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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ILLUMINATED BIBLE IN ENGLISH; FIRST SMALL FOLIO EDITION OF THE AUTHORIZED VERSION. THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT, AND THE NEW: NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES: AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED, BY HIS MAJESTIES SPECIALL COMMANDEMENT. LONDON: IMPRINTED BY ROBERT BARKER, PRINTER TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, 1616. An extraordinary illuminated copy of the first small folio edition of the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible. Only known example of this type and style of decoration and illumination in a seventeenth century English work. One of the Lost Treasures of Stowe House, fformerly belonging to the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Folio (14 x 9 in.; 365 x 228 mm).  General and New Testament titles within historiated woodcut border incorporating the Royal Arms, full-sheet map of the Holy Land, full-page woodcut of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, all richly colored by a contemporary hand and highlighted with gold, title-page and calendar only from the Book of Common Prayer, Genealogies with 34 pages of woodcut family trees, these leaves, and indeed every page of the volume handcolored and/or illuminated with dense geometric border designs with many initials, chapter headings and headlines highlighted in gold. Contemporary black morocco, panelled in gold and with strips of silver applied to the covers and board edges, spine gilt in eight compartments, plain endpapers, gilt edges. Provenance: One of the "Lost Treasures of Stowe House," it was a celebrated cornerstone of the library and was prominently featured in a large portrait of Dr. John Morecroft and described in a number of period publications. Previously held at Dalhousie Castle by the Earls of Dalhousie, it was subsequently acquired by the Duke of Chandos and was held at Minchenden House. It passed to the Marquess of Buckingham (later the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos) after his marriage to the daughter of the duke. It is on record in the Library at Stowe House in 1797, where it remained until 1849. The following is a partial list of catalogues and printed works that reference the Bible: 1. A Description of the House and Gardens of the Most Noble Marquis of Buckingham; J. Seeley. Morecroft Portrait Description; Pg. 53: Dr. Morecroft, one of the early reformers, leaning on a magnificent Bible, now in Lord Buckingham's possession. 2. A Description of the House and Gardens of the Most Noble Richard Grenville Nugent Chandos Temple, Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.; Printed and Sold by R. Chandler, 1832. Portrait Description; Pg. 41: Dr. John Moorcroft, one of the early Reformers. He is represented holding in his hand an ornamented Bible, partly bound in silver, now in the Stowe Library. 3. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham; George Lipscomb VIII, 1847. Portrait Description; Pg. 97: Dr. Morecroft, leaning on a Bible, splendidly bound; which Bible is shewn in the library. 4. Cataloge of the Library Removed from Stowe House, Buckinghamshire: Which will be Sold at Auction by Messrs. S. Leigh Sotheby and Co. [Lot 526]; 1849. The Bible thus described in the Catalogue of the Library when sold in 1849: Lot 526. BIBLE (The Holy) and Common Prayer Book, richly ornamented with letters of gold, the titled and woodcuts finely colored, and the margins entirely filled with a great variety of FINE COPY, old blue Morocco, gilt leaves, with silver corners and ornaments. Rob. Barker, 1616; M.S. Note: "The book was Dr. James Morecroft's" Unique among early printed Bibles in English, this lavishly illuminated folio is a splendidly rare English work of Jacobean art with historic connection to three noble families & is the only such known example of its kind.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A complete copy of the Great "She" Bible, the "authorized version" or King James Bible, one of the greatest monuments of English literature. This edition is known as the "She" Bible for the reading "She went into the citie" in Ruth 3:15. In this copy he error "Judas" for "Jesus" in Matthew 26:36 is corrected with a pasted-on slip. Fry styles this the "first edition, second issue," though it is more properly the second edition. "The general title is usually dated 1613, though the NT title bears the date 1611. Probably the greater part of the book was printed in 1611, but the publication, for some reason or other, was delayed till 1613. . . . Smith suggests [the delay resulted from] an accident in the printing-office which destroyed a large number of sheets" (Herbert). One of the masterpieces of the English language, the King James Bible is surely the greatest literary work ever created by committee. Complete copies of this Bible in early bindings are among the most sought-after books in the English language. Herbert 319. Folio. Contemporary calf over oak boards, brass fittings, rebacked and expertly restored. Some staining and edge wear with preliminaries restored, rare engraved map of the Holy Land, supplied. A very good copy of one of the most sought-after books in the English language, rarely seen complete and in the classic period binding of calf over oak boards.

