, "entered ... in the… Ler mais sobre este item

Summary London: Robert Barker, 1611. Pulpit Folio (15 x 10.25 in). The editio princeps of the King James Bible – the crowning jewel of English Bible versions and one of the most important books in all literature. Description General title page in facsimile. Calendar printed in red and black. Text in large two column black letter type with 59 lines to the full… Ler mais sobre este item

Summary London: Robert Barker, 1615. 4to (9 x 7 in). A complete and early 1614-15 quarto King James Bible in attractively rebound dark calf. Text is printed in black letter and is bound with the Book of Common Prayer, Genealogies, Tables, and Whole Book of Psalms. Description The Book of Common Prayer largely incomplete with only the Psalms remaining. The Genealogies with printed… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Robert Barker, 1612. Quarto (8.25 x 6.5 in). A complete 1612 King James Bible – the first edition in quarto. Bound with the Book of Common Prayer, Genealogies, Map, and Psalter with all title pages. An attractive copy that has been beautifully rebound with a custom matching clamshell. Description The Book of Common Prayer lacks the title page and the prelims.… Ler mais sobre este item

Summary London: Robert Barker, 1613. 4to (8.25 x 6.5 in). The first quarto King James Bible in black letter type. Complete Bible text rebound in modern calf with the Genealogies, Tables, and Psalter. A nice He Bible which closely follows the 1611 first edition folio. Description General title page (1613) engraved within woodcut border comprising twenty-four compartments showing the tents of the twelve… Ler mais sobre este item

Summary: London: Robert Barker, 1640. Pulpit folio (16 x 10.5 in). The last of the 1611 King James pulpit folios with 59-lines to the full column. Complete preliminaries with Calendar and Almanac printed in red and black. The Bible text is complete, and each chapter begins with a woodcut initial. Most consider the fifth folio the finest in the series… Ler mais sobre este item

Summary: Cambridge: John Field, 1663. 4to (9 x 7 in). A fine copy of a 1663 quarto King James Bible with a contemporary fore-edge painting. Bound in a contemporary ornate morocco binding with the provenance of Augustus Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton and Prime Minister between 1768-1770. Description: Begins with the Book of Common Prayer with title page (1663) within… Ler mais sobre este item

SUMMARY Cambridge: Thomas and John Buck, 1629. Folio (12 x 8 in). The FIRST EDITION of the King James Version printed at Cambridge. A small folio with complete Bible text expertly rebound in a contemporary style calf. Bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer and Psalter. DESCRIPTION The Book of Common Prayer begins with the Morning Prayers and is lightly stained… Ler mais sobre este item

SUMMARY London: Robert Barker, 1634. Folio (16 x 10.75 in). The fourth distinct folio edition of the 1611 King James Bible with 59-lines to the column. Complete preliminaries with Calendar printed in red and black. Both engraved titles present, with the general title in expert facsimile. The Bible text is complete, and each chapter begins with a woodcut initial. A rare… Ler mais sobre este item

SUMMARY London: John Baskett, 1717. Elephant folio (20.5 x 13 in). The famous and monumental "Vinegar Bible" also known as the "Baskett full of errors," and generally acknowledged as the most magnificent Bible printed in England. DESCRIPTION The text is the King James Version and was printed in large folio by John Baskett at Oxford in 1717-16. The volume is adorned with sixty… Ler mais sobre este item