{"title":"Religion","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-bible-1495-incunable-bible-froben-complete-hand-rubricated-15th-century-book","title":"Biblia Latina 1495 Johannes Froben Incunable Printing","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiblia integra\u003c\/strong\u003e: summata distincta accuratius reemedata utriusa testamenti cocordantus illustrata. Finit y Johannem Froben de Namelburgh ciue Basilien Anno dni. MCCCCXCV \u003cstrong\u003e[1495]\u003c\/strong\u003e, sexto kalendas Novembres, Deo gratias.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA FANTASTIC AND VERY RARE INCUNABLE BIBLE PRINTED IN 1495 BY THE FAMED PRINTER JOHANNES FROBEN. BEAUTIFULLY RUBRICATED THROUGHOUT AND WITH THE BIBLE COLLATED AS \u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOMPLETE\u003c\/u\u003e IN 508ff AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the very first printings of the Bible in the octavo size and one of the earliest obtainable printings of the Bible for being an incunable edition. 15th century Bibles are rare to see the market and of course of the utmost desirability, being only one generation of printing away from Gutenburg himself. The desirability is emphasised by this example's excellent condition and such a great state of completeness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough of course an expensive book, the asking price here represents fantastic value, as a largely incomplete copy in rather rough condition with just 450 of the 508 called for leaves sold for $10,800 including premium at Addison \u0026amp; Sarova auctions, 24th March 2018 lot 39. The example here for sale is almost certainly the best example of this book one is ever likely to encounter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Bible was a typographical achievement by Froben. The printing required the creation and casting of new small characters, probably designed by Amerbach with whom he was known to have collaborated. This was incredibly revolutionary at the time, especially for being such a clear font - in today's nomenclature, a font size of 7. The octavo size conforms to that of the Bibles and Books of Hours written in Paris and northern France during the 13th century. Froben himself emphasised this feature as a selling point, suggesting that this octavo edition should be called a Biblioila, or mini-Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohann Froben was the most famous printer in Basel of the incunable and post incunable period. He was a revolutionary printer and his influence remains to this day. Some of the most important books he printed include the octavo Bible, and the first New Testament published in Greek (\u0026amp; Latin) in 1516, collaborating with Erasmus with whom he was a close friend. Erasmus entrusted the printing of all of his works to Froben, and the influence of these of course cannot be understated, with the various editions of his Greek and Latin New Testament printings laying the foundation for the translators of both the King James Bible and the Geneva Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFroben's press began in 1491 and so this Bible is from the very early days of his printing, as by 1515 he controlled four presses, and by the end of his life he was in control of seven. Froben popularised Roman type and, along with Aldus Manutius, introduced the italic font. He employed famous artists as illustrators for some of his publications, most notably Hans Holbein with whom he was also a close friend. All of these various factors really do come together to emphasise both the importance of this edition of the Bible, and its historical context.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps Dr Kloss' famous sale at Sotheby's in 1835 and thus belonging to Melancthon as a gift from Reuchlin. The quote from the sale catalogue is as follows: \"No Protestant can behold this Volume without feelings of the highest veneration. It may be truly said to have sown the first seeds of the Protestant religion in the breast of this illustrious man, and of having been the instrument of that conduct he afterwards pursued in bringing about the reformation of the Church.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also find the description of this book in Middleton's Biographia Evangelica, saying that \"Melancthon always carried this bible about him, and chiefly when he went to church, where those who saw him hold it in his hands during divine service, believed he was reading quite another thing than what the time and place required of him, because it was much larger than a prayer book; and those that envied him took occasion from hence to make him odious with others.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe catalogue then went on to say that \"We have no hesitation in stating, that this is the identical copy of this sacred Volume, which Reuchlin gave to his pupil, Melancthon. The earliness of the writing on the upper part of the title-page fully warrants this assertion. It also contains marginal notes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's worth mentioning that the visible parts of the handwriting present at the upper part of the title page does closely resemble the known handwriting of Reuchlin, especially an example held at the Baden-Wurttemberg State Archives in Germany - the handwriting, ink, pressure, age of the writing, etc, all seem to match well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf that is true then that adds quite considerable interest as then this Bible would have been in the presence of, and perhaps held \u0026amp; read by, Martin Luther, Erasmus, and other notable figures. An early copy of this information is tipped in to the endpaper, certainly from the 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also find ownership inscriptions of various people, including Geo Sheldon (c.18th century), C. Chamber (also c.18th century), f.n.f. (?) Hunter (1864), and the bookplate of W.A. Foyle, the notable book collector. This book sold at his sale at Christie's and includes the original Christie's sale bookmark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 115 x 157 x 65 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[AA8, BB4, a-y, A-Z, AA-MM, A-E8]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLovely Gothic type in double column with 54 lines and a headline throughout. Capital spaces with guide letters beautifully rubricated in red throughout and occasionally in blue, with additional letters rubricated in red throughout the New Testament. Lacks BB2-4 of the Exortatio at the front of the book, but is otherwise complete including the main title page with the full 508 leaves of the main text all called for and even the original blanks E1 and E8 of the Interpretationes are present, bound in at the rear. It remains very rare to find a textually complete copy of this book, and indeed to find this book at all is a feat in and of itself given its rarity. Some very minor soiling but generally exceptionally clean throughout. A small number of marginal repairs to the edges of a few leaves which does not affect any text. Truly internally excellent, very mildly toned throughout, more so to the main title page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe binding itself is in the style of Cambridge panelled bindings and circa the early to mid 18th century, and may well have been bound in Cambridge, with some minor wear at its extremities and some scuffs to the rear board, but is otherwise in excellent condition, without shelf lean and structurally fine with both boards securely attached. Gilt to the spine between raised bands bright and shows attractively, reading \"Biblia Sacra\" and \"1495\" at the foot of the spine. All page edges gilt, a bit dulled at the top edge as typical with some scratches, but without staining or chips etc. Pastedowns and endpapers contemporary with the binding with an attached red morocco bookplate to the front pastedown covering some earlier pencil writing which describes some details of the book. Also with an ink ownership inscription to the ffep blank and some earlier ownership inscriptions to the title page with the ones at the top and bottom slightly erased. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA truly excellent example of this rare incunable Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e[HC 3118; Pellechet 2335; Bibles Paris, 752; GW 4275; Goff B598]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193872793924,"sku":"166354723264","price":9500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/FullSizeRender_fa676fd9-ffbb-4446-9bc3-d15b0342cc09.jpg?v=1708965859"},{"product_id":"the-holy-bible-1608-geneva-bible-breeches-bible-robert-barker-king-james-etc","title":"Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible 1608","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Old Testament and The New Testament\u003c\/strong\u003e of our Lord Jesus Christ, Translated out of Greeke by Theod. Beza: With Briefe Summaries and expositions upon the hard places by the said Author, Ioac. Carner. and P. Loseler. Villerius. Englished by L. Tomson. Together with the Annotations of Fr. Iunius upon the Revelation of S. John. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. \u003cstrong\u003e1608\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer and Book of Psalms at the front of similar publication date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN ORIGINAL GENEVA \"BREECHES\" BIBLE DATED TO THE YEAR 1608. AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE INCLUDING TWO MAPS OF THE HOLY LAND AND SEVERAL OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS, WITH MUCH OF ITS PROVENANCE DETERMINED.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very rare original 1608 \"Breeches\" Geneva Bible, so named for the reading in Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve as having made \"breeches\" to cover their nakedness instead of \"aprons\" or \"loincloths\". A very old English Bible, preceding even the publication of the King James Version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Great Bible (named for its large page size and first ordered by Henry VIII in 1538) was restored to the churches after Elizabeth I?s succession halted persecution of Anglicans and Protestants, but the Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible in English to add numbered verses. It was also one of the first to include extensive commentary notes, which were later deemed ?seditious? by King James when he banned the Geneva Bible not long after the publication of the King James Bible in 1611.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKing James despised the revolutionary and \"seditious\" Geneva Bible. He thought the Geneva Bible's study notes on key political texts threatened his authority, so he outlawed it and ordered a new translation of the Bible - the King James (Authorised Version). While the King James Version is an excellent translation, it was edited and authorised by the Government. The Geneva Bible was not. It was truly a Bible by the people and for the people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most popular version of its time because of the extensive study notes. These notes were included to explain and interpret the Scriptures for the common people and laid the foundation for a Republican form of government. For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought the Geneva Bible with them. You can see why this remarkable version with its profound study notes played a key role in the formation of the American Republic, and its influence on the development of Western thought, politics, government, society generally, and literature (the Geneva Bible is often called 'The Bible of Shakespeare' for example).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Roberts September 1935\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnidentified, 1929\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLord Francis Churchill (?) c. 1800\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Reiniger (?) c. 1750\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Turpin, unknown date, probably after 1709\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Turpin 1709\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Pettit (?) 1686\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170 x 215 x 60 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacks Old Testament main title page (as common) else collates as complete through the main text of the O.T. and N.T.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExternally very smart indeed and certainly remains a very useable\/readable Bible despite over 400 years of its history. Spine expertly rebacked preserving older leather. Some rubbing and a little dry. Cambridge style panelled boards with some scratches and slight loss but generally remain very nice. Corners repaired with slight loss but certainly remain presentable. The book is without any shelf lean. Page edges very good, uniform and without staining. Contemporary endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions, though with a good few ownership inscriptions throughout the text block through this Bible's history, described above in the provenance section. Though worth mentioning is the interesting marginal writing on leaf L1 which reads \"stock market crash October 1929 (worst in History)\", and another interesting one reads \"William Turpin, 1709\" (perhaps a relative of Dick Turpin, the highwayman?). Bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer at the front, which is largely complete but lacks a few leaves, and also a Book of Psalms, both undated but circa the same publication time as the Bible. Lacks Old Testament main title page as common, but retains the first two preliminary leaves (To the Christian Reader and the general contents page of the Books of the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament). O.T. Text begins on A1 (Genesis 1) and continues uninterrupted through to the end of the Old Testament, including the Second Part title page and Apocrypha title page. 2B4 torn with loss to just over half of the leaf, therefore lacking Psalms 56:9 through to 62:9, with some in that gap remaining. New Testament title page present and dated to 1608, collated as complete with the map of the Holy Land to the verso of Matthew 1. Also bound with \"A briefe Table of the interpretation of the proper names which are chiefly found in the Old Testament, wherein the first number of signifieth the Chapter, the second the verse\", which is also collated as complete and dated 1608. Text block generally very clean, mildly toned with some extremely minor occasional staining. Some expert repairs to the first few leaves with minor loss. Internally significantly better than typically found, and externally so too. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA really fantastic Geneva Bible with some beautiful illustrations throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47197895786820,"sku":"166354313645","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/117684_eb1d54caa4e240b684fca070679a310c_mv2_jpg.webp?v=1697021957"},{"product_id":"the-octavius-by-marcus-felix-1672-early-roman-christian-apologist-full-vellum","title":"The Octavius by Marcus Felix 1672","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM. Minucii Felicis Octavius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Cum integris omnium Notis ac Commentariis, novaque Recensione \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJacobi Ouzeli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Cujus \u0026amp; accedunt Animaduersiones. Insuper Johannis Meursii Notae. Et Liber Julii Firmici Materni V. C. De Errore Profanarum Religionum. Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHackiana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1672\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe initial author of this work was a Roman legal expert and writer, believed to originate from Cirta in Algeria, who is thought to have passed away around 260 AD. The second author was a Roman author and astrologer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReferred to as the Octavius due to historical confusion (it was mistakenly preserved as the eighth book of Arnobius). This work is often compared to Tertullian's Apologeticum. The Octavius is an imaginative three-way dialogue that unfolds on the shores of Ostia, featuring the characters Minucius, Caecilius, and Octavius. Minucius acts as the mediator, Caecilius passionately defends Roman pagan traditions, while Octavius advocates for Christianity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinucius, in fact, seeks a harmonious transition between paganism and Christianity, one that respects the traditions rooted in Hellenistic culture and Roman societal structures. It is worth noting that this is one of the earliest writings in defence of Christianity to survive from antiquity, around a century after Josephus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125 x 195 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull vellum, quarto, a little discoloured but generally very good and smart. Early ink title to the head of the spine and a small sticker at the foot. A little extremity wear. Joints very good with both boards securely attached. Bookplate to front pastedown of Fintray House Library. Text block mildly toned but generally very good. With a very nice engraved frontispiece from the Dutch Golden Age of engravers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47218284036420,"sku":"166373865899","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_3016c040-c632-4b47-9855-858ff4cbc855.jpg?v=1697418561"},{"product_id":"john-hutchinson-works-1748-isaac-newton-gravity-science-philosophy-satan-occult","title":"John Hutchinson Works 1748 Newtonian Scientific Work","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Complete Works of John Hutchinson (1674-1737), edited by Robert Spearman and Julius Bate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first edition of his complete works, third overall of the individual works.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Hutchinson was an English theologian and natural philosopher. In 1724, Hutchinson published Moses' Principia in which he attempted to refute Isaac Newton's theory of gravity and continued to attempt to disprove Newtonian gravitation in later works such as Power Essential and Mechanical and Glory or Gravity. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHutchinson also taught that the Bible contained the elements not only of true religion but also of all of rational philosophy. Followers of the ideas of John Hutchinson (such as Bishop George Horne of Norwich and William Jones) are called Hutchinsonians. This was detailed in his Natural History of the Bible.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHutchinson also wrote some rather curious works such as The Religion of Satan or Antichrist Delineated in 1736 and also was severely critical of John Woodward's Natural History of the Earth (1700), included within this set of course.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMinor rubbing to spines with wear to extremities. Bindings are near contemporary full calf of the period. Offsetting to pastedowns (and bookplates) and endpapers as commensurate with age, bookplates attached to front pastedown of each volume. Text blocks near fine with light toning. Engraved frontispieces in volumes 5 and 6 only, lacking endpapers to first volume else complete including the scarce folding table in the 12th volume.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219955335492,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.00.42am.png?v=1697450723"},{"product_id":"biblia-sacra-1534-early-vulgate-bible-post-incunable-16th-century-bible-rare","title":"Biblia Sacra 1534 Early Vulgate Bible","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBiblia Sacra\u003c\/b\u003e: Integrum Utriusq Testamenti Corpus Coplectens... Parisiis [Paris]: Yolande Bonhomme, vidua Thielmanni Kerver, [colophon reads] MDXXXIIII. Octavo iudus Januarij [\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1534\u003c\/b\u003e].\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE EARLY VULGATE BIBLE FROM THE POST INCUNABLE PERIOD, PRINTED BY THE FIRST FEMALE PRINTER OF THE BIBLE IN ANY LANGUAGE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis beautiful and very rare early Vulgate Bible is printed in two 58 line columns in black letter, with chapter headings with nice capitals and with the two famous engraved plates, one to the verso of A1 in the Old Testament - a woodcut depicting the Creation of Man, and another to the verso of ff.417 (the beginning of Matthew), this woodcut being commonly referred to as 'The Stem of Jesse'. Both are incredibly detailed and finely produced, and this octavo Bible is also very finely produced, housed in a particularly nice binding from circa the early 1600s with a finely rebacked spine, also retaining some early iron clasps and some remnants of the original leather which would have held this Bible closed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThielmanni Kerver was a major printer and seller of predominantly religious books, active in Paris between 1497 and 1522. After his death, the printing business was taken over by his widow, Yolande Bonhomme, who was the printer of this Bible and also worked in Paris. She was also the first female printer of the Bible in any language \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[H.W. Davies, pp.448-450]. \u003c\/i\u003eYolande printed two octavo Bibles prior to this in 1526 and 1530, making this edition the third Bible printed by a woman. Darlow and Moule state that she \"produced many beautiful books of devotion\" \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Darlow \u0026amp; Moule, 6090; 6113]\u003c\/i\u003e, and it certainly goes without saying that this is one of them.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 108 x 160 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[H. W. Davies, 'Device of the early printers' (London 1935), No.130, pp.448-450; Darlow and Moule 6090; 6113]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[i-ix; i-cccccxx; 3a-3e4]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacks first two leaves including main title page as common. The main text is collated as complete in 520ff, including the two woodcut plates, with 31 of an apparent 40 leaves bound at the rear comprising the Interpretationes. Some expert repairs to the corners of the final four leaves, the final two with slight loss to some text (3E3-3E4). Two contemporary blanks at each end of the book, presumably with the rebacking. Some writing in a very early hand to the front inside board dating the book to 1534, this writing being written in English and so it is likely that this book was imported to England fairly early in its life. Spine shows very well on the shelf, expertly rebacked using some older leather. Tooled red morocco label between raised bands reads \"Bibla Sacra\". Joints fine with both boards securely attached. Some scratches to boards with some pinholes to front board. Iron clasp mounts at board edges all retained. These are probably from the early 1600s, potentially a bit earlier. Top page edge dulled as typical. Very clean through the text block without any foxing etc, just mildly toned as commensurate with the age. Verso pages of the two woodcut engravings more heavily toned. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA truly excellent example of this very rare early Vulgate Bible, being almost 500 years old!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220062585156,"sku":"","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.18.13am.png?v=1697451733"},{"product_id":"erasmus-new-testament-1522-rare-third-edition-novum-testamentum-omne-tyndale","title":"Erasmus' New Testament 1522 Third Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNovum Testamentum Omne by Erasmus of Rotterdam. Printed in February 1522 by Johann Froben in Basel, 682pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[USTC 678650; VD16: ZV 19393; ]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE THIRD EDITION OF ERASMUS' NEW TESTAMENT, THE SAME VERSION AS USED BY TYNDALE FOR THE FIRST ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT IN 1526 AND THE BASIS FOR BOTH THE GENEVA BIBLE AND THE KING JAMES BIBLE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTogether, the first and second editions sold 3,300 copies. We couldn't find how many copies of the third edition were printed but it is unlikely to exceed this number. How many of these survive is unknown, but it is certainly a very rare book with 6 institutional copies held in the UK and 23 worldwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 1522 New Testament was the first to include the passage that has become known as the Comma Johanneum (John 5:7-8) which has since been disputed and is now rarely included in modern scholarly translations. This edition was used by William Tyndale for the first English New Testament (1526) and later by the translators of the Geneva Bible and the King James Version.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis edition of Erasmus' New Testament is therefore perhaps the most significant of all of them given its influence on Biblical printing for the KJV and Geneva Bibles. Of course it has significant value from its huge influence, but also simply from being an early printed book from the post incunable period by such a significant printer and translator.