Rare 1613 folio edition of the great King James "She" Bible", "theÂtrue 1613 folio edition of King James'ÂBible; easily distinguishable fromÂtheÂother large folio editions by its smaller type. TheÂpreliminary leaves are set up as inÂtheÂother large folio editions, butÂtheÂtext is printed in smaller type with 72 instead of 59 lines toÂthe full column" (Herbert; Darlow & Moule). From the library of famed collector Alfred Sutro and decorated with a large fore-edge painting by John T. Beer.ÂFolio, bound in full 19th century paneled calf rebacked with older spine labels preserved, gilt tiles and ruling to the spine in seven compartments within raised banes, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles elaborately stamped in blind, marbled endpapers, text in two columns, 72 lines, black letter, titles within elaborate historiated woodcut borders featuring the twelve tribes, woodcut initials & headpieces, with the opening calendar printed in red and black, the genealogies, and apocrypha, engraved double-page map of theÂHoly Land by More & Speed, extra-illustrated with 43 engravings by Beilby & Bewick from Ostervald's BibleÂ(Newcastle, 1782) bound atÂthe appropriate chapter and verse. A4 B4 C6 D4 2A-4M6 4N4 plus A-C6 (Speed's Genealogies inserted before OT). Decorated with a large disappearing fore-edge painting by John T. Beer depicting two scenes: "Caleb's daughter pleading for a watered land" and "Christ at the Well of Sychar." With the erroneous phrase found in the first issue âand he went into the citieâ in Ruth 3:15 corrected to ââ¦she wentâ¦â Provenance: John T. Beer (1826-1903, fore-edge painting and his sale, Nov 12, 1903, lot 249 sold to William Ridler, bookseller); Alfred Sutro (1869-1945, bookplate); sold to another private collection, 1976. Exhibition: Museum and Gallery, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, 2016-2023. Noted collector and early President of the Book Club of California Alfred Sutro commissioned a pamphlet from the Grabhorn Press in 1938 to celebrate this volume. Darlow & Moule 249; Herbert 322; Weber Beer 29. In very good condition with corner repairs to first 15 and final 4 leaves (incl. loss of 2 letters on A2v), corner creasing and a small ink stain to OT title, map laid down and with losses along edges and of lower corners, final leaf trimmed, laid down and with loss of a few letters, front free endpaper started, gift inscription. An exceptionally rare, complete and unique example of perhaps the most influential text in the English language. "From about the middle of the seventeenth century until the appearance of the Revised Bible of 1881-5, the King James version reigned without rival" (Herbert 319). One of the most influential texts in the English language, Thomas Macaulay anointed it "a book, which if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power" (PMM 114). The official work of translation was undertaken by nearly 50 scholars over the span of 1604 to 1611, but it can be seen as the culmination of nearly a century of work, beginning with William Tyndale's New Testament translations, and including the bibles of Coverdale and Whitchurch, the Bishops' Bible, the Geneva Bible, and the Rheims New Testament. "Appointed to be read in Churches," the Great "He" Bible was exposed to public usage (on lecterns) and almost all surviving copies have suffered some manner of damage or loss.

WITH A CONTEMPORARY FORE-EDGE BY LEWIS, of flowers centering on a quotation within a wreath "|Blessed is he that [word faded]" and signed Lewis fecit 1656.". 12mo (169 x 115 mm.}. With a most unusual contemporary watercolor painting on the fore edge of the book, displaying a design of flower and acorns surrounding a central green wreath which encloses the following inscription: "March 13 1665 Martha White Order my Aedes (?) in thy Word ps: 119 (?)" According to Webber in 1001 Fore-edge Paintings (p. 12), the earliest date on a fore-edge painting by Lewis is a 1651 Bible now in NYPL, dated 1653 on fore-edge and similarily depicts flower, animals and a motto. VERY EARLY AND RARE Signed by the London firm of Stephen and Thomas Lewis, the earliest known bindery to paint both the firm's name and a year directly on the fore-edge paintings. Their fore-edges were typical of the time, featuring elements from nature such as flowers, animals, or birds, and they incorporated ofdten a wreath, as here, with a quote from Scriptures. This copy is additionally enhanced by its contemporary ownership by a woman reader. Provenance: contemporary ownership inscriptions of Martha Reyner, "Martha Reyner her Booke with the price 0-18" (front flyleaf) and "Martha Thompson Her Book Ano Domini 1705 et Praetorum huius [drawing of a bird]." In a fleece-lined green morocco folding case. Rebacked with original spine laid down, top headband partly frayed, one nick to leather on front cover, some slight fading of gilt Contemporary black goatskin, elaborately tooled in gilt, small central oval onalys of calf at center of a large rectangular onlaid panel, spine in 7 compartments with 6 raised bands, red morocco lettering piece in one. Laid into full green pebbled morocco drop box WITH A CONTEMPORARY FORE-EDGE BY LEWIS, of flowers centering on a quotation within a wreath "|Blessed is he that [word faded]" and signed Lewis fecit 1656.". 