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1596 BIBLE in ENGLISH GENEVA BREECHES VERSION antique ORIGINAL BINDING scarce
1596 BIBLE in ENGLISH GENEVA BREECHES VERSION antique ORIGINAL BINDING scarce
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The Bible [Geneva version]
An English "Breeches Bible"
woodcut title page,
separate title pages for New Testament, Concordances, and Book of Psalms,
bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer (giving prayers and thanks for King Charles I).
Original panelled calf with clasps (one is original, another one is replaced).
Old & New Testament internally good with occasional staining & marks, a few early inscriptions including one for "James Longworth" (p. 305).
The Bible:
[iv], a1-3i2, [viii, without signatures], 3k1-[3z8], [iv, without signatures], i.e. [iv], 1-434, [viii], 441-554, (pagination to recto of leaves only).
Concordances:
title page, A2-L2.
Book of Psalms (incomplete): title page, a2-[c8], d4-f7.
London: Christopher Barker, 1596-97
Size 6.5 by 8.5 inches
One of the most significant translations of the Bible into English.
The Geneva Bible was the primary Bible of 16th-century English Protestantism, notably used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell and others, and was one of the Bibles taken to America on the Mayflower
Binding worn, some wear of content, a few leaves are frayed
Text in English
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Topic: Bible
Binding: Leather
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1596
Condition: Used Excellent