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Similar Examples:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHindman May 11th 2023 lot 145 achieved $9,450 (USD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwann Auctions Nov 12th 2013 lot 36 achieved $12,500 (USD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSotheby's 5th Dec 2016 lot 19 achieved $6,875 (USD) *\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* against an estimate of $8,000-$12,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 120 x 170 x 45 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound without the Annotationes sometimes found accompanying the Novum Testamentum, but usually not according to VD16. Lacks two blanks, one at the front and one at the rear, else collates as complete in 682pp. It appears that this was released simultaneously in two formats in February 1522, the octavo edition of USTC 678650 and a different folio edition of USTC 678737, this example being the octavo for which USTC traces 23 copies held institutionally worldwide as discussed above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebacked spine probably 19th or 20th century preserving earlier but still contemporary boards which are probably 17th century. Some loss to leather on boards. Shelf and edge wear. Both boards are securely attached, the binding is strong and without any shelf lean. Contemporary pastedowns and endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions. One front endpaper cut retaining a small portion of the leaf in the gutter. Second blank present and with a long written passage in an early hand in Latin warning the reader that this copy is not the first edition but the third (?). Main title page heavily toned but present, curiously with a reference to this being the third edition on the title page itself. Staining throughout, most significantly to the first 5 numbered pp, but affecting the entire text block to a lesser extent. Toned throughout text block. Small hole through the final leaf causing the loss of a few letters of text, but no loss to any significant information on the colophon. Some early marginalia throughout with sporadic underlining but generally unobtrusive. One hand is very early and in Greek and another writes in Latin, probably a bit later. Lacks blank at rear but collates as complete through the text block.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt must be said that this is an incredibly beautiful publication with abundant engraved title pages and rather lovely typographic setting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220140802372,"sku":"","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at11.29.58am.png?v=1697452475"},{"product_id":"the-new-testament-of-the-holy-bible-1579-rare-early-london-printing-theo-beza","title":"The New Testament 1579 Early English Printing","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNovum Testamentum, Theodoro Beza interprete. Londini, Excudebat Thomas Vautrollerius, Typographus MDLXXIX.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe New Testament,\u003c\/b\u003e translated into Latin by Theo. Beza and printed by Thomas Vautrollier. Published in London in \u003cb\u003e1579\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA VERY RARE EARLY LATIN NEW TESTAMENT PRINTED IN ENGLAND, PRECEDING THE FIRST COMPLETE LATIN BIBLE PRINTED IN ENGLAND WHICH WAS PUBLISHED ONE YEAR LATER IN 1580. COMPLETE IN ITS BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL FULL VELLUM BINDING!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe binding of this fantastic early edition is of particular note for being in its original binding, even retaining some of the original gilt to the boards and spine which is incredibly scarce to find for bindings of this age.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Vautrollier was one of the most highly thought of printers in London at the time. He was notably associated with the printing of works of Protestant theology including John Calvin's Institutes and a Latin version of the Book of Common Prayer. He also printed Ovid, Cicero, and other standard classical authors whose works were in demand as schoolbooks.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost interestingly, in 1579, Richard Field from Stratford-upon-Avon, a schoolfellow of William Shakespeare, was apprenticed to Vautrollier. Field took over Vautrollier's printing after his death in 1587. However, it is speculated that given the known connection between Richard Field and William Shakespeare (Field first printed two of Shakespeare's plays in London), Shakespeare himself may have been witness to this copy of the New Testament as it is highly likely Shakespeare visited Field multiple times, starting around the time of the printing of this book and was a somewhat regular visitor to Vautrollier\/Field and their library at the press in London. This is where Shakespeare is known to have encountered works by Ovid and Cicero, Holinshed's Chronicles, etc. These were used as source books for Shakespeare's plays, including Hamlet. Nevertheless, the press from which this book originates is certainly of interest!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 115 x 160 x 45 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with some commensurate discolouration and loss to gilt but retaining some. Title in an early hand to the spine reading 'novum testamentum Beza'. Very minor wear to extremities. Some deformation to vellum boards as typical, lacking original ties but with (probably) original joint ties. Some gilt preserved to boards. Lacks pastedowns if called for (?). No blanks present if called for. Text block collates as complete in 418 numbered pp with the final unnumbered leaf with the T.V. printing device. Title page trimmed at border with a small amount of loss to printed text, touching a few letters. Binding separated from text block as typical but with the majority of the binding strings preserved, damage to headcap. Handwritten text in an early Latin hand, probably very near publication, to the reverso of the title page and colophon. Colophon with a scored out ownership inscription of Johannes Salwey. Colophon with the bottom right corner torn. Text block mildly toned but in excellent condition, significantly better than typically found.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220653424964,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.48.00pm.png?v=1697457031"},{"product_id":"de-inventoribus-rerum-by-polydore-virgil-1580-a-very-rare-banned-book","title":"De Inventoribus Rerum by Polydore Virgil 1570","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePolydori Vergilii Urbinatas de Rerum Inventoribus Libri Octo. Eiusdem in orationem Dominicam Commentariolum. Cum Indice \u0026amp; rerum verborum locupletisimo. Basileae, \u003cb\u003eMDLXX\u003c\/b\u003e, 16mo, 675pp.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDe Inventoribus Rerum by Polydore Vergil of Urbino. Printed in 1570 in Basel by Thomas Guarin, with his printer's device reading 'Palma Guar' to title page and written at the colophon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTHE INCREDIBLY RARE WORK BY POLYDORE VIRGIL FOCUSSING ON THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN ACTIVITY AND INVENTIONS. A BOOK WHICH WAS BANNED IN 1564 AND MANY COPIES OF WHICH WERE BURNT.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePolydore Vergil is an infamous humanist writer. The book offered here for sale was added to the list of Papal banned books in the mid 1500s and is therefore a rather rare work to find in commerce. De Rerum Inventoribus is a history of invention and origins of human activity, part of the humanist enterprise to trace ideas to their origins. It also contains a brief history of magic and some other occult subjects.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn continental Europe, Vergil is principally remembered for the De Inventoribus Rerum and the Adagia: these are the works which secured his reputation before he ever came to England, and which he himself regarded as his masterpieces, writing \"I, Polydore, was the first of the Romans to treat of these two matters\". The De Inventoribus receives a mention, for example, in Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605–15).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVergil's De Inventoribus Rerum was first published in 1499, having been written in only three months. It was a history of origins and inventions, describing in three books the \"first begetters\" of all human activities. Book I investigated the origin of the gods and the word \"God\", along with such matters as the creation, marriage, religion and learning. Book II covered, among other topics, the origins of law, time, military science, money, precious metals and art. Book III covered, again among other topics, the origins of agriculture, architecture, towns, theatres, tools and materials, maritime navigation, commerce and prostitution.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the edition of 1521, Vergil added five more books, devoted to the initia institorum rei Christianae, i.e. the origins of Christian rites and institutions. He probably thought that this addition would be a popular one, but it was also a concession towards critics who had labelled the De Inventoribus a work of heretics and depravity. The work nonetheless included criticisms of monks, priestly celibacy, indulgences, and of the policies and constitutional status of the papacy. As a consequence, it was placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (papal list of prohibited books) in 1564.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 75 x 125 x 60 mm (approx.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with some loss to the leather at the head, rubbed with the leather dry. Blindstamped design to both boards with wear to extremities, notably to the bottom corner of the front board where there is loss. Both boards are attached with some slight rubbing to joints. The binding is contemporary full calf. Page edges very good with top edge dulled as typical. Several ownership inscriptions of the Lorimer family showing a long genealogy of ownership within the same family, with the last ownership inscription dated as recent as 1967. Given where we acquired this book from, it is highly likely that this book was with the Lorimer family since at least the 1700s. Some marginalia in an early hand through the first 100pp or so, written in Latin. The book is collated as complete through the text block, though lacks the preliminary blanks. Top right of title page cut out to remove an ownership inscription for which all that remains is 'Tho'. This edition contains books one through to eight of this work (the complete work). Text block very clean throughout with some very mild toning and occasional stains affecting only a few leaves sporadically throughout with the majority of the text block being very good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220734296388,"sku":"","price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at12.55.06pm.png?v=1697457503"},{"product_id":"mammotrectus-super-bibliam-1485-incunable-bible-etymology-guide-marchesinus","title":"Mammotrectus Super Bibliam - 1485 An Incunable Guide to Understanding the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-c1scf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMammotrectus super Bibliam by Johannes Marchesinus, printed in 1485 in Venice by Gabriel de Grassis for Franciscus de Madiis in double column Gothic type, 8vo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-hook=\"rcv-block6\" type=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-hook=\"rcv-block6\" type=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-ac0vm\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003eA rare incunable guide to understanding the Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-3ub8p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003eIt explains difficult words in the Scriptures, both etymologically and gramatically, and provides explanations of the festivals of the Church year, legends of the Saints, and various liturgical texts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-a9mf7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-hook=\"rcv-block10\" type=\"empty-line\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-60naf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-ni7f\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-hook=\"rcv-block12\" type=\"empty-line\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-6kq6o\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMammotrectus Super Bibliam is a Latin treatise on theology and biblical exegesis, written by the 14th-century theologian and Franciscan friar Johannes Marchesinus. The title can be translated as \"The Milker of the Bible,\" and the work is so named because it is intended to extract the milk, or the essential meaning, from the biblical text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-3f6gn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mammotrectus is a commentary on the Bible that was written for use in the training of Franciscan friars, who were required to study theology and biblical exegesis as part of their education. The work is divided into chapters that cover different topics, such as the creation of the world, the fall of man, the Ten Commandments, and the sacraments. Each chapter includes an explanation of the biblical text, as well as commentary on the interpretation and application of the text to everyday life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-88oso\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mammotrectus was a popular and influential work in the late Middle Ages and was widely used as a textbook in theological schools and universities. Its accessibility and practical focus made it an important tool for teaching theology to the general public, and it was often used in sermons and religious instruction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-cfmhg\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, the Mammotrectus is valued as a historical source for the study of medieval theology and biblical exegesis, and it is still studied by scholars of medieval literature and religious history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-hook=\"rcv-block16\" type=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-hook=\"rcv-block16\" type=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-7tgf3\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-6r4r4\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hook=\"rcv-block21\" type=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-fe2pv\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 x 180 x 45 mm (approx.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hook=\"rcv-block23\" type=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hook=\"rcv-block24\" type=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-dkbfj\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e[a1-z8, 8ff., 8ff., 10ff.] - \u003cspan\u003e218 ff (of 242).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-6jd7f\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecent full calf binding rubbed with superficial scratches but generally very good with spine faded. Raised bands to the spine but without any tooled labels or gilt details. 39 lines and headline in Gothic type. pp.15 has 'Genesis' written in an early hand at the top as this leaf lacks the printed headline. Faded monogram ink stamp to lower margin of a2. First two guide letters in blue ink, presenting as from the incunable period. Contents to the rear of the volume with early ink page numbers added (e.g. Liber Genesis 1 12, Liber Erodi 12 17, etc). Some incredibly high quality repairs to leaf edges which are generally unnoticeable, most noticeable to the final leaf (silked) but in no way is it obtrusive. Some foxing to page edges. Generally without foxing throughout with leaves washed and thus presenting as generally near fine to fine. 218 ff (of 242) thus apparently incomplete according to the reference material, however it is difficult to see what leaves are missing(?).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-hook=\"rcv-block31\" type=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xVISr Y9Dpf bCMSCT OZy-3 lnyWN yMZv8w bCMSCT public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\" id=\"viewer-bpdv9\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47221129969988,"sku":"","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2023-10-16at2.57.29pm.png?v=1697465007"},{"product_id":"vita-di-donna-olimpia-1676-rare-banned-book-pope-innocent-x-full-vellum","title":"Vita di Donna Olimpia 1676","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVita di Donna Olympia Maldachini Che Governo la Chiesa. Durante il Ponteficato d'Innocentio X. Doppo l'anno 1644. Sino all anno 1655. Scritta Dall' Abbate Gualdi. Nuouamente ristampata, con un aggiunta considerabile. Ragusa. Appresso Giulio Giuli. MDCLXXVI [\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1676\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e]\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn expanded edition of Abbot Gualdi's [aka Gregorio Leti] scandalous biography of Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphilij, the notorious sister-in-law of Pope Innocent X, who earned the nickname 'Pope Olimpia I' due to her remarkable influence over the Papacy. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter her first marriage to the wealthy Paolo Nini, supposedly arranged to avoid becoming a nun, Olimpia Maidalchini (1592-1657) married Pamphilio Pamphilij in 1612, who was the brother of the future Pope Innocent X. Leti suggests that she developed a close relationship with her brother-in-law and assisted him in becoming a cardinal before allegedly bribing the conclave to elect him as Pope. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring his papacy, she played a significant role in political and economic matters, granting audiences with the Pope only after consulting with her. The Vita di Donna Olimpia forms the foundation of enduring myths that Olimpia was the Pope's mistress and that, in the weeks leading up to his death, she removed substantial sums of money from his chambers, concealing his passing for several days while continuing to transfer valuables to her own palace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book was banned by the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1667\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 90 x 156 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12mo, [xxiv], [1-502].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVellum darkened, most significantly to the spine which is dulled. Retains a tooled morocco label to the spine which reads 'Vita di Donna Olimpia'. Small sticker attached to the foot of the spine. Bookplate to front pastedown of the 'Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet'. Early ink ownership inscription to ffep of 'Rob Worsley' with a date on the verso blank of 1728. Foxing throughout the text block. Final blank torn lacking most of the leaf. Complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226233127236,"sku":"166368399280","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_c1690753-d523-47c6-b3ac-5bf5f0c501b7.jpg?v=1697579015"},{"product_id":"paradise-lost-by-john-milton-1802-illustrated-antique-english-edition-stunning","title":"Paradise Lost by John Milton 1802 Illustrated Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Milton\u003c\/b\u003e in Two Volumes. Printed by T. Bensley for F.J. Du. Roveray in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1802\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA beautiful antique edition of Milton's Paradise Lost, beautifully illustrated throughout after paintings by H. Fuseli, W. Hamilton, and others, engraved by several people. A very readable antiquarian edition of Milton, beautifully bound in full calf leather with expertly rebacked spines in excellent condition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e125 x 190 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound in two volumes with books 1-6 of Paradise Lost in the first volume, and 7-12 in the second. Expertly rebacked spines which show as fine on the shelf with attractive bright red tooled labels. Very minor wear to joints but with all boards securely attached, the bindings secure and without shelf lean. Some wear to the boards which are probably original or very near to the time of publication. Attractive gilt borders to the boards with some slight loss. Some shelf and edge wear with top page edges dulled slightly as typical. Contemporary endpapers without any bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Title pages trimmed at head to remove an early ownership inscription, but not affecting the titles or any text on the reverso or otherwise. Toning throughout the text blocks with some leaves more affected than others but with the majority of leaves very clean. Some very light foxing affecting a few leaves through the text blocks, more significant to the front and rear of each volume but in no manner overly intrusive. No loss to text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226255704388,"sku":"166368404756","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5cb11eb7-34a9-49e5-b60c-95932dfd9305.jpg?v=1697579766"},{"product_id":"a-beautiful-missal-very-finely-bound-by-emile-rouselle-1887-1888-catholic-mass","title":"Catholic Missal 1887-1888; Finely Bound by Emile Rouselle","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMissel de N.-Dame du Rosaire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. No. 28. Missel de Notre-Dame Du Rosaire. Paris; Sanchez, Editeur; 18, Rue Seguier, 18. Archevêché de Paris. Concordat cum Missali et Breviario Romano: Imprimatur. Parissis [i.e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e], die 12 Februarii \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1888\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Franciscus, Arch. Parisiensis. Souvenirs de Famille.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcheve d'Imprimer Par la Maison Quantin en Décembre 1887.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMissal of Our Lady of the Rosary. Paris; Sanchez, Publisher; 18, Rue Segue, 18. Archdiocese of Paris. Agreement with the Roman Missal and Breviary: Printed at Paris, February 12th, 1888. Francis, Archbishop of Paris. Finished Printing by Maison Quantin in December 1887.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery finely bound in full red morocco with gilt details by the renowned and famous fine binder, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmile Rousselle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Similar in quality to the fine binding held at the British Library Database of Bookbinding IB52818 of a 1493 Prexano incunable edition. Rousselle bindings are scarce and rather difficult to come by.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 115 x 150 x 30 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA highly attractive book. Spine with very minor rubbing. Prominent wear to the bottom of the spine (small fragment lacking) and mostly detached tailcap. Both boards attached with wear to joints and hinges. Boards with superficial scratches and rubbing to extremities. Shelf and edge wear. Endpapers prominently toned. Small fragment lacking from preliminary and mostly detached. Small tear to the top page edge on endpaper. Text block extremely clean with light toning to edges. Uncollated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236007821636,"sku":"166367086790","price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_2ed0012d-dfe9-4fb9-8717-e3e7e4f7b0ea.jpg?v=1697719531"},{"product_id":"bible-exodus-fragments-11th-century-codex","title":"An Important c.11th Century Bible Codex","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmong the earliest group of surviving Hebrew Bible manuscripts, with the \u003ci\u003eTargum Onkelos\u003c\/i\u003e, containing a large and significant section from the book of Exodus. Forming a large part of an early codex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThese are some of the oldest extant MSS of this section of the Bible \/ Torah with the exception of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are of course unobtainable by a private collector. They are roughly contemporary with MSS from the famous Cairo Genizah. This is an incredibly rare opportunity to own and preserve these most sacred early manuscript fragments and certainly something remarkably different than owning an antiquarian Torah or Bible. It's a true connection to the earliest witnesses to the text as selected by Aaron-Ben-Asher in Tiberias, modern Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe fragments of this codex are all leaves taken from a single codex written in an Oriental square script. They are more likely to have been written in North Africa or Babylonia than in Egypt or Palestine and are therefore unlikely to originate from the Cairo Genizah, though it's not impossible that they did. The codex from which these originate is written in a single column format and is possibly owner produced, as occurs with many extant manuscripts contained in the Cairo Genizah. Though the trimming of some of the fragments does lead one to believe they had a secondary use in a binding at some time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe vast majority of Biblical material this old is held in museums and institutions and is very rare indeed in private hands - particularly the larger fragments such as fragment B in this collection which is a bifolium of Biblical material for which we could not trace any other example held in private hands. The size of fragment B is indicative of the original size of the codex too which is of particular interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThese are older than the oldest Hebrew manuscript in the Getty museum - see the article in Forbes describing their oldest manuscript from the late 13th century as \"freakin' amazing\", and we think that description is certainly appropriate for these fragments too. A fairly similar period manuscript fragment from the Book of Exodus sold at Sotheby's 10th July 2012 lot 11 for £43,250, though of less significant content than that which is offered here for sale, especially as these fragments constitute likely the majority of the original codex from which they originate. The legible contents of this fragmentary codex is detailed below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis fragmentary codex comprises a significant section of the Book of Exodus, containing Parashat Terumah, i.e. the instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle, The Ark of the Covenant, The Table, The Lampstand, also the construction of the Altar of Burnt Offering. Because A2 (i.e. the verso of fragment A) is blank, it's quite likely that the text of this codex ended with Exodus 27:19 and it's therefore likely that the codex from which these fragments originate was fairly small and was most likely a codex just for use in Parshat Terumah containing just Exodus 25-27, suggesting that we do possess the majority of the original codex here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis fragmentary codex rivals in date and potentially even predates the earliest Hebrew biblical codices of the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries, such as the surviving parts of the Aleppo Codex (c.920 AD, now in Jerusalem and mostly destroyed by fire), the Damascus Pentateuch (c.1000 AD, also Jerusalem), the St. Petersburg [i.e. Leningrad] Codex (C.1008-9 AD, Russia), and of course the fragments of the Cairo Genizah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe aforementioned are the earliest witnesses to the format of the text as selected by Aaron-Ben-Asher in Tiberias, modern Palestine. The resulting text was accepted by Maimonides as the most accurate and remains in use today. Therein lies the incredible significance of what is offered here for sale, for being some of the earliest extant witnesses to the text of these sections of the book of Exodus, chapters 25-27.