12mo (169 x 115 mm.}.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Johnston, Edward (illustrator). First Thus. Five volumes complete, 1903-1905 - Volume One - [3], 4-394pp, [2]; Volume Two - [2], 3-518pp, [2]; Volume Three - [2], 15-390pp, [2]; Volume Four - [2], 15-300pp, [2]; and Volume Five - [2], 3-307pp, [1]. Contemporary full vellum by the Doves Bindery (with their stamp to lower pastedowns), title, volume, and publisher in gilt to spine. Gilt to spines very slightly rubbed, vellum with usual discolouring. Internally some occasional light foxing, mainly to first few leaves of first volume, but generally quite bright and clean. Generally with one or three book labels to front pastedowns or ffeps, (though none in volume four), of Templeton Crocker, Julia S. Bigham, and L. W. Jordan Jr. Each volume is housed in a full morocco slipcase, with a two line border in blind. Slipcases are slightly rubbed to extremities, the one for the fifth volume has a scrape to one side. One of five hundred copies on paper (with three known on vellum), published at 15 guineas. Franklin, page 269; Kelly, 'A Century for the Century' 4, calling the initial 'I' "magisterial"; Patkus calls it "a landmark production for the entire period. It had an enormous impact, both for contemporary and later audiences" (Patkus, 'The Privately Printed Bible', page 27); Tidcombe, DP6; Tomkinson, page 54 Size: Folio.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1611 King James Bible 3rd Issue, 1617; Herbert 353; 59 line Pulpit Folio Signatures, Description, and Condition Report. New leather binding with new end papers and gilted gold tooled lettering. Extraordinarily Rare and textually complete. Clean bright pages, little to no foxing or soiling, overall in very good condition. Printed by Robert Barker 1611/1617. measurements 16-1/2" x 12" x 4-1/2". General Title page supplied in facsimile · C-C6 Kalender · D-D4 Almanacke and Tables · A-C6 Genealogies o Double page map supplied in facsimile · A-Ccccc6 Old Testament and Apocrypha [complete] o Clean bright pages, wide margins · Ddddd-Dddddd6 New Testament [complete] o Original New Testament Title page o Dddddd2-6 page repairs to bottom corner o Dddddd6 last page of Revelation, page repairs effecting marginal text.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. London: Robert Barker, 1612. 4to (7.5 x 5.5 in). Summary: A scarce copy of the first separately issued quarto New Testament of the King James Version. A very early printing closely conforming to the first edition He Bible. Description: Title page (1612) with woodcut border featuring the four gospel symbols and the figures of fides and humilitas with the royal arms above. Text in single column black letter with headings and marginal references in Roman type. Concludes with dated colophon (1612). First chapter floriated initials, head- and tailpieces. Collation: A-Z^8 (-A4, A5), Aa-Vv^8. Lacks two leaves (Matthew 2:17-4). Binding: Nineteenth century blind paneled brown calf. Rebacked with old brown morocco spine. Gray plain endpapers. All edges red. Rubbed with bumped corners. Condition: Text is generally clean with sporadic marginal spotting; final leaf lightly soiled; title page with short marginal tear, mounted on a stub with small loss to inner margin; four leaves with lower marginal loss, not impacting text; headlines cropped on a handful of leaves; overall a bright copy. Provenance: "M W Stoddard (?) August 1870" to front endpaper; "Thoma(s) Bonn was born in the year 1694" to verso of title page. Note: Arguably the most important book ever published in English and an opportunity to own a first edition at the fraction of the price of a complete He Bible. Macaulay said of it, "If everything else in our language should perish, [the King James Bible] would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power" (PMM 114). The quarto New Testament is more scarce than its complete quarto Bible counterpart (H313) and slightly more common than the very scarce octavo and 12mo editions (H310 and H315). References: Herbert 318; ESTC 2910; USTC 3004925 with only 18 copies in holdings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First edition. Folio. The First and Second Books of Kings, complete in 36 leaves. The first page is the final page of the previous book (2 Samuel); on the reverse begins 'The First Booke of the Kings, commonly called The third Booke of the Kings'. 36pp., followed by 'The Second Booke of the Kings, commonly called, The fourth Booke of the Kings', 35pp. The final page ends II Kings and begins I Chronicles. Printed in black letter, woodcut initials. Recent binding of quarter calf, gilt titles, Cockerell marbled paper boards. Some remargining (no loss) and old stains, else a very good copy in a fine binding, The binder's notes itemize the steps in rebinding, including leaf disinfectant for the stains. Darlow & Moule, 240.

