The Holy Bible

1611 King James Holy Bible First Edition, Fourth Issue 1634

PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION EXQUISITE GENUINE 390 YEAR OLD ** FIRST EDITION ** 1611 KING JAMES BIBLE, FOURTH DISTINCTIVE ISSUE PRINTED BY ROBERT BARKER AT LONDON IN 1634. 59 LINE BLACK LETTER PULPIT FOLIO. THE HISTORIC 1611 EDITION WAS ISSUED FIVE TIMES IN THIS FORMAT : 1611, 1613, 1617, 1634, 1640. HERBERT # 487, D & M # 376, STC # 2312. Measures 16 x 11 x 5 1/2 " thick with heavy boards. Text is complete without facsimiles. Newly and beautifully rebound in luxurious extra blind stamped black sheepskin with wonderful marbled endpapers.

COLLATION AND CONDITION

THE GENEALOGIES TITLE PAGE, 2 pages, [A1], supplied in facsimile, THE GENEALOGIES RECORDED IN THE SACRED SCRIPTURES ACCORDING TO EUERY FAMILY AND TRIBE WITH THE LINE OF OUR SAUIOUR IESUS CHRIST, OBSERUED FROM ADAM TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY BY J.S. Cum Priuilegio. Featuring lovely head and tailpiece engravings set within floral borders. To the Christian Reader on the verso., COMPLETE.

THE GENEALOGIES RECORDED IN THE SACRED SCRIPTURES ACCORDING TO EVERY FAMILY AND TRIBE WITH THE LINE OF OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, OBSERVED FROM ADAM TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, paginated 1-34, [A2- D1], A pictorial family tree of Christ from God the Father through Mary and Joseph by English Cartographer and Historian John Speed. First five leaves with some repaired tears and holes resulting in minor losses to the images but very good after that. Paper is wonderfully clean, supple and bright. NO loose or missing pages with clean gutters and excellent wide margins. Very Good. COMPLETE.

GENERAL TITLE PAGE… 1 page, prelim leaf #1, supplied in facsimile, The Holy Bible: Containing the Old Testament and the New. Newly translated out of the original Tongues: And with the former Tranflations diligently compared and revifed, by His Magefties Speciall commandment. Appointed to be read in Churches. London: Printed by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings moft Excellent Majeftie: 1634. A beautiful full page engraving featuring the familiar 12 tribes of Israel, 12 Apostles, 4 Evangelists, the slain Lamb and God the Father in a cloud overall reminiscent of the scene of Revelation 4. COMPLETE.

KING JAMES DEDICATION…, 3 pages, prelim leaves #2 & 3a. Features a wonderful floriated headline, the royal coat of arms and a large floriated initial on the first page. There is an ornate cherubic woodcut on the third page. NO loose, torn or missing pages with excellent margins all around. Paper is clean, bright, strong and crisp with clean gutters, good corners and straight edges. Very Good, COMPLETE.

THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER…, 11 pages, prelim leaves #3b-#8, The foreword. Features a wonderful floriated headline and large floriated initial on the first page. NO loose, torn or missing pages with excellent margins all around. Paper is clean, bright, strong and crisp with clean gutters, good corners and straight edges. Very Good, COMPLETE.

THE KALENDER, 12 pages, prelim leaves #9- #14 . A monthly schedule for morning and evening prayer and scripture reading. Wonderfully printed in black and red ink featuring beautiful cornucopia style headline engravings. NO loose, torn or missing pages with excellent margins all around. Paper is clean, bright, strong and crisp with clean gutters, good corners and straight edges. A Wonderful Work of typography, Very Good, COMPLETE.

AN ALMANACK FOR 39 YEARS, 1 page [D], prelim leaf #15a, Covers the years 1632-1670 with notes on the golden number, the epact., the use of the epact. Wonderfully printed in black and red ink featuring a beautiful floriated headline engraving. Paper is clean, bright, strong and supple, clean gutters, good corners with excellent margins all around, Very Good, COMPLETE.

THESE TO BEE OBSERVED FOR HOLY DAYS AND NONE OTHER. 1 page, prelim leaf #15b, Printed in black and red ink. Featuring a beautiful floriated headline and an ornate cherubic engraving. Paper is clean, bright, strong and supple, clean gutters, good corners with excellent margins all around, Very Good, COMPLETE.

THE TABLE AND KALENDER EXPRESSING THE ORDER OF THE PSALMS AND LESSONS TO BE SAID AT MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER THROUGHOUT THE YEERE EXCEPT CERTAIN PROPER FEASTS AS THE RULES MORE PLAINLY DECLARE, 4 pages,[D2- D3], prelim leaves #16 & #17, .Tables of proper lessons etc. Featuring a beautiful cornucopia style headline engraving a large historiated initial and a smaller floriated initial. Paper is clean, bright, strong and supple, clean gutters, good corners with excellent margins all around, Very Good, COMPLETE.

TO FIND EASTER FOREVER, 1 page,[D4a], prelim leaf #18a, A useful chart in determining when Easter Sunday falls in the future with instructions. Featuring a beautiful cornucopia style headline and a cherubic engraving. Paper is clean, bright, strong and supple, clean gutters, good corners with excellent margins all around, Very Good, COMPLETE.

THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TEFTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR CHAPTERS, 1 page, prelim leaf #18b. The table of contents. Printed in red and black ink, featuring a floriated headline and one initial. Paper is clean, bright, strong and supple, clean gutters, good corners with excellent margins all around, Very Good, COMPLETE.

With the addition of the General Title page in facsimile, all 18 leaves of the prelims are present as called for and as described by The Works of Francis Fry , page 31. COMPLETE.

THE OLD TESTAMENT, unpaginated, signed A to Iiii2, Featuring 59 lines of blackletter type to the full column, chapter introductions and marginal notes printed in Roman type, beautiful floriated headlines at the beginning of each book and large ornate floriated initials at the beginning of each chapter. NO loose, torn or missing pages with excellent margins all around. Paper is clean, bright and supple with clean gutters, good corners and straight edges. Minimal and scarce soiling only with no damp staining. A very pleasing example, Very Good, COMPLETE.

THE APOCRYPHA, unpaginated, signed Iiii3 to Ccccc6, Featuring 59 lines of black letter type to the full column, chapter introductions and marginal notes printed in Roman type, beautiful floriated headlines at the beginning of each book and large, ornate floriated initials at the beginning of each chapter. Paper is wonderfully clean, supple and bright. NO loose, missing, torn pages, clean gutters, strong corners and excellent wide margins. A very pleasing example, Very Good, COMPLETE.

NEW TESTAMENT TITLE PAGE, 1 page, The New Testament of Our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ; Newly translated out of the original Greek; And with the former Tranflations diligently compared and reuifed, by His Magefties Speciall commandment. Appointed to be read in Churches. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings moft Excellent Majeftie: And by the Affignes of John Bill. Anno Dom.1634. A beautiful full page engraving is the same as the general title page. Repaired lower blank corner without loss, verso is blank and clean. Very Good,COMPLETE.

THE NEW TESTAMENT, unpaginated, signed Ddddd2 to Dddddd6, Featuring 59 lines of black letter type to the full column, chapter introductions and marginal notes printed in Roman type, beautiful floriated headlines at the beginning of each book and large, ornate floriated initials at the beginning of each chapter. Repaired lower blank corners throughout the Gospels to Acts 4. The final leaf of Revelation has been hinged mounted with tissue and has some loss to the inner margin printed notes while the text remains complete. The blank footer margin has been repaired. Paper is clean, bright and supple with clean gutters, Minimal and scarce soiling only and with no damp staining. Good, COMPLETE.

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