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE DATE OF THE FRAGMENTS:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe have contacted several authorities on early Bible fragments and their opinions varied a bit, as dating is quite a difficult endeavour. The estimates ranged from the 10th century through to the late 11th century. It seems likely given the evidence provided by Dr Vince Beiler of the Cambridge University Genizah Research Institute that these fragments originate from circa the 11th century (i.e. roughly contemporary with the earliest Hebrew Biblical codices) - the presence of sof pasuq markers, the left justification method, and being written on paper as opposed to parchment. Though the original export documentation from Israel suggests a 10th century date which would be incredibly early indeed, we are suggesting an estimate of the 11th century to be conservative. This codex being written on paper is of particular note, being one of the earliest examples of the use of paper for writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE CONTENTS OF THE FRAGMENTS:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA1: Exodus 27:5-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA2: Blank\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eB1: Exodus 25:26-28 (right side); 25:30-32 (left side)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eB2: Exodus 25:18-20 (right side); 25:21-23 (left side)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eC1: Exodus 26:10-11 (right side); 26:13-15 (left side)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eC2: Exodus 26:19 (right side); 26:24-25 (left side)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eD1: Exodus 26:32-33\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eD2: ?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eE1: Exodus 27:1-2 (right side); 27:4-6 (left side)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eE2: Exodus 26:30 (right side); 26:34-35 (left side)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eF1: Exodus 27:2-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eF2: Exodus 26:27-30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eG1: Exodus 26:20-23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eG2: Exodus 26:17-19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eH1: Exodus 26:19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eH2: ?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWith our thanks to Dr Benjamin Outhwaite and Dr Vince Beiler at the University of Cambridge Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, Dr Zsofi Buda, Curator of Global MSS at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library at the University of Manchester, and A. Shachar, native Hebrew speaker, and others unnamed for their help in researching these manuscript fragments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSizes:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA: 47 x 105 mm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eB: 213 x 154 mm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eC: 158 x 106 mm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eD: 106 x 158 mm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eE: 158 x 107 mm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eF: 106 x 159 mm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eG: 44 x 107 mm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eH: 56 x 106 mm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236342055236,"sku":"166382769429","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/IMG_1306.jpg?v=1697723499"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-paolo-segneri-1773-italian-orator-jesuit-religion-christianity","title":"The Works of Paolo Segneri 1773","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOpere Del Padre \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaolo Segneri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Della Compagnia di Gesu, Distribuite in Quattro Tomi, come nella seguente pagina si dimostra. Con un breve Ragguaglio della di lui Vita. Aggiuntevi tre Lettere Su La Materia del Probabile. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVenezia, MDCCLXXIII\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Nella Stamperia Baglioni. Con Licenza de Superiori.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of Paolo Segneri, Venice, 1773, \u003c\/b\u003evols 1-2 (of 4), 4to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaolo Segneri (1624-1694) was an influential Italian Jesuit preacher, missionary, and ascetical writer. Born in Nettuno, he overcame initial resistance from his father to join the Society of Jesus, where he was mentored by notable figures like Oliva and Sforza Pallavicino. After studying humanities and theology, he embarked on a remarkable preaching career, first in major cathedrals and later conducting popular missions, known for his eloquence and holiness. His works, including \"Quaresimale,\" had a profound impact on the Italian pulpit. Segneri's oratory skills drew large audiences, and he received remarkable graces throughout his career. His influence was such that he is considered one of Italy's greatest orators, following in the footsteps of figures like St. Bernadine of Siena and Savonarola. His dedication to reforming the art of preaching left a lasting legacy, and he was known for his humility despite his many successes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 185 x 236 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[5ff, 798pp]; [7ff, 672pp]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo volumes of an original four. Full vellum, discoloured and dulled with some loss to the spines, peeling at the top of the second volume. Shelf wear \u0026amp; wear to extremities. Some staining to boards but generally good overall. Bookplate of Monsignor Dean Langan to ffep verso of both volumes. Backstrip detached from the text block in first volume exposing some early printed binder's waste fragments also with the pastedown detached from the front board making one think an extra blank is present or one is missing from the other volume, but this is not the case. Some very minor foxing and dampstaining through the text blocks but generally these remain very good and largely very clean. Boards all attached to their respective bindings securely. Slight shelf lean of both volumes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236380590404,"sku":"166385469149","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_9ff45ab7-f135-466e-a0e8-083e519bf1b2.jpg?v=1697724107"},{"product_id":"the-king-james-bible-1613-first-quarto-edition-he-bible-rare","title":"The King James Bible 1613 First Quarto Edition \"He\"","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Holy Bible\u003c\/b\u003e, Containing the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOld Testament\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew\u003c\/b\u003e: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, By his Majesties speciall commandement. Imprinted At London By \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Barker\u003c\/b\u003e, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. Anno \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1613\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-large;\" size=\"6\"\u003eTHE TRUE FIRST BLACK LETTER QUARTO EDITION OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE \"HE\" BIBLE FOR ITS FAMOUS ERROR IN THE BOOK OF RUTH.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eOne of the earliest obtainable editions of the King James Bible, with the 1611 first edition with only 50 known surviving copies in its first \"He\" state (approximately), with very few in private hands and being incredibly rare to the market with correspondingly astronomical prices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eOffered here for sale is the first quarto edition of the King James Bible. There were two editions of this year, the \"He\" and \"She\" variants, the \"He\" being significantly rarer and more desirable for being the first, following the same error in the 1611 first edition in Ruth 3:15 before being corrected to \"she\" not long afterwards. This copy follows all of the bibliographical text error requirements for this edition, including the reading in Genesis 10:16 of \"Emorite\", both the Old Testament and New Testament title pages omitting the word \"Appointed\", and of course the most significant reading of \"and he went into the city\" instead of \"she went...\" in Ruth 3:15.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eIt is also very rare to find this edition with both of the Old Testament and New Testament title pages present, where the vast majority of examples are missing the Old Testament main title page or it is provided in facsimile. Indeed, we have never come across any example of the KJV this early, and have never come across an example with both title pages earlier than 1634. Another aspect that makes this edition particularly special is that both the Old Testament and New Testament are from the 1613 first quarto edition, as is the commentary at the back and the tables which are often lacking, yet are here original 1613 examples and importantly, they are complete. The apocryphal books are also all present in this example, and these were occasionally removed by later owners after the later revisions made to the KJV or for other reasons. This is a complete and original 1613 first quarto edition of the King James Bible and an incredibly rare opportunity for the winning bidder to own this phenomenal early Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 x 22 x 6 \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eSpine very good, lightly rubbed with some dulling to the gilt on the tooled label with this slightly fragmented. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the foot of the spine. Joints starting but with both boards attached. Boards scuffed with some minor loss to the leather as typical. The binding is probably from the mid to late 1700s with contemporary pastedowns and endpapers. Some minor wormholing through the first few leaves of the book, affecting up to around leaf C3 and occasionally catching a few letters of text. Page edges dulled as typical. Original Old Testament title page present with a significant amount of writing on its reverse side in an early English ink hand with a bit of transfer to the verso leaf A2, with some writing on the reverse of this leaf in the left margin only and a small amount in the blank space of A3, else without any writing through the main text block though with some light pencil drawing to the final leaf reverso of the commentary. Main O.T. title page heavily toned as typical, with the remainder of the text block also toned as typical. A few stains throughout, none of which obscure the legibility of any text though with a heavier ink stain to Genesis 1 offset from the verso as previously mentioned, though the text is still legible. Some leaves trimmed at the edges for the rebinding occasionally catching a few letters of the printed marginalia with one leaf later in the text with some more loss at the edges. Preface for the commentary \u0026amp; tables dated 1578, though with its title page dated 1613. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excellent example\u003c\/b\u003e of this very rare book which is usually found in very poor condition given how much these KJV Bibles were used and read through this period prior to the reformation and indeed after it all the way until the present day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47259989475652,"sku":"166311524586","price":2565.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_c3aa17ed-f388-40ee-a2a7-ea1d9bbb0f25.jpg?v=1698183971"},{"product_id":"the-holy-bible-nonesuch-press-deluxe-limited-edition-1-75-very-rare-stunning","title":"The Holy Bible - Nonesuch Press Deluxe Limited Edition 1\/75","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-large;\" size=\"6\"\u003e\"CONCEIVED HARMONIOUSLY AND MADE BEAUTIFULLY\": THE FAMOUS 5-VOLUME NONESUCH BIBLE — ONE OF ONLY 75 COPIES ON ARNOLD RAG PAPER.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eThe Nonesuch Bible: The Holy Bible, reprinted according to the Authorised Version 1611. London: Nonesuch Press, 1924-27. Five volumes. Quarto, original full morocco, all edges gilt. Very rare in the full morocco, significantly more so than the vellum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eThis edition was originally published as a limited edition of 1250 with 75 copies on Arnold rag paper. This is number 32 (XXXII) of 75. There was the option to have these bound either in vellum or full morocco. The vast majority of those 75 were bound in vellum with (presumably) very few buyers selecting the full morocco. The full morocco with all edges gilt is generally significantly more aesthetically pleasing and more in the general style of the Nonesuch Press limited editions, such as the much renowned Shakespeare, Don Quixote, etc editions. It being limited to just 75 copies in the first place makes the original full calf version truly rare in the market. In research, we only found one example having been sold at auction (below).This set was purchased by F.J.H Lloyd, a Royal Navy Commander, with his bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume and his name printed in the colophon of the first volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eProbably the finest printing of the Bible in recent memory, especially the much celebrated beautiful typography by Francis Meynell which is very easy on the eye with fantastic spacing and margins. The quality of the paper, the binding - everything aggregates to a whole more than the sum of its parts.\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A truly beautiful composition\u003c\/b\u003e. It was originally printed as just the Apocrypha volume, but the reception was so positive that the project was enlarged to encompass the entire Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimilar examples:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA similar example (but bound in the vellum) sold at Bonhams for $5,490 on the 19th October 2009 lot 70. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA defective copy of this edition bound in the morocco sold at Sotheby's lot 182 in 'The Wardington Library Bibles' sale in 2006 for £3,840, which, adjusted for inflation, is equivalent to £7,100 in 2023. It was described as having \"\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebindings soiled with spines faded and water-damaged\". \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eSome wear to the binding of the first volume as pictured with some loss to the edge of the spine and affecting the boards (first volume only). Generally the bindings are near fine with very bright gilt and the occasional minor mark\/scratch which are not particularly intrusive. Page edges near fine with uncut fore-edge as published. Each volume with aforementioned bookplate to pastedown and very mild edge toning to front and rear free endpapers as commensurate with the calf binding. All text blocks fine and collated as complete. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: x-large;\" size=\"5\"\u003eA stunning set and a true example of typographic excellence, rarely seen since incunabula times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47259992555844,"sku":"166070804893","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_0d8e28d3-18aa-4cc4-8b23-4b96c32d8c6d.jpg?v=1698184165"},{"product_id":"the-holy-bible-1611-robert-barker-original-1611-bible-geneva-bible-king-james","title":"Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible 1611","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Old Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of our Lord Jesus Christ, Conferred diligently with the Greeke, and best approoved Translations in divers Languages. Imprinted at London by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Barker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majestie in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1611\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. [\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTogether with\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e] Two right profitable and fruitfull Concordances, or large and ample Tables Alphabeticall. The first containing the interpretation of the Hebrew, Caldean, Greeke, and Latine words... Collected by R.F.H, Imprinted at London by Robert Barker in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1611\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. [\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTogether with\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e] An incomplete Book of Psalms, undated but probably dated 1611 and certainly printed by Robert Barker in London.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAN ORIGINAL GENEVA \"BREECHES\" BIBLE FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT YEAR IN ENGLISH BIBLE PRINTING, 1611. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eONE OF THE LAST GENEVA BIBLES TO BE PRINTED IN ENGLAND BEFORE BEING BANNED BY KING JAMES UPON THE RELEASE OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE IN THE SAME YEAR.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very rare original 1611 \"Breeches\" Geneva Bible, so named for the reading in Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve as having made \"breeches\" to cover their nakedness instead of \"aprons\" or \"loincloths\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Great Bible (named for its large page size and first ordered by Henry VIII in 1538) was restored to the churches after Elizabeth I’s succession halted persecution of Anglicans and Protestants, but the Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible in English to add numbered verses. It was also one of the first to include extensive commentary notes, which were later deemed “seditious” by King James when he banned the Geneva Bible not long after the publication of the King James Bible in 1611. Some sources say that the Geneva Bible was banned in 1611, and some say 1616, but in any event, this is one of the latest Geneva Bibles to be printed and is particularly remarkable for being an original Bible dated to one of the most important years in the history of Bible printing, 1611.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is one of the only affordable opportunities to acquire a Bible dated to 1611, as the first edition of the King James Bible was printed in under 150 copies and most are held in museums etc, and when they do come to the market are correspondingly incredibly expensive! This example is in a beautiful restored binding, preserving some likely original components including the ironwork and boards, with the spine rebacked in April 1927 in Liverpool, England.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKing James despised the revolutionary and “seditious” Geneva Bible. He thought the Geneva Bible’s study notes on key political texts threatened his authority, so he outlawed it and ordered a new translation of the Bible – the King James (Authorised Version). While the King James Version is an excellent translation, it was edited and authorised by the Government. The Geneva Bible was not. It was truly a Bible by the people and for the people.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most popular version of its time because of the extensive study notes. These notes were included to explain and interpret the Scriptures for the common people and laid the foundation for a Republican form of government. For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible and true God-ordained liberty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought the Geneva Bible with them. You can see why this remarkable version with its profound study notes played a key role in the formation of the American Republic, and its influence on the development of Western thought, politics, government, society generally, and literature (the Geneva Bible is often called 'The Bible of Shakespeare' for example).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 x 23 x 8 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacks Old Testament title page as very common, and the first leaf of Genesis (A1), else the Old Testament is collated as complete. The New Testament is collated as complete (full collation provided below). Concordances collated up to R7, lacking final leaf, also bound with pp.9-pp.52 of a Book of Psalms bound in to the rear, undated but probably also 1611 given that all present dates in this book read 1611. Some remnants of A1 are partially present in the gutter. A2 with some stains and small holes with tears at its edge. Small hole at edge of F6 not affecting any text. III3, the final leaf of the Old Testament [Maccabees book two, Apocrypha], torn with some loss. F4 of the Concordances torn with some loss at the head. Some heavier dampstaining to a few leaves in the middle of the Concordances, around the end of gathering H through to the middle of I, thus affecting around 8 leaves total but not obscuring any text. Else the text block is generally much better than typically found, with some wear to leaf edges as typical and sporadic minor staining but generally internally very good. Very early ink ownership inscription of William Galleamoxe (?), almost certainly an early 17th century hand to the foot of ZZZ8, and another in the same hand but a different spelling to the foot of A6 of the Concordances of \"William Gasleamor his book\", and another different spelling to pp.19 of Psalms reading \"William Gallimorse\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine rebacked in 1937, and very well executed, with a very nice tooled red morocco label to the spine. Joints fine with both boards securely attached, the binding secure and with a very slight shelf lean. Boards are probably near original or original with the ironwork also very early, but with the centre piece cleaned and polished and so appears brighter, but is probably not later. Some small and early wormholes to boards but without any worming through the text block. Some light rubbing and discolouration to the boards. Some restoration to the board edges with some loss at the board fore edge. Endpapers contemporary, replaced - presumably with the rebacking in 1937. Front endpaper with quite a lot of pencil writing identifying 1937 as the date of rebacking among some other details pertaining to the book, including attributing the ownership signature as \"William Gallimore\" despite the numerous different spellings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eCollation:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOld Testament:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[A2-III3 complete - lacks only A1 and main title page]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[A2-A8, B1-B8, C1-C8, D1-D8, E1-E8, F1-F8, G1-G8, H1-H8, I1-I8, K1-K8, L1-L8, M1-M8, N1-N8, O1-O8, P1-P8, Q1-Q8, R1-R8, S1-S8, T1-T8, U1-U8, X1-X8, Y1-Y8, Z1-Z8, AA1-AA8, BB1-BB8, CC1-CC8, DD1-DD8, EE1-EE8, FF1-FF8, GG1-GG8, HH1-HH8, II1-II8, KK1-KK8, LL1-LL8, MM1-8, NN1-NN8, OO1-OO8, PP1-PP8, QQ1-QQ8, RR1-RR8, SS1-SS8, TT1-8, UU1-UU8, XX1-XX8, YY1-YY8, ZZ1-ZZ8, AAA1-AAA8, BBB1-BBB8, CCC1-CCC8, DDD1-DDD8, EEE1-EEE8, FFF1-FFF8, GGG1-GGG8, HHH1-HHH8, III1-III3]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Testament: (complete)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Title page (A1), A1-A4, KKK1-KKK8, LLL1-LLL8, MMM1-MMM8, NNN1-NNN8, OOO1-OOO8, PPP1-PPP8, QQQ1-QQQ8, RRR1-RRR8, SSS1-SSS8, TTT1-TTT8, UUU1-UUU8, XXX1-XXX8, YYY1-YYY8, ZZZ1-ZZZ10]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConcordances:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [lacks only final leaf R8 else complete]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[A1-A8, B1-B8, C1-C8, D1-D8, E1-E8, F1-F8, G1-G8, H1-H8, I1-I8, R1-R7]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook of Psalms:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [lacks first 8pp and all after pp.52]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epp9-pp52\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263840371012,"sku":"166322443558","price":1226.