Inscribed on front flypaper: "The Family Bible of John Welland Blake | Then of his daughter Anna Sophia (Blake) Cabot | Then of Anna Cabot Lodge." Bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge. 9-1/2" x 11". [2], 1080, 72 [Concordance] pp. Folding frontis, several illustrated plates and maps [some folding], with separate title page for the New Testament. Original full heavy red leather with raised spine bands, gilt tooling on spine, black spine label [damaged], corners bumped and worn through]. Scattered foxing. The Concordance has a separate title-page with imprint: Brooklyn, Printed by Thomas Kirk, 1807. Several pages bound in before the Apocrypha for tracking births, deaths and marriages. Two additional pages tipped in to add additional room for family records. Bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge. Very Good. The Lodge Family Bible originally belonged to John Welland Blake [1761-1818], the maternal grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge. Blake's direct ancestor was John Howland [c.1593-1673] of the Mayflower; Howland was servant to John Carver, thirteenth signer of the Mayflower Compact. Admitted to the Windham County Bar in 1790, Blake became a prominent lawyer and influential citizen of southern Vermont. He was Brattleboro postmaster [1790-1792]; received an exclusive charter for a toll bridge across West River and Turnpike Road from Rockingham to Brattleboro; and was a Brattleboro legislator [1798, 1799, 1802]. The next owner of the bible was his daughter, Anna Sophia Blake Cabot, Henry Cabot Lodge's mother. It was passed down to Henry's wife, Anna Cabot Lodge [1821-1900]. [Roser: MAYFLOWER BIRTHS AND DEATHS. . . Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1992.] Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. [1850-1924], elected to the U.S. Senate in 1892, served until 1924. He engaged in the great issues of his day including, of course, the League of Nations debate; wrote prolifically; and was a powerful force in domestic and international affairs. The great-grandson of George Cabot, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts from 1791-1796, Henry was the grandfather of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. [1902- 1985]. ["Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr." and "Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.", biographies from the U.S. Senate website]. The book contains manuscript notes of family births, marriages and deaths. Births include Henry Cabot Lodge Sr. [5/12/1850]; Anna Sophia Cabot [6/15/1826, mother to Henry Cabot Lodge]; Henry Cabot [7/13/1783,grandfather to Henry Cabot Lodge]; Henry Jones Blake [b. 3/4/1792]; John Rice Blake [b. 2/3/1794]; Anna Sophia Blake [b. 7/2/1796]; Charlotte Smith Blake [4/7/1798]; Frances William Blake [10/10/1800] ; Harriot Barker Blake [9/6/1802]; William Caldwell Blake [7/10/1804]; Mary Welland Blake [3/30/1806]; George Baty Blake [5/19/1808]; George Cabot [2/10/1817]; Elizabeth Cabot Lodge [4/28/1843]. Deaths include: Abigail Blake 12/14/1808; John W. Blake 10/27/1818-19; Frances W. Clarke 9/30/1828; Mrs. Lucy Blake 9/29/1829; William Caldwell Blake 8/17/1836; Hon. George Blake 10/6/1841; Henry I. Blake 11/30/1822; Augusta Blake 9/20/1817 to 2/28/1820; Mrs. Elizabeth Higginson Cabot 7/14/1826; Hon. George Cabot 4/18/1823; Gertrude Louisa Blake 12/1/1829; George Cabot 7/17/1850; John Ellenton Lodge 11/26/1807 to 9/11/1862; Henry Cabot 8/18/1864; and Anna Sophia Cabot 3/22/1845. Marriages include: John R. Blake (1794-1873] m. Lucy Goodhue on 5/6/1816; Frances W. Blake m. Edward Clarke of Boston on 6/13/1823; John W. Blake m. Abigail Jones by Gardner Chandler at Brattleboro 5/24/1790; Anna Sophia Blake m. Henry Cabot Esq. of Boston on 3/23/1814 by Elnathan Allen Esq. [Revolutionary War soldier] at Brattleboro; George B. Blake to Anna H. Blake, daughter of Josiah Blake of Boston, 5/6/1833; Henry Jones Blake m. Gertrude Blicker? 2/18/1816; Mary W. Blake m. Frederick S. Hill of Boston 6/7/1828; Harriette B. Blake m. James Houghton 12/10/1827; George Abbot James m. Elizabeth Cabot Lodge 4/21/1864; John Ellerton Lodge m. Anna Sophia Cabot 6/30/1842 at Boston.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dore, Gustave, et Al. (illustrator). First Edition. Beautifully designed rare near very good volume. Stated at prefatory page with ten commandments: "Entered according to Act of Congress, by A. J. Holman & Co., in the year 1873, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C." Latest date found of 1877. Massive oversize 10 1/2" x 12 3/4" x 4 1/2" design weighing in at over 15 lbs. Smooth, tooled and embossed, dark brown conditioned leather boards with embossed foliar cover design at front and spine, moderate shelf, corner wear, nick, rub. Four raised bands at spine. Pages very good or generally near fine; several rich in illuminated color. Few with moderate discoloration; one found with open tear apprx. 1.5 x 1.5" at edge. Found four-leaf stem (likely larger than clover) in few places in volume; rather amazingly has not left mark or tanning. Also, a loose cloth bookmark or similar set in: "Esther". Two wonderfully crafted and functioning brass clasps hold volume shut and straight. Presentation at front, Birth, Marriage, Death and Memorandum pages at center are without writing. Gilded text block at all sides with red uniquely incorporated at angles. Bind good; hinges reinforced. Profusely and generously illustrated throughout with color maps, rich color and b&w, and impressive artistic depictions by Gustave Doré among many other masters of pen and brush. Rare near very good, clean example. This is Holman's Pictorial Family and Self-Explanatory Edition of The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and King James or Authorized Edition of the New Testament, A.D. 1611. Translated out of the original tongues with marginal references with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Detailed contents and sections include: Names and Order of All Books of Old & New Testaments; Curious Facts and Interesting Information about the Bible; Self-Pronouncing Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names; Color Maps of Palestine and St. Paul's Journey's and Places Mentioned in the Acts; Animated Nature as Found in Bible Times and Lands; Dictionary of the Bible Compiled by William Smith, L.L.D. The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Rev. James Stalker, M.A., Illustrated; Bible Stories for Young People; The Ten Commandments; Lord's Prayer, and the Hofmann Gallery of Original New Testament Illustrations; and also, Scripture Difficulties Explained. Apprx. 2,500 pages. Insured post. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Cambridge: Thomas and John Buck, 1629. Folio (approx. 11" x 7"). An attractive, red-ruled copy of the first Cambridge edition of the King James Bible. The text is bound with the Book of Common Prayer, Genealogies, Map, and Psalter in a contemporary binding with gauffered edges. Description: Bound with the Book of Common Prayer which lacks the title page and begins at the first page of the Calender. Bound with the Genealogies by John Speed with the title page, ending on the double-page map of Canaan. Engraved general title page (1629). Text in two column Roman font, the whole ruled-in-red throughout. Apocrypha included as issued. Printed New Testament title page (1629) and text ends on dated colophon (1629). Bound with the Whole Booke of Psalms (1629). Collation: [unsigned]^2, [par]^6, A-Z^6, Aa-Zz^6, Aaa-Iii^6, Kkk^4, Lll-Zzz^6, Aaaa^6, Bbbb^4. Complete with all titles. Binding: Contemporary calf, sometime rebacked. Spine with five raised bands and red gilt-lined morocco label with the words "Holy Bible" and a date of "1629" lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt and gauffered. Condition: Rubbed. Outer margin shaved, frequently removing the outer of the two red ruled and infrequently touching the side notes; genealogies title page with repaired closed tear, A2 of Genealogies with lower marginal loss; General title page, first page of Genesis, and final leaf of Psalter soiled. Overall a clean, bright copy with attractive gauffering to text block. Provenance: Tipped in memorandum from Edwin A.R. Rumball-Petre (the eiminent American Bible dealer of 80 years ago) describing this particular copy as "a desirable collectors' item." Inserted leaf from Henry Brown wishing this Bible to be given to Mary Watson upon his death May 21, 1824 before NT title. Note: Cambridge's revision of the Authorized Version required a complete examination of the text against the original languages. Cambridge was a making a claim to printing and editorial quality that the London printers could not produce. The editors made more changes to the text than any other set of editors. Norton counts 222 readings, one for every five chapters with a total of 493 changes made. References: Herbert 424; STC 2285; Norton 83.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Herbert Reference #326. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker. Good condition. Red ruled. Shelf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. London: Robert Barker, 1616. Folio (12.5 x 8.5 in). Genealogies by J[ohn] [S]peed with title page within border and headpiece. Double page Map of Canaan. Title page (1616) with woodcut border. Full-page engraving of Adam and Eve in the Garden. Text in two column Roman font. Apocrypha included as issued. New Testament title page (1616). Concludes with colophon. Collation: a^4, b^6, A-Z^6, Aa-Zz^6, Aaa-Zzz^6. Aaaa-Tttt^6, Vvvv^8. Complete. Binding: Rebound in light brown half calf. Plain endpapers. All edges red. Condition: Rubbed; rear joint starting but holding firm; occasional marginal staining; first leaf of Genesis soiled, repaired to lower margin without loss; Kkkk4 lower corner loss with missing seven lines replaced in facsimile. Provenance: Ex-libris bookplate of Daphne Du Maurier; Jhon Tayler his book God give him grec ther oun look to upper margin of C4 in genealogies. Note: The first small folio edition of the King James Bible and this copy well-preserved and complete. According to Scrivener this was the earliest edition to see any significant revision. References: Herbert 349; USTC 2245.