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_aaf996b8-4ee9-431f-bde6-4ae1d05e24e3.jpg?v=1698249469"},{"product_id":"the-holy-bible-1715-king-james-version","title":"The Holy Bible 1715: King James Version","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Holy Bible\u003c\/b\u003e, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Printed in Oxford by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Baskett\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1715\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Herbert 937]\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[This example bound without the New Testament, containing the Old Testament, Psalms, and Apocrypha]\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eONE OF THE EARLIEST JOHN BASKETT BIBLES, PRECEDING THE INFAMOUS VINEGAR BIBLE BY TWO YEARS. A STUNNING AND PARTICULARLY FINE PRINTING OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE WITH VERY EARLY COMMENTARY AND SCHOLARSHIP ON THE PRELIMINARY LEAVES!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Baskett was a prominent English printer and publisher known for his notable printing of the Bible, particularly the 1715 edition, which eventually became the standard version of the King James Bible in England. Baskett's printing of the Bible was not only significant for its content but also for the legal controversies that surrounded it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1715, Baskett obtained a royal patent, also known as a privilege, granting him the exclusive right to print and publish the King James Bible in England. This privilege gave him a monopoly over the printing of the Bible, allowing him to control the production and distribution of this important religious text. However, Baskett's monopoly and the quality of his work soon became subjects of contention.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 1715 printing of the Bible by John Baskett came to be known for its large size, often referred to simply as the \"Baskett Bible.\" This edition featured a large and ornate format, with fine typography and lavish illustrated letters, which contributed to its prestige and popularity among the elite and collectors. However, Baskett's work was later criticised for its numerous typographical errors, inconsistencies, and poor printing quality. This led to a notable public perception that the text was riddled with mistakes. These criticisms were for the later printings of Baskett's Bible, particularly of the 1726 edition known as The Vinegar Bible. The earlier Baskett Bibles such as this 1715 edition generally remain well respected as fine printings of the Bible.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe quality issues with Baskett's 1726 printing sparked public outcry and derision. Critics referred to the edition with the well-known saying, \"The Vinegar Bible,\" in reference to a misprint in Luke 20:9, where \"vineyard\" was erroneously printed as \"vinegar.\" This mistake became emblematic of the perceived carelessness of Baskett's printing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaskett's printing monopoly and the perceived poor quality of his work resulted in legal challenges and debates. The most significant of these cases was the so-called \"Great Bible Case\" of 1769. Thomas Paris, a printer, sought to challenge Baskett's monopoly and publish an edition of the King James Bible without Baskett's authorisation. This led to a legal battle that ultimately reached the House of Lords.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe House of Lords upheld Baskett's privilege to print the Bible, maintaining his monopoly. However, the legal challenges and the controversies surrounding the quality of Baskett's printing had lasting effects. They contributed to changes in copyright and printing laws, eventually leading to the relaxing of Baskett's exclusive privilege and the opening up of the market to other printers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Baskett's printing of the Bible, including the 1715 edition, was \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea significant event in the history of English printing and publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. His printing monopoly and the controversies over the quality of his work resulted in legal battles and debates that shaped the landscape of printing laws and practices in England. The 1715 edition of the King James Bible remains a notable chapter in the history of Bible printing.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 23 x 34 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLarge quarto size (sometimes referred to as 'royal quarto')\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull suede leather binding with a delightful tooled red morocco label to the spine and '1715' engraved into the spine, faded. The binding is probably from 1824 and so fairly near contemporary, with the tooled label probably being original. Both boards are securely attached and the binding is secure and quite rarely, without any shelf lean. Some wear and places of loss to the leather on the binding but relatively minorly so, with some light superficial scratches. Top page edge slightly dulled though significantly better than typically found. No attached bookplates with clean pastedown and verso. Old and New Testament Geography maps both present to preliminary pages with the map of the Holy Land bound in at the rear of the book. Three preliminary leaves have an early commentary on parts of Genesis and Exodus including the meaning of man being made in God's image and some other rather interesting information written about Moses. Dedication leaf A2 (to King James) with some creases and light staining at the edge, without any rips or tears and no loss to the legibility of the text. Some marginalia on leaf A3 (first page of Genesis) at verse 26 only with the remainder of the text block in excellent condition, mildly toned with occasional minor dampstaining but significantly better than typically found. Two blank leaves (sometimes just one) tipped in with watermarks dated 1824 at the end\/start of each book from paper maker 'Smith and Co'. This is the same date as those blanks with the written scholarship at the beginning of the book. Collated as complete with the Old Testament, Psalms, and Apocryphal books ending at leaf ZZZ6 but bound without the New Testament as sometimes found.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264994558276,"sku":"166270515602","price":155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_340f26b4-50a0-4bd2-a558-dbafd033f8bc.jpg?v=1698264974"},{"product_id":"a-stunning-set-of-40-huge-biblical-prints-plates-after-g-hoet-c-1700","title":"A Stunning Set of 40 HUGE Biblical Prints \/ Plates After G. Hoet (c.1700)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Suites d'Estamies, Illustrer le Bible Ancien, par Hoet.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excellent and particularly fine set of Biblical prints after the Dutch Golden Age painter, G. Hoet [Gerard Hoet (1648-1733)], each depicting various Old Testament scenes captioned with the relevant verses in several languages (Hebrew, English, German, Latin, and French). These were produced around the year 1700.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBound into a large folio book and therefore not subject to VAT.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe quality of these plates cannot be understated, and there have been sales records for single plates selling for several hundred GBP. A Mayfair gallery in London is currently offering 131 of these plates for £12,000. Here being a particularly rare opportunity to obtain these beautiful plates at a great price, here contained loosely within a large folio binding. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome of these plates were reproduced for the 1751 two volume large folio Thomas Baskett Bible which regularly achieves prices in excess of £10,000, despite the plates being reproduced. It is very hard to find these lovely original plates, particularly the most sought after ones many of which are present here such as the plate for Genesis 1:1, the stunning Adam and Eve plates in Genesis 2:25, 3:6, 3:9, 'The Great Flood' plates, etc.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 35 x 52 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe size of the individual plates is approximately 34.2 x 51.2 cm, the above size corresponds to that of the binding which houses them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContaining 40 plates, two of which are double page spreads and therefore very large indeed (62.5 x 51.2 cm).  The plates have been placed into this large folio book, the binding is quarter cloth over boards and probably c.1800, the cloth being much more contemporary. There is also the remnants of vellum corners and so presumably the spine also used to be bound in vellum. The plates are loosely inserted into the book and not actually bound in. Most of the plates are connected in doubles (i.e. two connected leaves) which could be separated into individual plates with ease should the winning bidder desire to do so (a great opportunity to make quite a lot of profit if these were individually framed up to be sold). All plates are signed G. Hoet in the bottom left with other maker signatures in the bottom right of those who produced these. The plates themselves have some toning around the edges as commensurate with the age and some have some light staining. They are generally free from any foxing and all show remarkably well and would all look fantastic framed. The plates in the middle of the book are generally near fine with those towards each end very good. The plate for Genesis 34:25-29 has a tear at the edge which does not affect the actual illustration, else they're generally free from rips and tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe binding which houses the plate is worn with some loss to the covers and corners but generally structurally sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265032503620,"sku":"166268575380","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5eea1bda-58cb-4a1f-a934-f268a35bcbf9.jpg?v=1698265847"},{"product_id":"the-clarendon-press-holy-bible-and-book-of-common-prayer-1817-1820","title":"The Clarendon Press Holy Bible and Book of Common Prayer 1817-1820","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Holy Bible,\u003c\/b\u003e According to the Authorised Version; with Notes, Explanatory and Practical; Taken Principally from the Most Eminent Writers of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with Appropriate Introductions, Tables, Indexes, Maps, and Plans: Prepared and Arranged \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby the Rev. George D'Oyly, B.D., and the Rev. Richard Mant, D.D.\u003c\/b\u003e Domestick Chaplain of His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Under the Direction of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. For the Use of Families. Oxford; Printed for the Society at the Clarendon Press, by Bentley, Cooke, and Collingwood, Printers to the University; Sold by F. C. and J. Rivington, Booksellers to the Society, St. Paul's Church-Yard; and by All Other Booksellers in the United Kingdom. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1817\u003c\/b\u003e. Cum Privilegio. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Three Volumes.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/b\u003e and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as They are are to be Sung or Said in Churches; and the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; and the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion: with Notes Explanatory, Practical, and Historical, from Approved Writers of the Church of England, Selected and Arranged \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby the Reverend Richard Mant,\u003c\/b\u003e D.D., Rector of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate, and of East Horsley, Surrey; and Domestic Chaplain to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. Oxford; Printed by W. Baxter, for J. Parker: and F. C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul's Church Yard, and Waterloo Place, London. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1820.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Inscribed \"This Bible with notes by D'Oly \u0026amp; Mant in 3 vols. \u0026amp; a prayer book with notes by Mant in one vol. presented to Mrs. Thomas upon by Thomas Heelis late of London with his respectful comp? the 3rd July 1830. Tho: Heelis.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 32 x 27 cm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBible bindings lightly sunned, thus book of common prayer is slightly darker. Spines with minor scuffing and rubbing to edges. Small fragment of backstrip lacking from spine of volume three. Attached boards with wear to joints and hinges; some cracked or staring. Most prominent wear to joints and hinges of volume three. Front board of volume one, front board of volume two, both boards of common prayer book detached. Boards scuffed, scratched, rubbed, and with sporadic very minor marks; most prominent wear to front board of volume two, and rear board of volume three. Shelf and edge wear. Prominent rubbing to corners. Title pages transferred lightly onto preliminaries opposite. Text blocks very clean with light even toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Pen dedication inscription dated 1830 on preliminary in volume one. Plates very lightly transferred onto pages opposite. Pen mark on title page of volume three (see photo).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327937429828,"sku":"166266906765","price":79.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_a52af34d-56b0-4d4e-83e5-520f440cda23.jpg?v=1699370044"},{"product_id":"the-scourge-in-vindication-of-the-church-of-england-by-thomas-lewis-1720","title":"The Scourge: In Vindication of the Church of England by Thomas Lewis 1720","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Scourge: In Vindication of the Church of England.\u003c\/b\u003e To Which are Added, I. The Danger of the Church-Establishment of England, from the Insolence of Protestant Dissenters. Occasion'd by a Presentment of the Forty Second Paper of the Courage at the King's Bench Bar, by the Grand Jury of the Hundred of Ossulston. II. The Anatomy of the Heretical Synod of Dissenters at Salters-Hall. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy T. L.\u003c\/b\u003e London; Printed in the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYear M. DCC. XX.\u003c\/b\u003e Price Six Shillings.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContains two frontispieces; The main frontispiece depicting the Stuart Royal Family and the frontispiece for the Anatomy of the Heretical Synod depicting the Heretical Synod at Salter-Hall.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA note was found within the book, typed \"Of the few copies of this book I have seen for sale in recent years, all have lacked the Engraved Frontispiece of the Stuart Royal Family. H. Bradshaw\". \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe note appears to have been typed on a typewriter and is undated. The \"H. Bradshaw\" referred in the note could \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epotentially\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e be Henry Bradshaw (1831-886) who was a scholar and librarian. He worked as an assistant at the Cambridge University Library. He conducted research into manuscripts and early printed books found in the library which did not posses previous catalogues.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 20 x 13 x 3.5 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine rebacked with very minor superficial scratches. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear. Boards lightly scuffed, rubbed, and scratched. Prominent shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Pastedown replaced. Pen inscription on preliminary. Title page lightly toned with minor foxing. Text block very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47332969840964,"sku":"166280599351","price":20.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_51ed5165-4071-427b-8c77-e005a08fa0c7.jpg?v=1699389743"},{"product_id":"office-and-work-of-the-holy-spirit-by-rev-james-buchanan-1842","title":"Office and Work of the Holy Spirit by Rev. James Buchanan 1842","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Office and Work of the Holy Spirit by the Rev. James Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e, One of the Ministers of the High Church, Edinburgh. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThird Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh; John Johnstone; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCCXLII (1842).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a theological and doctrinal work written by Scottish minister and theologian James Buchanan. The book explores the role and significance of the Holy Spirit in Christian theology, focusing on the various aspects of the Holy Spirit's work and ministry.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Inscribed \"From Mr. John Allison, Luth to Mrs. Margaret ? 11th May 1844.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 16.5 x 11 x 3.3 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery minor rubbing to extremities on the spine. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Boards with very minor scuffing and scratches. Mine shelf and edge wear. Minor foxing and marks on pastedown. Minor foxing and light toning on endpapers. Pen inscription on preliminary. Very minor foxing and very light toning on title page. Text block very clean with very light toning to edges, and very sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47334147719492,"sku":"166280616771","price":51.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_fba3664f-1d43-4dd8-a781-0d2efb3ed5b9.jpg?v=1699392300"},{"product_id":"the-holy-bible-1606-geneva-bible","title":"The Holy Bible 1606: GENEVA BIBLE","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bible.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages. With most profitable annotations upon all the hard places, and other things of great importance, as may appeare in the Epistle to the Reader. And also a most profitable Concordance for the readir finding out of anything in the same contained. Imprinted at London by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Barker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majestie in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1605-1606\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAN ORIGINAL GENEVA \"BREECHES\" BIBLE, VERY RARE WITH BOTH OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT TITLE PAGES DATED TO THE YEARS 1606 AND 1605!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very rare original 1605-1606 \"Breeches\" Geneva Bible, so named for the reading in Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve as having made \"breeches\" to cover their nakedness instead of \"aprons\" or \"loincloths\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Great Bible (named for its large page size and first ordered by Henry VIII in 1538) was restored to the churches after Elizabeth I's succession halted persecution of Anglicans and Protestants, but the Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible in English to add numbered verses. It was also one of the first to include extensive commentary notes, which were later deemed \"seditious\" by King James when he banned the Geneva Bible not long after the publication of the King James Bible in 1611.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKing James despised the revolutionary and \"seditious\" Geneva Bible. He thought the Geneva Bible's study notes on key political texts threatened his authority, so he outlawed it and ordered a new translation of the Bible - the King James (Authorised Version). While the King James Version is an excellent translation, it was edited and authorised by the Government. The Geneva Bible was not. It was truly a Bible by the people and for the people.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most popular version of its time because of the extensive study notes. These notes were included to explain and interpret the Scriptures for the common people and laid the foundation for a Republican form of government. For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought the Geneva Bible with them. You can see why this remarkable version with its profound study notes played a key role in the formation of the American Republic, and its influence on the development of Western thought, politics, government, society generally, and literature (the Geneva Bible is often called 'The Bible of Shakespeare' for example).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 180 x 230 x 80 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHoused in a very good contemporary full leather binding with the spine rebacked preserving earlier boards. Externally very smart and without substantial wear, with both boards securely attached and the joints fine. No shelf lean. Page edges very good. A small chip to rear board else the boards are in excellent condition. Externally in very good condition indeed, significantly better than typically found for similar age Bibles - one which can truly still be read and appreciated. Black letter (gothic script). The full collation is provided below, but the Bible lacks only two leaves, the first two leaves in Genesis (A1+A2) and has both main title pages for the Old and New Testaments. There are some later endpapers but the original endpapers with various family history details are preserved, including the history details of the Topham, Coulson, and Whitehead families dating from 1754 through to 1831 in the Yorkshire area of England. These details can be checked against Ancestry files which reveal the marriage of John Coulson and Mary Topham at Settrington Church, Yorkshire on October 8th 1776, and the subsequent marriage of George Whitehead and Rebekah Coulson at Holbrough Church, Yorkshire on August 12th 1818, among many other details including the various names of children etc. ff.550 torn but fully present without loss, a few small tears\/holes at the edges of some leaves occasionally catching some of the margin text, though none of the main text is affected by this. Mildly toned throughout with title pages more heavily toned as typical. Occasional very minor dampstaining but none obscuring the legibility of any text. A few very early ink ownership inscriptions throughout the text block at leaf edges, for example at ff.291 in Jeremiah reading 'John..' (the remainder is illegible due to the handwriting), at the edge of ff.300 recto reading 'William Dodgson, 1688 (?)', and there are several others throughout. It seems likely that this Bible has never left the UK through its over 400 year history. Though mentioned on the main OT title page, this Bible is bound without a concordance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollation:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOld Testament:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[A3-III2 complete - lacks only A1-A2]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[A3-A8, B1-B8, C1-C8, D1-D8, E1-E8, F1-F8, G1-G8, H1-H8, I1-I8, K1-K8, L1-L8, M1-M8, N1-N8, O1-O8, P1-P8, Q1-Q8, R1-R8, S1-S8, T1-T8, U1-U8, X1-X8, Y1-Y8, Z1-Z8, AA1-AA8, BB1-BB8, CC1-CC8, DD1-DD8, EE1-EE8, FF1-FF8, GG1-GG8, HH1-HH8, II1-II8, KK1-KK8, LL1-LL8, MM1-8, NN1-NN8, OO1-OO8, PP1-PP8, QQ1-QQ8, RR1-RR8, SS1-SS8, TT1-8, UU1-UU8, XX1-XX8, YY1-YY8, ZZ1-ZZ8, AAA1-AAA8, BBB1-BBB8, CCC1-CCC8, DDD1-DDD8, EEE1-EEE8, FFF1-FFF8, GGG1-GGG8, HHH1-HHH8, III1-III2]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Testament: (complete)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Title page (A1), A1-A4, KKK1-KKK8, LLL1-LLL8, MMM1-MMM8, NNN1-NNN8, OOO1-OOO8, PPP1-PPP8, QQQ1-QQQ8, RRR1-RRR8, SSS1-SSS8, TTT1-TTT8, UUU1-UUU8, XXX1-XXX8, YYY1-YYY8, ZZZ1-ZZZ10]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47626934845764,"sku":"166348594353","price":1040.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_bc015431-f458-42d9-b34d-1ab8289c07e7.jpg?v=1702656417"},{"product_id":"the-meditations-of-saint-augustine-1704","title":"The Meditations of Saint Augustine 1704","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePious Breathings. Being the Meditations of St. Augustine, His Treatise of the Love of God, Soliloquies, and Manual. \u003c\/b\u003eTo Which are Added, Select Contemplations from St. Anselm and St. Bernard. Made English by Geo. Stanhope, D.D. (Now Dean of Canterbury, and Chaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty). \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Second Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e London; Printed for S. and J. Sprint, T. Bennet and J. Knapton, R. Parker, and G. Harris; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1704\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 19.5 x 13 x 3.5 cm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine rebacked with very minor spots. Tooled label present. Both boards securely attached. Original boards with very minor rubbing and superficial scratches. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling and discolouration spots to page edges. Pastedown replaced. Lacking original endpapers. Very small hole to A2. Text block fairly clean with very light toning, very minor foxing and sporadic very minor marks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47678479532356,"sku":"166376953666","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_58d72723-0df6-42d3-951c-724808953061.jpg?v=1703597506"},{"product_id":"apologia-pro-vita-sua-by-john-henry-newman-1864-first-edition","title":"Apologia Pro Vita Sua by John Henry Newman 1864 First Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst Edition:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApologia Pro Vita Sua:\u003c\/b\u003e Being a Reply to a Pamphlet Entitled \"What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean?\" By \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Henry Newman\u003c\/b\u003e, D.D. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1864\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOwnership inscription of \"Edw MacCready 63 Mount Joy Sqr West\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 148 x 225 x 35 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[i-iv. pp.1-430, pp.1-127].\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with minor rubbing and scuffing. 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Virorum In Eos Censura \u0026amp;c. Editio Secunda. Cantabrigiae, Ex Officina Johann, Hayes, Celeberrimae Academiae Typographi. 1694. Impensis Hen. Dickinson, Bibliopol. Cantab. Et Proftant Venales Apud S. Smith Bibl. Lond Ad Insignia Principis In Coemeterio D. Pauli.\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Defence of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England, Together with a New Translation of the Same. Written by John Ellis, D.D., Rector of the Church in Dolgellau in the County of Merioneth. To These Are Added the Lambeth Articles, Together with the Reviews of Reverend and Learning Men Upon Them, Etc. Second Edition. Cambridge, from the Press of John Hayes, the Most Celebrated Printer of the University. 1694. Sold by Henry Dickinson, Bookseller in Cambridge, and for Sale at S. Smith's Bookshop in London, Near the Prince's Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArticuli Lambethani: Id Est, I. Articulorum Lambethae Exhibitorum Historia. II. Articuli De Praedestinatione, \u0026amp; Annexis Capitibus A D. Whitakero Lambethae Propositi. III. Iiden Proat Ab Episcopis Theologisque \u0026amp; Admissi. IV. Lanceloti Andrewes Tou Panu Wintoniensis Episcopi, De Synodo Eblatis Articulis Judicium; Una Cum Ejusdem Censura Censurae D. Barreti, De Certitudine Salutis. Quibus Annexa Est V. Sententia D. Overal Theologiae In Academia Cantabrigiensi Professoris Olim Regii, De Praedestinatione Kai Tois Echomenois. Cantabrigiae, Ex Officina Johann, Hayes, Celeberrimae Academiae Typographi. 1694.\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lambeth Articles: That Is, I. A History of the Articles Exhibited at Lambeth. II. The Articles on Predestination and Related Chapters Proposed by Dr. Whitaker at Lambeth. III. The Same Approved by Bishop and Theologians. IV. The Judgement of Lancelot Andrewes, the Overall Bishop of Winchester, Regarding the Ely Synod's Articles; Together with His Evaluation of Dr. Barrett's Evaluation on the Certainty of Salvation. To Which is Annexed V. Overall, Formerly the Royal Professor of Theology at the University of Cambridge, on Predestination and Those Having it. Cambridge, from the Press of John Hayes, the Most Celebrated Printer of the University. 1694.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very rare work. ESTC and the other usual sources record no existing copies of the first edition with this second edition having no sales records that we could trace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Ellis (1598-1665) was a clergyman and writer on religion. He was part of the Welsh Anglicans. In his will, he left some money to be given as salary for a schoolmaster to be employed in Dolgellau, which was the basis for the foundation of the Dolgellau Grammar School.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe thirty-nine articles of the Church of England were the basis for the establishment of the Church of England. The articles gave clear guidance of the terms, practices, and beliefs of the church. They also explained the position of the Church of England in relation to other Christian denominations, ie. Catholicism, Calvinism, and Anabaptism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lambeth Articles came about in 1595 and were nine doctrinal statements which are an addition to the thirty-nine articles of the Church of England. The addition was meant to be a clarification on the official teachings of the Church. However, Queen Elizabeth I refused to authorise the Lambeth Articles so they were never passed in England; The Church of Ireland made some adaptations to the articles and passed them in 1615.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 80 x 132 x 1.5 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[title, lectori, 143, title, 75]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpine with minor rubbing to extremities. Tooled labels lacking. Both boards attached with rubbed joints and very minor wear to hinges. Boards with very minor scuffing and rubbing. Shelf and edge wear. Corners rubbed and very lightly turned in. Minor dulling to page edges. Pen inscriptions on preliminary and rear endpaper. Pencil underlining of part of the title page. Text block fairly clean with light toning, very sporadic pen inscriptions, and very sporadic very minor foxing.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC: R16087].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47712556450116,"sku":"166405100321","price":83.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_332335ad-132f-4335-b5c4-19d46dc7aafb.jpg?v=1704200325"},{"product_id":"christian-apologetic-works-of-william-sinclair-1879-1900-signed","title":"Christian Apologetic Works of William Sinclair 1879-1900 Signed","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Collection of Uniformly Bound Religious Texts by William Macdonald Sinclair:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Simplicity in Christ;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Sermons Preached in St. Paul's Cathedral and Elsewhere. By the Venerable \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Macdonald Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e D.D. Westminster; Archibald Constable \u0026amp; Co.; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1896\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Words to the Laity;\u003c\/b\u003e Addresses and Papers on Subjects of Contemporary Ecclesiastical Controversy. By the Ven. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Macdonald Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e, D.D. London; James Nisbet \u0026amp; Co.; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1895\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- The Psalms:\u003c\/b\u003e The Authorised Version in the Original Rhythm. By the Rev. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Macdonald Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e. London; Hatchards; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1879\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- The Servant of Christ. \u003c\/b\u003eBeing Papers on Some Points in the Character and Conduct of Christians of To-Day. By the Rev. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Macdonald Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e, D.D. London; Elliot Stock; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1892\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- The New Law; \u003c\/b\u003eSix Sermons Preaching in St. Paul's Cathedral London. By the Rev. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Macdonald Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e, D.D. London; James Nisbett \u0026amp; Co., Limited; \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1897\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Words from St. Paul's by William Sinclair.\u003c\/b\u003e London: Thomas Burleigh. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1900\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Leaders of Thought in the English Church.\u003c\/b\u003e By the Venerable \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Macdonald Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e, D.D. London; Hodder and Stoughton. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMDCCCXCVI (1896).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach volume is signed \u0026amp; inscribed by the author.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll volumes contain bookplates, inscriptions, and library stamps from the Repton School Library. The books were a gift to the school from the author bearing his gift inscription: \"For Repton School Library with all best wishes from William Sinclair, Archdeacon of London. Chapter House, St. Paul's Cathedral. 23 May, 1902.\" The bookplates also bear the inscription \"Presented by Archdeacon Sinclair (O.R.) May 1902\". \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: varies, roughly octavo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[i-xvi, 309pp.]; [i-xvi, 262pp.]; [i-xii, 366pp.]; [i-xiv, 214pp.]; [i-xii, 107pp.]; [i-xii, 176pp.]; [i-xx, 378pp.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpines with very minor rubbing and discolouration. All boards but the front board of Words from St. Paul's securely attached with minor wear to joints and hinges, some starting. The Front board of St. Paul's has a cracked joint and hinges, and thus is partially detached to the top. Boards with very minor sunning to edges and with very minor rubbing and marks. Very minor shelf and edge wear. Page edges toned with minor foxing. Very minor pen marks to the page edge of the Psalms. Leaf edges of Simplicity in Christ are unevenly trimmed. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in all volumes. Pen gift inscription on the preliminary page in all volumes. Library stamp to the title page in all volumes. Text blocks very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[OCLC: 10392255; 57646624, 23813342, 25180323, 48707607, 314676404, 5191969].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47784770044228,"sku":"166522878276","price":98.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5657395c-bf51-4423-bb86-99701949cc0d.jpg?v=1705321363"},{"product_id":"the-king-james-bible-1778","title":"The King James Bible 1778","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Universal Family Bible\u003c\/b\u003e: or, Christians Divine Library. Containing the Sacred Text of the Old and New Testament, With the Apocrypha at Large. Illustrated with Notes Theological, Historical, Practical, Critical, and Explanatory; Wherein the mistranslations are corrected the seeming Contradictions reconciled, the difficult Passages explained, and the Sacred Writings displayed in their genuine Purity and Lustre. The Whole Forming a Complete \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCommentary... by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHenry Southwell\u003c\/b\u003e. London: Printed for J. Cooke, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1778\u003c\/b\u003e, 4fo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHUGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e KING JAMES BIBLE IN A BESPOKE BINDING, MADE FOR JOSEPH POPE IN THE YEAR 1780 IN THIS CAMBRIDGE PANELLED STYLE. WITH STUNNING FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEarly bindings with a known commissioner are very rare. The fact that we know who this binding was created for is incredibly interesting. We know this by the gilt name, now quite faded, to the front board with the date 1780. We couldn't find much details on who Joseph Pope was, but to commission such a binding he would have had to have been a man of some means. Perhaps he is a descendent of the writer Alexander Pope? Despite this being a family Bible, there isn't any written family details on the inside as often found - marriages, births, deaths, etc\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's clear that this Bible has been thoroughly used over its near 250 year history, but the inside of the Bible is in remarkable condition without any missing illustrations, and without any juvenile writing often found in similar examples. This is a very unique opportunity to acquire a fantastic very large Bible with the possibility to conduct further research into its provenance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 259 x 405 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[iii, B1-2S2; i, 9G1-11Y1, a1-c3]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLacks engraved frontispiece else collates as complete with 99 large full leaf illustrated plates throughout which are incredibly attractive. Binding rubbed and worn with loss at extremities. Joints split with an early crude repair to reattach the boards to the spine with leather strips to a rebacked spine. Boards are therefore securely attached and open without any issues. First few leaves including main title page folded and slightly detached at the gutter but present. Largely clean throughout the text block with some mild toning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833464209732,"sku":"166460418470","price":370.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_43d41ae1-26e8-447b-b7e8-3b28e316558b.jpg?v=1706035647"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-reformation-of-the-church-of-england-1681-1715","title":"The History of the Reformation of the Church of England 1681-1715","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe History of the Reformation of the Church of England \u003c\/b\u003eby\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Gilbert Burnet\u003c\/b\u003e: The First Part of the Progress made in it during the Reign of King \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/b\u003e; The Second Part of the Progress made in it till the Settlement of it in the beginning of \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth I\u003c\/b\u003e's Reign; The Third Part Being a Supplement to the Two Volumes formerly publish'd. Volumes 1\u0026amp;2 published by T.H. for Richard Chiswell in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1681\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1683\u003c\/b\u003e, respectively, with the third volume printed for J. Churchill in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1715\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful very early set of Gilbert Burnet's (1643-1715) most important work on the history of the reformation of the Church of England, here beautifully bound in full panelled calf. This is a luxurious set indeed in folio format with stunning engraved portraits throughout the volumes and with distinguished provenance. Another noteworthy element is early portraits of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I on the beautiful engraved title pages.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the mid-1670s, a French translation of Nicholas Sanders' De origine et progressu schismatis Anglicani libri tres (1585) appeared. Sanders attacked the English Reformation as a political act carried on by a corrupt king. Several of Burnet's friends wished him to publish a rebuttal of the work, so in 1679 his first volume of The History of the Reformation of the Church of England was published. This covered the reign of Henry VIII; the second volume (1681) covered the reign of Elizabeth and the Elizabethan Religious Settlement; the third volume (1715) consisted of corrections and additional material. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis literary reputation was greatly enhanced by this publication - the British parliament voted thanks for Burnet after the publication of the first volume, and in 1680 the University of Oxford awarded Burnet the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the advice of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury. For over a century this was the standard reference work in the field, although Catholics disputed some of its content.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere we have the set in mixed edition form with the second editions of the first and second volumes and first edition of the third volume as more typically found.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese early editions of Gilbert Burnet's The History of the Reformation of the Church of England were all published in London:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1679: first edition of Volume 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1681: second edition of Volume 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1681: first edition of Volume 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1683: second edition of Volume 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1715: first edition of Volume 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1715: fourth edition of Volume 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1715: fourth edition of Volume 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArmorial bookplate of Christopher Wilson of Abbot Hall with the motto \"Providentia et Labore\". Wilson was a childhood friend of William Wordsworth, influential businessman and political activist. He was in the cotton spinning trade as well as the gunpowder trade up until the Slave Trade Act of 1807. He then became senior partner at a large bank. Abbot Hall, now an art gallery\/museum, is a beautiful Grade I listed building built in 1759 housing one of the most important collections of George Romney's paintings, as well as art from De Wint, J.M.W. Turner, Cozens, John Ruskin, LS Lowry, etc. This bookplate is probably circa 1830-1840.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis set is very similar to one which sold at Dominic Winter Auctioneers 6th April 2022 lot 132, realising £900 (GBP) which is £1,080 including buyer's premium.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 215 x 322 x 60 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good (\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVG+\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[11ff, 377pp, 368pp, 2ff]; [15ff, 421pp, 4ff, 416pp, 2ff]; [20ff, 332pp, 6ff, 426pp, 5ff]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollated as complete through the text block of each volume with the abundant engraved portrait plates, lacks two blanks through the three volumes else complete. Full panelled calf folio bindings with the third volume either with a rebacked spine or just bound in a slightly different manner - most likely the latter given the slight size difference and different positioning of the raised bands. The three volumes nevertheless are well matched and show well on the shelf. A little bit of rubbing and wear to the extremities with some chipping\/minor loss to the leather at the head and foot of each spine and gilt loss to the first two vols. Minor shelf wear. Minor scuffs to boards but generally very good. Rubbing to joints, a little more prominently to the front of the third volume, but with all boards securely attached. The bindings are firm and without shelf lean. Page edges dulled at the tops as typical. Bookplate to front pastedown of each volume as discussed under provenance, above. Very clean through the text blocks with a very small amount of wormholing to the lower gutter of the second volume not affecting any text - this only affects as far as about the end of the contents leaves. Some pencil writing to front pastedown of volume 1 (only) including an indication that this was held at the University of Oxford at some time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Wing B5798A].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47846410322244,"sku":"166445890973","price":310.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d3760bf8-2bb2-4df5-adce-221990c0c578.jpg?v=1706212623"},{"product_id":"the-ten-commandments-large-torah-roll-of-exodus-on-goatskin-bible-1600s-rare","title":"The Ten Commandments: A Large Torah Scroll Fragment of Exodus on Goatskin c.1620","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Rare Large Torah Scroll Section Written on Goatskin Containing Exodus 32:33-35:29.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTorah scrolls from this period or indeed any earlier are very scarce indeed. Most extant authentic Sefer Torah scrolls (handwritten) encountered in commerce are more of the 18th-20th century periods. Here we find an earlier example which Dr Henry Guppy of the John Rylands MSS Institute attributes to the 17th century when reviewing this in 1947. We would say it is of the earlier part of the 17th century, probably c.1620-1650.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is of course a Sefer Torah written on gevil parchment (in this case, goatskin) as was done by Moses for the original Torah scroll he transcribed according to the Talmud. The earliest extant manuscripts of the Mishneh Torah indicate that gevil was halakha (law) derived from Moses and thus required for Torah scrolls, though Maimonides wrote that it's a law given to Moses at Sinai that a Torah scroll can be written on either gevil or klaf (parchment or vellum), but is preferable to be written on gevil. The majority of modern Torah scrolls are written on klaf, though there is a growing movement for insistence on a  return to gevil for Torah scrolls in order to avoid all doubts. Most of the Dead Sea Scrolls found in and around the caves of Qumran near the Dead Sea, are written on gevil.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA printed version of the Torah is known colloquially as a Chumash (plural Chumashim). Although strictly speaking it is known as Chamishah Chumshei Torah. They are of course treated as respected texts, but not anywhere near the level of sacredness accorded a handwritten Torah scroll, which is often a major possession of a Jewish community, especially older examples such as this section.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: (summary)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Exodus 32:33-35, Moses intercedes with God on behalf of the Israelites who had sinned by making a golden calf and worshipping it. Moses offers himself as a sacrifice, but God spares him and punishes those who had sinned. Then, Moses goes down the mountain with the tablets of the Law.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExodus 33:1-23 describes God's presence with the Israelites, but because of their disobedience, God tells them that His Angel will lead them to the Promised Land, rather than His personal presence. Moses pleads with God to continue going with them, and God agrees, showing Moses His glory.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Exodus 34:1-35, God instructs Moses to chisel two new stone tablets, and He renews His covenant with the Israelites. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod gives them commandments and laws once again\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Moses' face becomes radiant after being in the presence of God, and he covers it with a veil when he speaks to the people.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExodus 35:1-29 describes the Sabbath and contributions for the Tabernacle. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGod commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath as a day of rest and holiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. The people respond by bringing their offerings willingly to support the construction of the Tabernacle, showing their commitment to God's work.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt can thus be said that this scroll contains some of the most significant parts of the book of Exodus and thus the Pentateuch generally, including the latter part of the Golden Calf narrative, as well as God's promises of the promised land, the restatement of all of the 10 Commandments in greater detail, and the command for the Israelites to observe the Sabbath.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 620 x 825 mm (approx., in frame)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 520 x 725 mm (approx., out of frame)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniformly toned with some losses at the extremities including some text loss as pictured but the majority is very well preserved, though of course dry and creased. The frame is in fine condition and appears to have been made bespoke to house the Torah scroll. It has not been viewed outside of the frame as to do so would require rebacking of the frame. It has been sealed inside the frame, presumably to aid humidity etc, though it's almost certainly written only on one side and not two as with the majority of Torah scrolls. As is typical, the mounting string on the back of the frame has been placed such that the Hebrew text would be upside-down. Photos of this are rather difficult to do as the glass is quite reflective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47846687146308,"sku":"166565426086","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_bb1f5b01-4cb4-446e-bc0f-fb73c3bc894b.png?v=1706214844"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-sir-thomas-browne-1836","title":"The Works of Sir Thomas Browne 1836","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSir Thomas Browne's Works Including His Life and Correspondence\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdited by Simon Wilkin. London: William Pickering, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1836\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very finely bound set of the works of Sir Thomas Browne dating from 1836 - the famous Pickering edition which Keynes calls a \"splendid edition.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume 1:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMemoirs of Sir Thomas Browne, Domestic Correspondence, Journals, Miscellaneous Correspondence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume 2:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReligio Medici, Pseudodoxia Epidemica (books 1-4).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume 3:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePseudodoxia Epidemica (books 4-7), The Garden of Cyrus, Hydriotaphia, Brampton Urns.