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Thomas Scott was born in 1747 at Braytoft in Lincolnshire, the son of a grazier (cattle farmer), the tenth of thirteen children. His mother was better educated than his father and taught Thomas to read, and he went to various small local private schools before being sent at the age of ten to a school in Scorton in Richmondshire, 150 miles away from home. Returning in 1762 he was apprenticed at 15 to a surgeon in nearby Alford, but was soon dismissed for bad conduct. Returning to the family farm in disgrace, he was reduced to working as a labourer for his father, enduring this for ten years before finally leaving home in 1772 to become ordained as an Anglican priest at the age of 25. As he afterwards admitted, he went into the ministry for a comfortable career, and did not believe in most of the doctrine he was required to preach. Scott was first a curate in Buckinghamshire in 1772, and was originally appointed to the adjacent parishes of Stoke Goldington and Weston Underwood. In December 1774 he married Jane Kell, housekeeper to a local family. From 1775 to 1777 Scott served as curate of nearby Ravenstone by virtue of a 'swap' with the curate there. During this period, Scott began a friendship and correspondence with the hymnwriter John Newton who was curate of neighbouring Olney. This instigated the examination of his conscience and study of the Holy Scriptures that were to convert him into an evangelical Christian, a conversion he related in his spiritual autobiography The Force of Truth published in 1779. In 1781, Scott transferred to the curacy of Olney, Newton having gone to London, and in 1785 Scott also moved to London to take up a post as a hospital chaplain at the Lock Hospital for syphilis sufferers. He would walk 14 miles every Sunday, preaching and taking services at various churches, including St. Mildred, Bread Street, and St. Margaret, Lothbury, in addition to his work at the hospital chapel. While in London he started publishing the Commentary On the Whole Bible that was to make his name. His wife died in 1790, and he remarried in 1791. During his time in London, Scott was, with Newton, one of the founders of the Church Missionary Society, and its first secretary. In 1803, Scott left the Lock Hospital to become Rector of Aston Sandford in Buckinghamshire where he remained until his death in 1821. He kept up his involvement with the Church Missionary Society, taking in trainee missionaries for instruction Bound full leather with bossing and working clasps. Pages very good and generally clean though lightly toned. Bound with Book of Common Prayer, Binding tight, text appears complete, a few tiny pinholes in exterior leather. Tables follow both Testaments, separate titles for BCP (preceding OT) and Psalms (following NT). Psalms title reads, "The Whole Book of Psalms, collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others." Same printer on all title pages, Psalms title dated 1798. BCP dated dated 1801. Rebacked (spine). Light external wear, overall very good condition, excellent for age. Small section of pages slightly loose near end of Genesis, beginning of Exodus. SB-3.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Old calf covers, rebacked. New spine imitates period style, with raised bands and gilt lettering reading "HOLY BIBLE" and "DUBLIN, 1714." Corners of covers also restored, endpapers new. Extensive contemporary manuscript register of the Maycock family on last leaf of Apocrypha and verso of New Testament title. NT title present, though silked, and also dated 1714. Illustrative woodcut initial letters open each new book. Roman type. Marginal verse references, headers, double column text, no ruled borders or column dividers. Text block secure, lacking pages and portions including first 10 and last 5 leaves torn and silked with extensive text loss. Pages browned at edges and foxed throughout. Measures at 9.5" x 13.5". Box - 34.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Considerable trouble has been taken to make this 1680 Oxford octavo Bible (the first complete English octavo Bible printed in that city) look like an earlier 1637 London Bible. Herbert Reference # 757, Darlow & Moule Reference #595, Binding 19th Century Black Calf skin. Printed in Oxford University in London All edges are gilt. Red marbled endpapers. Measures at 6.75" x 4.75" Store - Geneva bookshelf in front of piano.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. This is a full scale replica of the first impression of the Original 1611 King James Bible. It is number 551 of an exclusive, limited edition of only 1611 copies. This exceptionally fine item was printed by offset lithography. The custom watermark laid paper was specially made for this commemorative issue by Fox River Paper Mill to closely match the original hand made paper. The massive genuine leather binding is a faithful replica of an original binding. The coat of arms on the cover is that of King James I. This replica edition is one of the finest ever produced. It was crafted in 2003 and all 1611 copies completely sold out by 2008. Note: The King James Bible is the most printed book in the history of the world. Here is what it looked like in its original form. Any so-called "1611" King James Version you by today at the local Christian Bookstore is absolutely NOT the 1611. It is the 1769 revision. This item weighs over 25 pounds; therefore, extra postage charges will apply.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Special Edition. London: John Field, 1660. 