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume 4:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRepertorium, Letter to a Friend, Christian Morals, Miscellany Tracts, Latin Letters from Theodore Jonas, Unpublished Papers, Dr Thomas Browne's Journey with Dr. Plot, Index.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSir Thomas Browne (1605 – 1682) was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric. His writings display a deep curiosity towards the natural world, influenced by the scientific revolution of Baconian enquiry and are permeated by references to Classical and Biblical sources as well as the idiosyncrasies of his own personality. Although often described as suffused with melancholia, Browne's writings are also characterised by wit and subtle humour, while his literary style is varied, according to genre, resulting in a rich, unique prose which ranges from rough notebook observations to polished Baroque eloquence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrowne believed in the existence of angels and witchcraft. He attended the 1662 Bury St Edmunds witch trial, where his citation of a similar trial in Denmark may have influenced the jury's minds concerning two accused women, who were later found guilty of witchcraft.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrowne is widely considered one of the most original writers in the English language. The freshness and ingenuity of his mind invested everything he touched with interest; while on more important subjects his style, if frequently ornate and Latinate, often rises to the highest pitch of stately eloquence. He has a paradoxical and ambiguous place in the history of ideas, as equally, a devout Christian, a promoter of the new inductive science, and an adherent of ancient esoteric learning. For these reasons, one literary critic succinctly assessed him as \"an instance of scientific reason lit up by mysticism in the Church of England\". However, the complexity of Browne's labyrinthine thought processes, his highly stylised language, along with his many allusions to Biblical, Classical and contemporary learning, along with esoteric authors, are each contributing factors for why he remains obscure, little-read, and, thus, misunderstood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA master neologist, Browne appears at number 69 in the Oxford English Dictionary's list of top cited sources. He has 775 entries in the OED of first usage of a word, is quoted in a total of 4131 entries of first evidence of a word, and is quoted 1596 times as first evidence of a particular meaning of a word. Examples of his coinages, many of which are of a scientific or medical nature, include 'ambidextrous', 'antediluvian', 'analogous', 'approximate', 'ascetic', 'anomalous', 'carnivorous', 'coexistence', 'coma', 'compensate', 'computer', 'cryptography', 'cylindrical', 'disruption', 'ergotisms', 'electricity', 'exhaustion', 'ferocious', 'follicle', 'generator', 'gymnastic', 'hallucination', 'herbaceous', 'holocaust', 'insecurity', 'indigenous', 'jocularity', 'literary', 'locomotion', 'medical', 'migrant', 'mucous', 'prairie', 'prostate', 'polarity', 'precocious', 'pubescent', 'therapeutic', 'suicide', 'ulterior', 'ultimate' and 'veterinarian'.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt must also be mentioned that the Catholic Church placed Browne's works on their list of Banned Books, the Index Librorum Prohibitorum in 1645, where they remained up until the Index was abolished in 1966 by Pope Paul VI.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 146 x 222 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[vii, (2), 10-16, (3), foldout, (3), xviii-cx, foldout, (5), pp.[1]-471, i]; [viii, xxxii, pp.[1]-538, i]; [viii, pp.[1]-505, i]; [xvi, pp.[1]-546, i]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollated as complete with the engraved frontispiece portrait of Browne, several engraved plates, fold-out genealogical charts and a facsimile of his last will and testament as well as the index at the rear of the fourth volume. Uniform full calf bindings with very attractive spines with intricate gilt and uniform tooled morocco labels with the volume labels also with intricate gilt. Some wear to feet of spines and a bit of discolouration to the third volume's spine but generally the spines are near fine. Front joints to volumes one and two cracked but with the boards attached securely - perhaps reattached at some time. Other joints all fine with boards securely attached. No shelf lean. Bindings are secure. Boards generally are very good, some with some minor water staining not affecting the page block. Top page edges dulled as typical with page edges generally near fine. A few spots of foxing to endpapers but very clean through each text block. Some dampstaining to the will \u0026amp; testament foldout but not affecting the legibility of the plate. Overall a very good set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[NLA 793569].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47846871105860,"sku":"166483341864","price":112.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_3b461e03-f57b-4d19-a005-f9da8a131372.jpg?v=1706216365"},{"product_id":"erasmus-novum-testamentum-1559","title":"Erasmus Novum Testamentum 1559","description":"\u003cdiv data-breakout=\"normal\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mo65v tSsHr _6jDXP Q-cTE _523KJ\" id=\"viewer-77pd6\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"O-KfW\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNovi Testamenti\u003c\/strong\u003e Totes Per Des. 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Engravings on boards still present and visible. Minor wear to headcap. Shelf wear. Damage to top edges of boards. Dulling to page edges. Name inscribed on page edges. Lacks title page and some preliminaries (text starts ay CC1). 8 leaves unnumbered; 414 are numbered. Lacking FF2 and all after FF6. Damage to pastedown. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Two stamps on rear pastedown. Stamp, pen inscription, minor marks, foxing, and prominent tears (very loosely attached) to first page. Prominent tears to page 15. Minor tears to a handful of pages throughout text block. Text block with light toning, minor foxing, and very sporadic very minor pen inscriptions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47850109337924,"sku":"","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/bible1.png?v=1706275346"},{"product_id":"the-works-of-william-paley-1837","title":"The Works of William Paley 1837","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Works of William Paley\u003c\/b\u003e with a Biographical Sketch of the Author by The Revd. D.S. Wayland. London: George Cowie and Co, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1837\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePALEY'S FAMOUS THEOLOGICAL WORKS BOUND IN STUNNING UNIFORM VERY FINE FULL CALF BINDINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Paley (1743–1805) was an English clergyman, Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, which made use of the watchmaker analogy - that a design implies a designer, especially intelligent design by an intelligent designer, i.e. a creator deity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 144 x 223 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Near fine to fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[lvi, pp.1-399]; [viii, pp.1-482]; [xi, pp.1-412]; [xi, pp.1-403]; [vi, pp.1-418]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNear contemporary full calf. Tooled morocco labels in quite nice pastel colours to the spines with intricate gilt detailing to the spines with a little loss visible upon close inspection. Very attractive indeed on the shelf. Very minor rubbing to joints but generally near fine with all boards securely attached. Minor shelf wear. Minor superficial rubbing to boards, generally very good to near fine. Page edges near fine with top edge slightly dulled. 19th century ink ownership inscription to ffep. A few spots of foxing to the endpapers but generally exceptionally clean throughout and bright. Remnants of a removed bookplate to rear pastedown of each volume. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47850204594500,"sku":"166470673353","price":79.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_6ed9a007-5b21-461b-98f7-c80bc6b88955.jpg?v=1706276835"},{"product_id":"the-vinegar-bible-1716-1717-john-baskett","title":"The Vinegar Bible 1716-1717 John Baskett","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“THE MOST MAGNIFICENT BIBLE EVER PRODUCED IN ENGLAND”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJohn Baskett’s Vinegar Bible, published in 1716-1717, so named because of Baskett’s infamous errors throughout (“a Baskett-full of errors”), including the headline ‘the parable of the vinegar’ instead of the parable of the vineyard in Luke XX giving its famous name.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt is the origin of the term ‘basket case’, originally a Baskett case!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJohn Baskett wished to produce an incredibly high quality Bible for use of the aristocracy in a very large folio edition which could be used as a status symbol for the elite. Baskett's masterpiece is generally acknowledged as the most magnificent Bible ever printed in England. It is adorned with numerous beautiful engraved head and tailpieces depicting Biblical scenes by the master Louis Cheron (1655-1725). His prints for the Baskett Vinegar Bible were among his most important and beautiful works as an illustrator, and reproductions of these prints are incredibly difficult to find.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBoth the O.T. and N.T. are in variant B, the much rarer variant of the two first edition variants, usually found in mixed states, this copy is just of variant B and thus highly desirable with all of Baskett's errors uncorrected, including the 'vinegar' misprint to Luke XX header as pictured.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47850403529028,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/baskett2.png?v=1706279700"},{"product_id":"old-new-testament-by-humphrey-prideaux-1718-history-of-the-jews","title":"Old \u0026 New Testament by Humphrey Prideaux 1718 History of the Jews","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Old and New Testament\u003c\/b\u003e Connected in the \u003cb\u003eHistory of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations\u003c\/b\u003e, From the Declension of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah to the Time of Christ. By \u003cb\u003eHumphrey Prideaux\u003c\/b\u003e, D.D., Dean of Norwich. The Fifth Edition of Volume One and First Edition of Volume Two. Two Volumes. Published in London in MDCCXVIII (\u003cb\u003e1718\u003c\/b\u003e). Printed for R. Knaplock and J. Tonson.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book connects historical events with passages from the bible, providing context to the religious text.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProfessionally restored in 2011 by Temple Bookbinders, costing £528. Rebacked in calf leather preserving original boards which were previously detached. New head bands inserted. Corners repaired.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContains ephemera: 'Temple Bookbinders' invoice, and photocopy of the cover of 'Five Centuries on Religion: Theology and Church History 1480-1980' which mentions Prideaux's works (including these books) with pencil notes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContains large maps and illustrations; Five large maps, one large diagram, and one in-text illustration in volume one.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 240 x 350 x 45 mm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good (\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVG+\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText block very clean with light toning, and sporadic and very minor foxing. Very minor marks on spines and boards. Both boards securely attached. Dulling to page edges. Very minor warping of boards. Minor shelf wear. Bookplate attached to first preliminary page in both volumes. Very minor foxing and very small pencil inscriptions on preliminaries. Light toning and very minor foxing on title pages. Light crinkling to text blocks. Small marks on the reverse of the title page and on the font page of A2 in volume one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003every small marks on pages 44 and 45 in volume one. Very small tears to the hinge repair of the map between page 74 and 75 in volume one (does not affect illustration). Very small tear to page 93\/94 in volume one (does not affect text). Tear to illustration between page 112 and 113 in volume one (very small affect on illustration) (pictured). Very small hole in the margin of page xi\/xii in volume two (does not affect text). Very small hole on page 171\/172 in volume two (affects text but is easily legible). Very small hole on page 195\/196 in volume two (does not affect text)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904062865732,"sku":"","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/Screenshot2024-02-05at2.18.55pm.png?v=1707142979"},{"product_id":"original-king-james-bible-1622-old-new-testament-apocrypha","title":"Original King James Bible 1622 Old \u0026 New Testament \u0026 Apocrypha","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Old and New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ\u003c\/b\u003e. Newly Translated out of the Original Greeke; And with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, By his Majesties speciall commandment. Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and John Bill, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1622\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAN ORIGINAL EARLY KING JAMES BIBLE PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1622, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, THE BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT, THE 34PP OF GENEALOGICAL CHARTS, AND WITH THE FAMOUS DOUBLE PAGE MAP OF CANAAN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 175 x 225 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[pp.1-[38] (i.e. A2-F2), a2-a8, A1-3O8 (O.T), title page (3P1), 3P2-4G1]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith 34pp of the genealogical charts bound at the front followed by the description of Canaan with the double page map on the verso. Small stain at the foot of 3C1 and verso obscuring a few letters of the margin commentary, not affecting the main text. Lacks all after 4G1 thus the text ends at Revelations 21:22, and so lacks one leaf at the rear so lacking the final chapter of Revelations. Small part of the edge of leaf A2 (pp.1) lacking as pictured, this leaf is also detached but present. Lacks main title page of Old Testament as typical (A1). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProbably original or very near contemporary full calf binding. Some loss to the backstrip of the spine, particularly at the head where the netting is exposed. Joints split with both boards detached, but present. Boards rubbed and in need of a clean but generally fair and could be retained if rebacked. Page edges very good. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47908833296708,"sku":"166491978053","price":1240.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_fcaf7171-ff80-4080-bf32-8e70fb51907d.jpg?v=1707234623"},{"product_id":"the-king-james-bible-1679-samuel-mearne-english-restoration-fine-binding","title":"The King James Bible 1679 Samuel Mearne English Restoration Fine Binding","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Holy Bible\u003c\/b\u003e. Containing the Old Testament and The New: Newly translated out of the Original Tongues, And With the former Translations diligently compar'd \u0026amp; revis'd. By his Majestys special command. Appointed to be read in Churches. London: John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, \u003cb\u003e1679\u003c\/b\u003e. [Together with] \u003cb\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/b\u003e with the \u003cb\u003ePsalms of David\u003c\/b\u003e. London: John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, \u003cb\u003e1679\u003c\/b\u003e. [Together with] \u003cb\u003eThe Whole Book of Psalms\u003c\/b\u003e; Collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. London: E.T.R.H., \u003cb\u003e1679\u003c\/b\u003e, a.e.g., large 8vo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH RESTORATION PERIOD FINE BINDING ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL MEARNE, CONSIDERED THE BEST BINDER IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH BOOKBINDING.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWITH INCREDIBLE PROVENANCE!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSamuel Mearne (1624 - 1683) is perhaps the greatest English bookbinder of all time, being the most notable of the Royal Binders during the pinnacle of English bookbinding following the restoration of the monarchy. He was born in Reading, England and lived all of his professional life in Little Britain in Aldersgate. He passed his apprenticeship in 1646 and set up as a bookseller and publisher. In 1655, he and two others went to the Netherlands, where he probably performed a service to Charles in exile, because he was named bookbinder to the King on 20 June 1660. He was also a part owner of the king's printing house, with John Bill and Christopher Barker, the aforementioned two being some of the most recognisable names in English printing for their roles in the printing of the Bible.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDavid Pearson describes Mearne as \"long celebrated as the greatest name in English Restoration bookbinding,\" with Catherine Sutherland calling Mearne \"the best known binder of this period.\" She goes on to say \"The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 is seen as the beginning of a 'golden age' in English bookbinding, in which Mearne was a figurehead. He is known as the chief exponent of the 'Cottage Style' or 'Cottage Roof' design.\" Indeed, Mearne is credited with creating the distinctively English Cottage Roof Style, the popularity of which grew to such an extent as to “endure with minor variations until the first quarter of the 19th century, thus lasting for a longer period than any other style of book decoration” (Roberts \u0026amp; Etherington). Our binding is in his trademark Cottage Roof style and is one of the most excellent examples of this style. John Carter described this style as \"a style of decoration in which the top and bottom of the rectangular panel, which itself will be filled with smaller ornaments in a variety of rich designs, slope away from a broken centre, thus producing a sort of gabled effect.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMearne was appointed Bookbinder to the King, and in 1675 he and his son Charles were granted the life-long offices of Bookbinder, Bookseller, and Stationer to the King. Mearne had many duties. According to H.M. Nixon's work 'English Restoration Bookbindings: Samuel Mearne and His Contemporaries', he bound 830 books for the Royal Library at St. James's, \"over 650\" of which are still in the Royal collection, with most others in other institutional collections such as Cambridge University, Eton College, the John Rylands Institute, Oxford University, and various London museums. Indeed, the majority of those are accounted for - 93 are in the London Museums and Libraries alone (at least in 1974). Therefore any bindings which are attributable to Mearne's workshop are very rarely encountered in commerce. The significant majority of those which do arise are in relatively plain bindings - for example plates 2 and 5-8 in the aforementioned work by H.M. Nixon, and one which sold at Tennants Auctions 28th July 2021 lot 101, realising £16,000 (GBP). These are not truly comparable to our example as they are not as lavishly produced. We could locate only a single sales record of a similar binding attributable to Mearne's workshop (one of the most luxurious of the bindings, as with ours), having sold in all prior sales records and this was 24 years ago, details below. There are other sales records of similar bindings by Mearne's apprentice and circle, details listed below.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe can distinguish our binding from the other bookbinders of the period through an examination of the tooling. We can say with reasonable confidence that it is not by Roger Bartlett or Robert Steele (Mearne's apprentice) due to the tools used. Often bindings thought to be by Samuel Mearne are actually by his apprentice Robert Steele, but we can distinguish our binding from his for the lack of the distinctive 'worm-like tool' used on his bindings as with the binding in the Royal Collection (RCIN 1123685), as well as the 'hedge-hog like tool' and many others. The tools used on our binding are the same as in well attributed bindings to Samuel Mearne, notably identifier Ds-f.3 at the University of Glasgow's collection which is a particularly similar Book of Common Prayer dated to 1678. We can also see identical tools used in examples attributed to Samuel Mearne described by H.M. Nixon in plates 17, 19, 22-23. Plate 23 being notably similar in design and time period of when it was bound (just two years later). That binding was certainly used by King William III for two years and ended up in King George III's library and so our binding is clearly one of the finest productions of the period. We do see some slight crossover in tooling with Charles Mearne as in plate 34 and so perhaps both Samuel and Charles Mearne worked on this binding which is entirely plausible.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOur binding is in a large octavo size and thus more portable than that illustrated in plate 23 of H.M. Nixon's work and thus it's conceivable that it was bound for the use of English royalty, especially during the interim period between James II and William and Mary where the Royal cypher was not used until 1691. It's certainly not the personal Bible for the King while in power as it does not have a fore-edge painting. The metal corners and centrepieces on our binding are near contemporary to the binding and thus do conceal the original design underneath which could have a Royal cypher which would elucidate the mystery. We haven't removed these to check due to the possibility of damaging the binding in doing so. Therefore, we can only speculate as to the original owner of the book. We know by name a few private individuals who commissioned bindings from the Mearne bindery and all were very important people, such as Samuel Pepys, etc. Though H.M. Nixon does regard that \"Lord Chamberlain's accounts show Mearne supplying handsome Bibles and Prayer Books for various officials of the Royal Household\"... also \"numerous... as part of the chapel furniture of ambassadors and plenipotentiaries, but none of these have yet been identified with certainty.\" We find it unlikely that this binding was one provided to officials of the Royal Household due to just how luxurious a production it is, but use in the Royal Chapel is certainly conceivable.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe spine of this binding is notably distinct from most known examples of Mearne's work. However, we do find a comparable example depicted in the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica (1911) volume four, between pp.216 and pp.217 (figure 5) where the spine design is of similar structure, as is the Cottage Roof style of the visible front board. Importantly, this was of the same period, bound in 1678 in smooth red morocco and gold tooled with black fillets as with our binding. That binding is a Common Prayer book and uses some of the same tools used in our binding.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAlso of note is the Bible itself housed in the magnificent binding. It is a very rare printing, especially the Psalms, for which ESTC only records one extant copy held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The Bible is also a rare printing for which only 8 copies are recorded in the UK and only one in the US at the Folger collection (just nine copies worldwide). From what we can see none of those are extra-illustrated as with our copy, making it quite a unique book indeed. Extra-illustrated may well be an understatement also, as there are hundreds of beautiful illustrations throughout our Bible which were not in the typical printed copy of this edition lending some credence to it being a very important presentation book.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt is therefore reasonable to say that this is perhaps the finest antiquarian King James Bible it is possible to own given that this is one of the finest productions from the best workshop of the greatest period in English bookbinding. The Bible itself is additionally a particularly lavish production, beautifully illustrated throughout, and red-ruled. It's also worth noting that this is a very early printing of the revised Book of Common Prayer following the still canonical 1662 revision. In fact, this Bible almost reads like a history book of the 1660 Restoration, with early illustrations depicting the martyrdom of King Charles I, the restoration of King Charles II, the gun-powder plot, etc, also lending some credence to this having Royal connections.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePotentially bound for English royalty or for use in the Royal Chapel, discussed above.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eApplied engraved metal corners and centrepieces to both boards, the centrepieces finely engraved with initials. We think that this is a set of two initials overlaid on top of each other, perhaps being 'E.A.R.' and 'J.A.B' given the two different typefaces at work. Thus potentially given as a gift to these owners as a wedding present or similar. We haven't yet been able to determine who these are.