12mo (6 x 3.25 in). Description: General title page (1660) engraved by Guli. Vaughan with architectural border featuring Moses and the ten commandments and David playing the harp. The four gospel writiers with their gospel symbols below. Text in two column Roman font and ruled in red throughout. Without Apocrypha as issued. New Testament title (1660) within woodcut border and center ornament. Bound with a complete copy of the Whole Book of Psalms with title page (1660) featuring a woodcut border. Collation: A-Z^12 (-V5-8), Aa-Vv^12. Binding: Fine 20th century embroidered binding. Silver and gold colored threadwork featuring an arch design on front board with floral motifs around a central crown that features tiny pearls. Additional silver and gold colored threadwork to lower board in an oval design around a potted plant featuring flowers. Spine with silver and dark green colored threadwork in circles and floral motifs. Tiny sequins sown to binding throughout. All edges gilt. Condition: Crown on front boards lacks one small pearl. Lacks V5-8 (Job 2-14); Cc1, Cc12 with lower marginal tear touching a few letters; title page with lower corner marginal repair reducing red-ruled border; infrequent soiling and browning; gilt rubbed and faded. Provenance: Inscription to front endpaper reads "To my dear wife xmas 1950 Prov 31:28" and "To my dear daughter xmas 1963 from mummy" and "to my dear Christine from mum 2008" to verso. References: Herbert 671.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated Edition. London: Robert Barker, 1615. 4to (approx. 8.25 x 6.75 in). The Book of Common Prayer lacking the title. The Genealogies with printed title page by J[ohn] S[peed], complete without map. The general title page (1614) inserted at the front and engraved within woodcut border comprising twenty-four compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures of the twelve apostles. Title is enclosed within a heart-shaped frame. Text in two column black letter. Both titles omit the words appointed to be and the general title reads the Bible instead of the Holy Bible. Ruth 3:15 with she went Apocrypha included as issued. New Testament title page in facsimile. Concludes with colophon (1615) and tailpiece. Bound with Two Right Profitable and Fruitful Concordances with printed title page. Various woodcut first chapter initials and head- and tailpieces. Collation: A^8, A-Z^8, Aa-Zz^8, Aaa-Sss^8. Lacks New Testament title page, supplied in facsimile. Binding: Rebacked in lighter brown calf over beveled oak boars. Covers elaborately paneled in blind with seven (of eight) corner pieces. Evidence of clasps. Endpapers renewed. Condition: General title page soiled with upper marginal repair and writing to verso; Genealogies soiled; Dedication misbound before BCP; A2 fore-edge strengthened; A1 of BCP in facsimile; A1 (Gen1 ) soiled with loss; Oo8 small stain in gutter; NT title in facs; Iii7,8 repaired closed tear. Provenance: John Gotham his Booke anno dom: 1684 below colophon; Uu5 early marginalia in 18th century hand. References: Herbert 339.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. General Title: Woodcut illustrations of 12 tribes & 12 Apostles. Central heart-shaped device surrounds title information. Bible full-leather, newly rebacked with raised spine; covers with some scuffing but overall good. Text block intact. Printers devices/colophons included. Book of common prayer, Apocrypha, Concordance. BCP title ragged at margins but present, 1st several leaves detached but present. 1632 hand-lettered on its title. Genealogies, 2pp map, Description of Canaan also precede general title. Apocrypha untitled but with printer's emblem and large type headline at top of first page. Concordance: "A Concordance to the Bible of the last translation. Seruing for the more eafie finding out of the moft vfefull places therein contained. Alphabetically digested, and allowed by Authority to be printed, and bound with the Bible in all volumes. Wheeller Family History, extensively written on verso of NT title Size: w6.5" x h8" Location: Shelf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Measures at 2" x 4". Complete. Has a sticker in the front from Hayden Hall, Norfolk. Brian Hall, Boston. Original binding with small working clasp. Shelf.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Printed by John Hayes at Cambridge. Rebacked spine, original boards. Both title pages present. Nice brass, but the clasps are missing. Book measures at 11" x 16.5". Shelf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. London: Norton and Bill, 1621. 4to (8.25 x 6.75 in). A complete 1621 King James Bible printed in black letter text. Housed in contemporary boards with metalwork and bound with the Book of Common Prayer and Metrical Psalter. Description: The Book of Common Prayer lacking the preliminaries. Lacks the general title page. Text in two column black letter. Apocrypha included as issued. New Testament title page (1621) engraved within woodcut border comprising twenty-four compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures of the twelve apostles. Concludes with colophon (1621) and tailpiece. Bound with The Whole Booke of Psalmes with printed title page (1623) and printer's device. Various woodcut first chapter initials and head- and tailpieces. Collation: A^8, A-Z^8, Aa-Zz^8, Aaa-Sss^8. Lacks general title. Binding: Contemporary boards with brown polished calf, retaining five corner pieces, one hasp, one central boss, and a portion of one backstrip. Crudely rebacked with later brown calf. Evidence of clasps. Condition: Rubbed and scuffed but holding firmly; BCP with first two extant leaves frayed; edges soiled; Bbb2 loss of one line of text to outer column; Bbb staining to text; NT title with few tears and edges chipped; Psalter lacks all after Psalm 150 with remnant of four subsequent leaves thereafter; overall a clean text with good margins throughout. Provenance: "Richard Wyeth" and "Elizabeth Wyeth" with a date of 1726 on final page or Revelation. A birth record of William from 1635 is also recorded on this page in a neat contemporary hand. References: Herbert 379.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Holy Bible containing the old and new testaments,translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his majesties special command.APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES.Professionally rebound in soft grained cream lesther with gold titles on black plates to spine.8 bands on spine.Boards are straight and true,being the original heavy laminated card boards.New paste downs and prelims.Block is sound and tight with no loose or missing pages,all clean and fresh.Some initial pages on the translation form to the reader are missing,most are present with an index and beginning with Genesis as published.Pages are clean and tidy,no foxing,stains or insect damage;in lovely condition.Weight is around 10Kg so additional postage will be required.Dimensions are 4" thick x 13" wide x 19" long.APOCRYPHA at rear;around 140 pages;followed by New Testament;around 200 pages;followed by a 17 page index;followed by a table of scripture measures,finishing in the table of kindred and affinity.This is a CHURCH bible and when printed,most copies were lost in the great fire of London,scarce copy in any condition,collectors copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Measures at 6.75" x 8.5". Good condition. Contains the old and new testament and the apocrypha. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker. geneva KJB shelf piano.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Measures at 6.75" x 9". Missing Old Testament title page. Begins with the first chapter of Genesis. No apocrypha. New Testament title is present. Printed by John Field, printer to the university at Cambridge. Complete New Testament. Colophon at the end of Revelation is dated 1612 indicating that this is a bible put together years ago. Shelf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1638 - Holy Bible - Barker and Bill - Roman Letter King James- Octavo size. A very good complete copy. The Double Page Map, The Way to True Happiness. Final leaf torn. The Genealogies with title. Barker and Bill, printed in London, Roman Letter. Woodcut title pages to both testaments. A dozen leaves with small lower mainly marginal tears and occasional loss. See pictures. store - Geneva Bible Shelf in front of piano.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1880 Circa King James Braille New Testament Bible. 1st Ed. Print by American Bible Society, New York. Folio. Matthew - I Corinthians. Bound in cloth. Paper title labels affixed to spines, with both print and Braille lettering on them. Very good condition with intact binding & pages. Size each: 12 1/2" X 14" X 2 1/2" thick. Store - back black book shelf top. (by big round table).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Kredel, Fritz (illustrator). 1st Edition. **EXTREMELY RARE ILLUSTRATED MODERN LIBRARY** The Holy Bible. The Illustrated Modern Library, 1943, First Edition Thus. Bound in decorative boards with gilt spine and gilt front in a decorated slipcase. Absolutely gorgeous illustrations by Fritz Kredel. The book is in NEAR FINE condition. Binding tight and solid, gilt on spine and front board perfect, boards nice and bright. All edges stained red and perfect. Contents are clean and bright with no writing in text except for owners name on ffe. Amazing illustrations! APPEARS UNREAD!! The all-important slipcase is VERY GOOD+. Pasted down illustrated cover is bright and complete, someone has used black electrical tape to reinforce the box edges but still looks great and EXTREMELY RARE in any condition. This is a gorgeous example! ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER MODERN LIBRARY TITLES!! The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, Authorized King James Version . Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. New York: The Modern Library, 1943. First Modern Library Edition. This is one of the most desirable of all Modern Library titles, printed only once. It is extremely scare in the original slipcase. **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Title: King James Version: "The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New. Printer: John Field Place: Cambridge Year: 1668 - 1666 Description: The Preaching Bible. Bound late 19th century tooled and textured leather, sometime rebacked 20th century morocco with raised bands and new endpapers, light wear to leather at corners, rubbed, gilt page edges, some pages browning, some light to medium foxing, title with small tears (under 1 cm) in edges, 8 cm tear in Dd4 repaired with archival rag paper. Thin paper and small type filling the page make for a thin Bible only 2.2. cm thick. Collation: title leaf, dedication & contents leaf, B-Z4, Aa-Pp4, Qq3-OT; A-I4 Apocrypha, A-M4, NT. No pagination. Reference: Herbert's # 697 store - Geneva bookshelf in front of piano.