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily birth and baptism records, probably from the above, dated between 1701 and 1706, to a rear blank giving details of 6 children called John, Margaret, William, Miriam, Shorter, and an unnamed son which died shortly after birth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBookplate of Joseph Marryat (1757-1824), the prominent English West India merchant, banker and MP. He was the father of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrederick Marryat (Captain Marryat)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, the important author of works such as Mr Midshipman Easy. We can reasonably assume that Frederick Marryat was influenced by this exact Bible through childhood which is of great significance given his importance in the history of English literature. We also find no less than 23 entries to the first few blanks detailing various members of the Marryat family as early as 1730 and as late as 1817 with some pencil inscriptions also from the Marryat family dating to 1893. Here we find the entry for Captain Frederick Marryat which reads \"Frederick Marryat born Tuesday July the 10th 1792 at 1\/4 past 7 in the evening (at Lond.). died august 1848.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetter pasted to one of the front blanks dated 3rd December 1880, mostly illegible but probably also from within the Marryat family.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSales records:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter a broad comprehensive look at sales records for such bindings, we could find some relevant sales records. A much less extravagant binding of an extra-illustrated large folio Bible was offered at Bonhams 9th March 2017 lot 140 with an estimate of $25,000-$35,000 (USD). We do regularly find these more typical far less extravagant Samuel Mearne Bibles selling at auction over the last 50 years. Another example being at Tennants 28th July 2021 lot 101, realising £16,000 (GBP). However, these are not particularly comparable to his most luxurious Bibles which are very rare to the market.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA very nice binding attributed to Queen's Binder B (which could be Samuel Mearne), on a folio Bible sold at Christie's 17th October 1988 lot 1093 for $418,000 (USD), now in the Wormsley Library. A different though finely bound folio bible bound by Richard Steele (Samuel Mearne's apprentice) sold at Sotheby's Wardington Bibles sale in 2006 lot 102. A binding attributed to Samuel Mearne which is fairly similar sold at Christie's 13th July 2000 lot 407 realising £35,250 (GBP), approximately £64,100 inflation adjusted for 2023.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e: 135 x 191 x 75 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[(4), frontis, A1-H8 (BCP), 13 plates (throughout), t.p., A1-3H8 (O.T.), 88 plates (throughout), A1-H8 (Apocrypha), 3I1-4B8 (N.T.), 96 plates (throughout), A1-F8 (Psalms), (3)]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary red morocco (goatskin, probably from Turkey and not Morocco) in cottage roof style attributable to the Mearne bindery, probably the combined work of Samuel and Charles Mearne. Near contemporary metal corners and centrepieces to both boards, presumably silver. Binding rebacked, probably circa the late 19th century, retaining the majority of the original backstrip and both original boards. Metal corner pieces occasionally slightly raised. Very attractive on the shelf from all angles. Large thick octavo size, all edges gilt. Occasional slight loss to gilt on binding but generally remains very bright and very attractive indeed, the same with the black morocco inlays. Very minor shelf wear. Binding secure with both boards securely attached. No shelf lean. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLacks 3ff in gathering F in the Apocrypha else collates as complete through all books. Extra illustrated with a total of 197 stunning plates throughout with picture frame surrounds, 198 including the portrait frontispiece (i.e. 13 plates through the BCP, 88 through the Old Testament, and 96 through the New Testament, none through the Psalms at the rear). 2ff misbound in gatherings B and C of the BCP but present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBookplate to front pastedown and numerous inscriptions relating to former owners and their families as detailed under provenance, above. Hinges reinforced with similar (perhaps identical) marbled paper as with the endpapers. Endpapers edge toned as typical. Occasional tape residue stains to a few leaves, else generally exceptionally clean throughout. Clearly this Bible was very well looked after, presumably read on special occasions only and likely displayed, given the extensive ownership history.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn excellent Bible, certainly the finest octavo King James Bible that has ever come to the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Psalms: ESTC R204223; Wing B2531A].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e[Bible: ESTC R223594; Wing B2307, Darlow \u0026amp; Moule 747]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoot, M.M., ‘The British Bindings in the Henry Davis Gift’, \u003ci\u003eThe British Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e v.3\/2 (1977) 114-128. JSTOR 42554046, accessed 26th Jan 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePearson, David., 'English Bookbinding Styles 1450-1800. A Handbook', The British Library \u0026amp; Oak Knoll Press, 2005, pp.4-12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNixon, Howard M. 'English Restoration Bookbindings: Samuel Mearne and His Contemporaries'. London, British Library [British Museum Publications], 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*The David Pearson book shows an attributed Samuel Mearne binding on pp.5, Fig 1.1 with some of the same tools used (BL 7.f.13, 1674)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Sutherland, Pepys Library and Special Collections, Magdalene College libraries.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47909539348804,"sku":"166586230933","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/mearn1.jpg?v=1707250267"},{"product_id":"geneva-breeches-bible-1599","title":"Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible 1599","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Holy Bible: Comprising The Old and The New Testament\u003c\/b\u003e, Printed by Christopher Barker in London in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1599\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA rare original 1599 \"Breeches\" Geneva Bible, so named for the reading in Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve as having made \"breeches\" to cover their nakedness instead of \"aprons\" or \"loincloths\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Great Bible (named for its large page size and first ordered by Henry VIII in 1538) was restored to the churches after Elizabeth I’s succession halted persecution of Anglicans and Protestants, but the Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible in English to add numbered verses. It was also one of the first to include extensive commentary notes, which were later deemed “seditious” by King James when he banned the Geneva Bible not long after the publication of the King James Bible in 1611.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKing James despised the revolutionary and “seditious” Geneva Bible. He thought the Geneva Bible’s study notes on key political texts threatened his authority, so he outlawed it and ordered a new translation of the Bible – the King James (Authorised Version). While the King James Version is an excellent translation, it was edited and authorised by the Government. The Geneva Bible was not. It was truly a Bible by the people and for the people.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most popular version of its time because of the extensive study notes. These notes were included to explain and interpret the Scriptures for the common people and laid the foundation for a Republican form of government. For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible and true God-ordained liberty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought the Geneva Bible with them. You can see why this remarkable version with its profound study notes played a key role in the formation of the American Republic, and its influence on the development of Western thought, politics, government, society generally, and literature (the Geneva Bible is often called 'The Bible of Shakespeare' for example).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 165 x 213 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[blank, A1-2Q6 (O.T), 3A2-3Q1 (N.T), 3Q2-3R4]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull calf binding almost certainly 17th century and thus near contemporary. Tooled red morocco label to spine reading 'Bible 1599', though with loss and splits down the middle. Spine with vertical splits but not resulting in a bisection of the text block. Remnants of early repair work at head and foot of spine. Binding rubbed and worn but holds firm. Rear joints exposed and a little fragile but with both boards attached. Shelf wear with some loss to corners. Page edges very good without writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eText of both the Old and New Testaments collated as complete, but lacking both main title pages. Thus retains the map of the Holy Land on the verso of 3A2 which has a repair slightly obscuring it. Leaves often chipped at edges occasionally with minor losses to the margin commentary but none to the text. Heavily toned throughout as typical with some dampstaining and marks etc. Leaves after 3R1 fragmented at the edge with loss, this constitutes the final four leaves of the second table (not part of the text of the New Testament). 3R4 torn with loss but retains the printer's device and colophon dated 1599. Some mostly imperceptible pencil writing to verso of first blank including an ownership inscription with a potential date of 1814 or 1914. Many leaves with some transparent repair tape attached which appears to be acid free and proper repair tape. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932848144708,"sku":"166489930458","price":780.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_05e25cef-72bf-4a55-b07e-7ffcd9b4a4d1.jpg?v=1707732060"},{"product_id":"the-book-of-common-prayer-1762-baskerville-printing","title":"The Book of Common Prayer 1762 Baskerville Printing","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/b\u003e And Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Church of England: Together with the Psalter or \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePsalms of David\u003c\/b\u003e, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches. Cambridge: Printed for \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJ. Baskerville\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1762\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE APOTHEOSIS OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, BEING ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PRINTINGS OF IT, HERE BEAUTIFULLY FINELY BOUND IN FULL RED MOROCCO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 1662 version of the Book of Common Prayer has gone through hundreds, perhaps thousands, of printings. The Baskerville printing is the standout one amongst them all. John Baskerville is one of the most important English printers, introducing the Baskerville typeface which remains in frequent use to this day.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaskerville's edition of the Book of Common Prayer came in three versions: single column, double column, and with or without lozenge border decorations. This is the third Baskerville edition as reported by Gaskell with 'Price Five Shillings, unbound' to the foot of the title page. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"[John] Baskerville was one of the giants of English typography, introducing a number of innovations, including the eponymous typeface still in use today. His typefaces were finely constructed, his designs simple, and spare, and made great use of white space. He also pioneered the development of fine papers for printing\" (Society of Archbishop Justus).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA similar example realised £1,063 at Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts sale 30th Nov 2010 lot 29.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 107 x 170 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[(3), a1-c6, B1-2H5, A1-K1, (2)]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollated as complete through both the Book of Common Prayer and Psalms of David. Near contemporary (perhaps original) full red morocco with a gilt design to both boards with gilt border, also with some dulled gilt to the spine between raised bands. Spine dulled with some light rubbing, more significant to the head and tail - the head with some loss. Minor rubbing across joints but with both boards securely attached, the binding secure and with very slight shelf lean. Some minor discolouration to boards with the front board very good. Rear board rubbed with some loss but generally remains good. Fore edge and bottom edge gilt with top page edge dulled as typical. Mildly toned throughout the text block but generally internally near fine. No attached bookplates, though with an ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, given to Anne Stirling, dated May 26th 1778 - 'The gift of the Rev. D. Blair.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC T87220, T87252, T107540; Gaskell 20-22; Griffiths 8; Gaskell 12,13,19, pp.30-33 (1959 edition)]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932874981700,"sku":"166489923596","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_b1f99125-8e97-41b7-bc0e-7cfa38305776.jpg?v=1707732531"},{"product_id":"geneva-breeches-bible-1585","title":"Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible 1585","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAN ORIGINAL GENEVA \"BREECHES\" BIBLE DATED TO THE YEAR 1585, PRECEDING THE KING JAMES VERSION BY 26 YEARS! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA REMARKABLE SURVIVING EARLY EXAMPLE IN A CONDITION SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN TYPICALLY FOUND.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very rare original 1585 \"Breeches\" Geneva Bible, so named for the reading in Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve as having made \"breeches\" to cover their nakedness instead of \"aprons\" or \"loincloths\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe text ends on fo.554 thus following Herbert 170 (dated 1581), but this is the 1585 reprint of that edition [Herbert 187] as the tables are printed in a smaller type and the text bibliographically follows Herbert 187. This is further corroborated by some mathematical calculations to the blank verso of the beginning of Matthew where a previous owner in 1740 was trying to determine how old the Bible was, using the date of 1585 to do so. We can therefore assume that the N.T. title page was present in 1740 and read as 1585. We can thus say with confidence that this Bible was printed in the year 1585 due to both Herbert's bibliography and the prior owner's handwritten notes. We also find that the preface is dated to 1578 which makes perfect sense as Herbert 187 is based on Herbert 170 which in turn is based on Herbert 165 which originally dated the preface to 1578 (though was printed in 1580) and this is a reprint of that edition, probably using leftovers of that same preface as printed in 1578.That Herbert 165 edition was one of the most popular printings of the Geneva Bible and was what most subsequent editions were based upon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis being printed in 1585 adds even more significance as it is one of the last Geneva Bibles to be printed without Tomson's revised New Testament of 1587 and thus a true original Geneva Bible with the New Testament in its original form as originally printed for the Geneva version.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe History of the Geneva Bible:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Great Bible (named for its large page size and first ordered by Henry VIII in 1538) was restored to the churches after Elizabeth I's succession halted persecution of Anglicans and Protestants, but the Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible in English to add numbered verses. It was also one of the first to include extensive commentary notes, which were later deemed to be \"seditious\" by King James when he banned the Geneva Bible not long after the publication of the King James Version in 1611.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKing James despised the revolutionary and \"seditious\" Geneva Bible. He thought the Geneva Bible's study notes on key political texts threatened his authority, so he outlawed it and ordered a new translation of the Bible - the King James (Authorised Version). While the King James Version is an excellent translation, it was edited and authorised by the Government. The Geneva Bible was not. It was truly a Bible by the people and for the people.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most popular version of its time because of its extensive study notes. These notes were included to explain and interpret the Scriptures for the common people and laid the foundation for a Republican form of government. For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible, as well as the peoples of America...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought the Geneva Bible with them. You can see why this remarkable version with its profound study notes played a key role in the formation of the American Republic, and its influence on the development of Western thought, politics, government, society generally, and literature (the Geneva Bible is often called 'The Bible of Shakespeare' for example).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe can trace much of the provenance (prior ownership) of this Bible through the ownership inscriptions throughout. Below is the chronology of that which we have managed to trace:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Ogden, undated but circa 17th century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Conhard, May 13th 1736\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWilliam Elwes, 1740\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB N Conhard, July 1743\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuylot Conhard, dated 1752 November, 6th December 1752, and 30th November 1755. This owner wrote a full page discussing Jesus and the disciples and the multitude fasting and \"having nothing to eat\" - perhaps some relation to the feeding of the five thousand. It is signed at the end \"Guy Lott Conhard Rit it December 6 Day new time 1752.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Conhard, March 17th 1760. This owner had this book rebound in 1760 by \"Mr. Bond\" of Wisbick (Wisbech, Cambridgeshire UK). Further ownership inscriptions from this individual are found dated both 1772 and 6th October 1787 and so he likely owned it from circa 1760-1787.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJ.W. Hill, July 1880 (probably the American James William Hill born in Illinois in 1853. He married \"Annie\" in 1879 who died a month after giving birth, July 27th 1880 around a similar date to this ownership inscription. He later moved to Eureka Springs, remarried, and became successful, building \"The Rosalie\" in 1889 for $17,000 at a time when the average house price was $750.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 163 x 206 x 73 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[a3-f5, A1-3I2 (O.T), 4pp, 3K1-3Z9 (N.T), A1-C6 (tables)]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18th century (specifically 1760) full calf panelled binding, bound in Wisbech, Cambridge and thus a true example of a Cambridge panelled binding and a very attractive one indeed. Rebacked with a contemporary spine. Joints very good with both boards securely attached with a slight crack at the top of the rear joint which does not compromise the structural integrity. Shelf wear with some loss to corners. Boards a little rubbed with some loss but generally remain very attractive. Contemporary endpapers preserving the handwritten inscription from David Conhard to the pastedown describing the rebinding. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Old Testament and The New Testament are both textually collated as complete without any missing pages of text, but lack both title pages as common. Lacks the first two leaves of the prayer book at the start (a1-a2), and all after C6 of the tables at the rear which according to Herbert should end at M4, thus lacks C7-M4 of the tables. f5, the final leaf of the prayer book at the beginning of the book, has some minor loss and is torn, this leaf is pictured as the verso of the Genesis 1 and has lots of early ownership inscriptions discussed above in the provenance section. Small hole through 3I2 affecting a few letters of text. Some occasional minor wormholing not affecting any text throughout. The text block is generally fairly clean - significantly better than typically found, with the typical dampstaining etc throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[Herbert 187]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933653320004,"sku":"166503510805","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_bdc65477-a589-433d-a423-5be0a3744c3a.jpg?v=1707746810"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-reformation-by-gilbert-burnet-1829","title":"The History of the Reformation by Gilbert Burnet 1829","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe History of the Reformation of the Church of England\u003c\/b\u003e by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGilbert Burnet\u003c\/b\u003e. In Six Volumes. Printed at the Oxford University Press in \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1829\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the mid-1670s, a French translation of Nicholas Sanders' De origine et progressu schismatis Anglicani libri tres (1585) appeared. Sanders attacked the English Reformation as a political act carried on by a corrupt king. Several of Burnet's friends wished him to publish a rebuttal of the work, so in 1679 his first volume of The History of the Reformation of the Church of England was published. This covered the reign of Henry VIII; the second volume covered the reign of Elizabeth and the Elizabethan Religious Settlement; the third volume consisted of corrections and additional material. Here we have the original three bound into six. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBurnet's literary reputation was greatly enhanced by this publication - the British parliament voted thanks for Burnet after the publication of the first volume, and in 1680 the University of Oxford awarded Burnet the degree of Doctor of Divinity on the advice of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury. For over a century this was the standard reference work in the field, although Catholics disputed some of its content.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 146 x 223 mm (approx., each)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[xxxiii, 740pp]; [558pp]; [xlv, 843pp]; [590pp]; [lxiv, 637pp, (1)]; [564pp, 294pp]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUniform full calf bindings with tooled black morocco labels, one lacking to first volume else all present. Spines with some discolouration and rubbing with minor loss at extremities, most notably at the head of the third volume. Joints rubbed but with all boards securely attached. Without shelf lean. Boards with dark spots. Marbled page edges a little faded but generally remain very good. Collated as complete through each volume, including the very substantial 294pp index to the rear of the sixth volume. Bookplate to front pastedown of each volume of Edward Henry Scott. Endpapers foxed as typical else generally clean through the text blocks of each volume. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47939870064964,"sku":"166516758129","price":114.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_1b57cfd0-b0a7-476b-ac3f-368da79f5596.jpg?v=1707848179"},{"product_id":"the-king-james-bible-1716-miniature-bible","title":"The King James Bible 1716 Miniature Bible","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Holy Bible\u003c\/b\u003e, Containing the Old and New Testaments. Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. Edinburgh: Printed by James Watson. \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1716\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful miniature Bible in a fantastic near contemporary repaired binding.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePen inscription: \"G. N. R. Whitfield Edwards. Given this Bible by the Lower Master at Eton College May 1st 1938.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 68 x 127 x 43 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[A1-2T10].\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebacked preserving much of the original backstrip. Both boards securely attached. Boards scuffed and rubbed with very small fragments lacking from the side edge closest to the spine. Shelf and edge wear. Minor scratches to page edge gilt. Pen inscription to preliminary. Text block extremely clean with very sporadic very minor foxing. Very small part is lacking from the bottom edge of G6 which does not affect the text. Very small closed tear to G7 (does not affect text). Very small fragment of the side edge is lacking from L1 and Q1 (does not affect text). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ESTC T091732; OCLC 1055987924; MMSID 9917169043804341].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull collation:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e[A1-A12, B1-B12, C1-C12, D1-D12, E1-E12, F1-F12, G1-G12, H1-H12, I1-I12, K1-K12, L1-L12, M1-M12, N1-N12, O1-O12, P1-P12, Q1-Q12, R1-R12, S1-S12, T1-T12, U1-U12, X1-X12, Y1-Y12, Z1-Z12, Aa1-Aa12, Bb1-Bb12, Cc1-Cc12, Dd1-Dd12, Ee1-Ee12, Ff1-Ff12, Gg1-Gg12, Hh1-Hh12, Ii1-Ii12, Kk1-Kk12, Ll1-Ll12, Mm1-Mm12, Nn1-Nn12, Oo1-Oo12, Pp1-Pp12, Qq1-Qq12, Rr1-Rr12, Ss1-Ss12, Tt1-Tt10].\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47940150821188,"sku":"166538416552","price":430.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_99f4618d-d1ff-4079-b47b-eb5d0e1cb451.jpg?v=1707855176"},{"product_id":"book-of-common-prayer-1660-with-psalms-of-david","title":"Book of Common Prayer 1660 with Psalms of David","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/b\u003e, and Administration of the Sacraments: and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England: with the Psalter, or Psalmes of David. Anno Domini, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1660\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA VERY RARE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER PRINTED DURING THE REFORMATION, ALMOST CERTAINLY THE LAST BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER PRINTED PRIOR TO THE CANONICAL 1662 REVISION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is the name given to a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christian churches historically related to Anglicanism. The first prayer book, published in 1549 in the reign of King Edward VI of England, was a product of the English Reformation following the break with Rome. The work of 1549 was the first prayer book to include the complete forms of service for daily and Sunday worship in English. It contained Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, the Litany, and Holy Communion and also the occasional services in full: the orders for Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, \"prayers to be said with the sick\", and a funeral service. It also set out in full the \"propers\" (that is the parts of the service which varied week by week or, at times, daily throughout the Church's Year): the introits, collects, and epistle and gospel readings for the Sunday service of Holy Communion. Old Testament and New Testament readings for daily prayer were specified in tabular format as were the Psalms and canticles, mostly biblical, that were provided to be said or sung between the readings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 1549 book was soon succeeded by a 1552 revision which was more Reformed but from the same editorial hand, that of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. It was used only for a few months, as after Edward VI's death in 1553, his half-sister Mary I restored Roman Catholic worship. Mary died in 1558 and, in 1559, Elizabeth I's first Parliament authorised the 1559 prayer book, which effectively reintroduced the 1552 book with modifications to make it acceptable to more traditionally minded worshippers and clergy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1604, James I ordered some further changes, the most significant being the addition to the Catechism of a section on the Sacraments; this resulted in the 1604 Book of Common Prayer. Following the tumultuous events surrounding the English Civil War, when the Prayer Book was again abolished, another revision was published as the 1662 prayer book. That edition remains the official prayer book of the Church of England, although throughout the later twentieth century, alternative forms which were technically supplements have largely displaced the Book of Common Prayer for the main Sunday worship of most English parish churches.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is likely the final printing of the Book of Common Prayer prior to the canonical 1662 revision, printed during one of the most significant times in English history, being the reformation. This was probably printed by John Field alongside the important 1660 Bible which regularly sells for over £10,000-£20,000.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 245 x 386 x 20 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[A1-2L2].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeather binding with discolouration, minor scuffing, rubbing, and scratches. Partial repair to the rear board with a new piece of leather attached where the original fragment is lacking. Both boards securely attached with joints and hinges starting. Prominent shelf and edge wear with some of the leather peeling lightly and small fragments lacking. Corners worn. Marbled endpapers dulled. Text block extremely clean with very light toning and extremely sporadic very minor foxing. Leaf edges with sporadic small tears. Tear with missing fragments to the bottom of leaves B3 and B4. Tear to leaves B4 and D2 repaired with kozo tape on the versos. Two darker marks to L1 which do not obstruct legibility. Tear to L2 with fragment remaining. Small fragment of N lacking. Small tear to the bottom of N2. Tear to the top of 2G2. Top right corner lacking from 2I2. Few small holes to the rear endpaper. Lacking frontispiece and potentially a dedication as some collated copies from the usual sources have these, but not all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[OCLC 84396532; OCLC1203864487; OCLC1203862416].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFull collation:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003e[A1-A4, B1-B4, D1-D2, E1-E2, F1-F2, G1-G2, H1-H2, J1-J2, K1-K2, L1-L2, M1-M2, N1-N2, O1-O2, P1-P2, Q1-Q2, R1-R2, S1-S2, T1-T2, V1-V2, X1-X2, Y1-Y2, Z1-Z2, Aa1-Aa2, Bb1-Bb2, Cc1-Cc2, Dd1-Dd2, Ee1-Ee2, Ff1-Ff2, Gg1-Gg2, Hh1-Hh2, Ii1-Ii2, Kk1-Kk2, Ll1-Ll2]. - Total 70 leaves, thus 140pp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47940217667908,"sku":"166538403589","price":510.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_d74032a7-36f6-4f5f-b4ba-2ae8712daedd.jpg?v=1707856502"},{"product_id":"foxes-book-of-martyrs-1873","title":"Foxe's Book of Martyrs 1873","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Book of Martyrs\u003c\/b\u003e, Being a History of the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePersecution of the Protestants\u003c\/b\u003e, Carefully Compiled from Original Documents in the Government State Paper Office, and Known as the \"Acts and Monuments\" of the Christian Church. By \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Foxe\u003c\/b\u003e. With a Memoir of the Author and a Preface by Rev S.G. Potter. London: Adam \u0026amp; Co, [\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1873\u003c\/b\u003e].\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA STUNNING COPY OF FOXE'S FAMOUS BOOK OF MARTYRS IN A BEAUTIFUL CLASPED BINDING WITH BEAUTIFUL FULL PAGE COLOUR PLATES THROUGHOUT!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1873, Adam \u0026amp; Co embarked on the creation of a new edition of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, influenced by the twin factors of increasing Irish immigration to Northern England and the rapid growth of the Orange Order. To provide a preface for this edition, they enlisted the services of the Protestant preacher Samuel Potter, who was at the time the vicar of St. Luke's parish in Sheffield.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginally, Foxe's Book of Martyrs had aimed to depict a clear lineage of godliness and suffering both in its textual and visual elements. However, as Victorian sensibilities evolved, there was a growing aversion to the graphic portrayal of human suffering, particularly that of women and children. To cater to these changing sensibilities, the shock value of this edition was achieved primarily through Potter's vehement attacks on newspapers, the government, Prime Minister Gladstone, and the Pope within the text.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContrasting with the original woodcuts published by Day in the seventeenth century, the brightly coloured images in this edition were intended for family consumption and were considerably more sanitised. Unfortunately, despite Foxe's continuing popularity, Adam \u0026amp; Co faced financial troubles and went out of business just six years later. Subsequently, the rights to the Potter edition were acquired by John G. Murdoch, a well-known figure in religious publishing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegarding the illustrations in the 1873 edition, Adam \u0026amp; Co produced a total of nineteen illustrations, although most examined copies, according to Evenden in 2014, only seemed to contain twelve. Evenden only located one extant copy with the full 19 plates. This seeming discrepancy was not accidental but rather a deliberate choice, with the plates depicting female martyrs being the least common. We could trace only one copy having sold and that copy had a total of just 2 coloured plates present. Remarkably, our copy has 14 of these coloured plates present, 15 including the colour title page. This is therefore perhaps the most complete example obtainable of this rare important edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery interestingly, especially with regard to the part written about British Prime Minister William Gladstone above, we find a seemingly original campaign advertisement for Gladstone reading \"Economy Retrenchment Reform. R.T. Hon W.E. Gladstone M.P.. The Uncompromising Advocate of Civil and Religious Liberty. Coventry. T. Stevens.\" This seems to be from his campaign for Prime Minister whilst he was still an M.P. and is remarkably well preserved, though creased, inside this book. Curiously, we also find a colour cutout portrait of William Gladstone in his later years.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOwnership inscription of \"Mr-Mrs R.T. Nicholson\" also with the interesting ownership inscription of \"Mr-Mrs \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\" and \"Annie Elizabeth Eyre.\" Perhaps some relation to the famous novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 250 x 320 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[xxviii, 876pp]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRebacked contemporary full leather binding with contemporary mounted metal surrounds and clasps. Seemingly the original publisher's binding which is very extravagant indeed. Loss to gilt of binding, worn with some loss. The majority of the original backstrip is preserved, relaid on newer but still near contemporary leather. The rebacking seems to have been done quite near to the time of publication. The endpapers are also near contemporary. Both boards are thus securely attached, the joints and hinges without fault. Without any attached bookplates but with the aforementioned ownership inscriptions to the head of the front pastedown as well as the loose pieces of ephemera. Some light foxing to a few plates else generally very clean throughout the page block. Clasps function well and remain closed when desired. All page edges gilt, very good. Textually collates as complete with 14 (+title page) coloured plates throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn excellent copy of this scarce book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[John Foxe, Samuel Potter and the Illustration of the Book of Martyrs. Evenden, Elizabeth. Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, 2014-04-01T00:00:00, vol. 90, no. 1, pp. 203-230(28), Manchester University Press].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47940486168900,"sku":"166581217556","price":448.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_5161bcac-3865-48b1-a7d2-ee0f89967d0e.jpg?v=1707859628"},{"product_id":"biblia-sacra-1571","title":"Biblia Sacra 1571 Illustrated Vulgate","description":"\u003ch6 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiblia Sacra, Ad Vetustissima Exemplaria Castigata. Quid in horum Bibliorum castigatione praestitum sit, subsequens Praefatio latius indicabit. 1571. Francofurti. [Colophon]: Impressum Francofurti ad Moenum, Apud Georgium Corunum, Impensis Sigismundi Feierabend.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA beautifully illustrated 16th century Bible from the famous press of Sigmund Feyerabend in Frankfurt, finely bound in full vellum with intricate blindstamped tooling to both boards, the front board depicting the crucifixion and the rear unidentified. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the second edition of Sigmund Feyerabend's renowned and famous illustrated Bible, following the first in 1564. The 1564 first edition sold at Sotheby's 20th May 2014 lot 6 for £35,000 (GBP).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe illustrations for both editions of this Bible were commissioned by Virgil Solis who was the main illustrator for Sigmund Feyerabend's press in Frankfurt. After Solis' death, Jost Amman took over and used many of the original Solis illustrations while also using some of the drawings by Hans Bocksberger. Amman produced two sets of Bible illustrations for Feyerabend, one set for the first edition in 1564, and the second for this edition of 1571. These illustrations are of particular renown and there are some great books which discuss these illustrations and their significance, one example given at the top of the literature section below. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe illustrations to this edition were also separately published a few times, notably the earlier version of the illustrations in 1560. A set of these illustrations sold for £3,750 at Christie's in 2018, with some others from this 1571 edition held at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, USA. [2005.53].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize: 142 x 206 x 101 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[A1-B8, 423ff, blank (i.e. A1-GG8), 311ff (i.e. A1-Q7)]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull blindstamped vellum over wooden boards, perhaps the original binding or very near to the time of publication. Lacks front clasps but retains one to the rear with the remnants of the original leather. Some discolouration and minor losses to the vellum but generally shows extremely attractively. Rear lower joint cracked with the rear board securely attached. Front joints split with the board a little fragile but remains well attached. First page when opened is the main title page and so probably lacks the front blank(s). Lacks one blank at the rear. Textually collates as complete with 423+311 numbered leaves. Page edges coloured red, dulled. Page edges are engraved with intricate tooling which are very complimentary to the binding. Some mild dampstaining affecting a few leaves with the text block mildly toned, else internally excellent. Main title page more heavily toned. Erased pencil writing to front pastedown and a scored out ownership inscription at the foot of the title page, now illegible but appears to be dated in the 18th century (?). Another ink ownership inscription across the title page just above the date, probably 19th century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterature: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Illustrated Bartsch: German Masters of the Sixteenth Century: Jost Amman\"\u003c\/i\u003e, Jane S Peters, 1985, New York, Abaris Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\u003ci\u003eBrunet I:921;\u003c\/i\u003e BM STC (German), pp.124.] (describing the illustrations)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\u003ci\u003eVD16 B2759\u003c\/i\u003e] (describing the first edition)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e[oai:pbc.biaman.pl:47583].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47940494721348,"sku":"166582705262","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600-2_22858153-8edb-43ec-93b5-0cdfd57a3b6e.jpg?v=1707859769"},{"product_id":"liturgy-prayer-book-1695-rare","title":"Liturgy Prayer Book 1695 Rare","description":"\u003ch6 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Liturgie, C'est a dire, Le Formulaire des Prieres Publiques, De l'Administration des Sacremens, Et des autres Ceremonies et Coutumes de l'Eglise, Selon l'Usage de L'Eglise Anglicane: avec le Pseautier, ou les Pseaumes de David, Ponctuez selon qu'ils doivent etre, ou Chantez ou leus dans les Eglises. A Londres, Imprimee par R. Everingham et R. Bentley, 1695.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA fantastic early printed Liturgy book for French speaking English peoples, printed in London for the use of the Anglican Church, along with the Psalms of David.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe authorised Latin and Greek translations of the Prayer Book in England were mainly for scholars, university individuals, and those in the Irish clergy and congregations who couldn't read or speak English. However, they weren't practical for congregational worship and mostly served as historical markers of the resurgence of classical learning.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTranslations for non-English speakers in Great Britain and nearby areas were arranged for congregational use. Five languages received translations, with French being deemed most significant. The first French translation was commissioned by Sir Hugh Paulet in 1549, indicating support for the Protestant cause. Later, in 1662, Jean Durel hastily prepared a revised French translation that gained royal endorsement for use in various French conforming congregations, including those in Jersey and Guernsey, following the 1662 revision of the Book of Common Prayer after the reformation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis translation by Durel, established as the sole authorised French version by royal decree in 1662, saw multiple reprints over a century. Notably, editions in 1689 and 1695 are part of the Benton collection, the latter including additional sections like prayers for maritime use, state-services in French, Anglican Church articles of faith, and explanations regarding baptismal practices. The 1695 edition also featured an excellent engraved frontispiece and had a double column format. That 1695 reprint of the post reformation reformulation of the Liturgy book is what is here for sale. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize: 89 x 153 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[a1-b12, A1-P4 (344pp)]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollated as complete including the beautiful illustrated frontispiece which was not present in the previous printings of this Liturgy book. Early to mid 18th century full red leather binding, rubbed without loss. Boards sunned thus discoloured at edges. Joints rubbed with both boards securely attached. No shelf lean. All edges gilt, top edge dulled as typical. Shelf wear with minor losses at corners. Bookplate of Henry Robert to front pastedown. Later endpapers laid over earlier ones. Two early ink ownership inscriptions to ffep, one reading G Chester, the other illegible. Page block trimmed for the binding with a little loss at the head of the main title page else without loss throughout. Text block mildly toned but generally clean throughout. Some ink marks on the final page (pp.344) not affecting the legibility of the text of that page. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48006610092356,"sku":"166536729604","price":118.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_1c0135de-7e94-4033-920a-30a3fa9b184f.jpg?v=1709034055"},{"product_id":"complete-18th-century-torah-scroll-5-books-of-moses","title":"Complete 18th Century Torah Scroll: 5 Books of Moses","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Complete Handwritten Torah Scroll dating from circa the early to mid 18th century (c.1700-1750).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FOUNDATIONAL TEXT OF JUDAISM AND A HIGHLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE SCRIPTURE OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM. AN INCREDIBLE EARLY SURVIVING COMPLETE SEFER TORAH SCROLL.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA remarkable surviving Sefer Torah scroll containing the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy (Bereishit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar, and Devarim). This Sefer Torah was written by a skilled scribe and is written on gevil parchment (Kosher), most likely goatskin in this case or perhaps deer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a fantastic Sefer Torah scroll written in the manner it has been written for thousands of years. According to the Talmud, Moses (Moshe) used gevil for the Torah scroll he placed into the Ark of the Covenant and the Talmud recommends the use of gevil over klaf for this reason. Most of the Dead Sea Scrolls were written on gevil. The preparation of gevil parchment is incredibly laborious and expensive and so these complete scrolls are extremely rare, even more so today.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDue to the persecutions of Jewish communities throughout history, particularly in the 20th century, many Torah scrolls have been destroyed. Sefer Torah scrolls this old are almost always incomplete with sections lacking. We have not checked the Kashrut (ritual fitness) of this scroll, but we have examined the entire scroll and no characters are missing throughout, though some have been renewed. We can't guarantee that this scroll is Kosher as this has not been checked, but it is written on Kosher material, the script is incredibly high quality and was clearly produced by a highly skilled scribe, and the text appears complete. No sections are missing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThis was produced during the Ottoman period, probably in North Africa or perhaps Turkey, and is certainly 18th century or earlier. The manner of aging is similar to a single section containing two chapters of Exodus which we sold and knew the age of as the 17th century, c.1650. We have here suggested a slightly later date, perhaps c.1750, predominantly as the condition is so remarkable, but it could well have just been very well cared for through its history, and we do see evidence of restorative work in places.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Torah scroll has a beautiful cover from circa the late 1800s or early 1900s, also with a Wimpel cover holding the scroll together, and with bespoke handmade wooden handles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writing of a Torah Scroll:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA complete Torah scroll like this contains 304,805 letters and when fully rolled out is over 120 feet long. Indeed, it took us most of a full day to fully unroll and look through the scroll which was an incredible experience. They generally take a trained scribe 12-18 months of constant careful and precise work to complete. The ink and parchment used are subject to specific rules. After the preparation of the gevil parchment, the scribe must mark out the parchment using the sargel (ruler) ensuring the guidelines are straight, which we see clear evidence of in this scroll. The majority of modern Torah scrolls contain 42 lines of text per column with Yemenite scrolls containing 51 lines. Very strict rules regarding the position and appearance of the Hebrew alphabet are observed, and we see this for example with the placement of the inverted nuns in the book of Numbers, following the very old tradition of doing so.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe text in this Sefer Torah scroll is so beautifully written. Looking at Genesis 1:1 for example, we see the famous \"Beresheet bara Elohim et ha-shamiym v'et ha-arets\" (transliterated), or \"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.\" Reading and experiencing a complete handwritten Torah scroll is something that the vast majority of people who follow the Abrahamic religions will never get to experience. The earliest surviving complete Torah scroll is from circa 1200 CE and so this scroll is rather early indeed. At the time of writing we also have some of the earliest extant fragments from circa the 10th-11th centuries of an original Codex from the book of Exodus available.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eSales Records:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFully complete Torah scrolls are very rare to the market. A much later (c.1800s) miniature Torah scroll of similar construction (but written on vellum and thus inferior) which was just 270mm tall sold for $19,200 USD at Christie's 15th Nov 2005 lot 14. This is $32,300 adjusted for inflation (~£25,500 GBP).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIndeed, we could not trace any sales records for comparable complete Torah scrolls written on gevil parchment of full size. A later Torah scroll without rollers sold for $11,000 USD in 2015 at Pasarel Auctions in Israel. This was also smaller and had many letters erased etc. The most we can trace is for single sections of Torah scrolls like this, like part of a single section we sold for £1,500. Given that a complete Torah is comprised of approximately 80 full sections, one can clearly see the value present here.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize: 1140 mm (approx., Atzei Chayim height)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParchment height: 520 mm (approx)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText height: 430 mm (approx)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete with all sections. All sections are attached, though some joints are split between sections as typical. The entire text is fully legible with some sections with the text restored as pictured. Some occasional minor staining\/heavier toning in places but generally exceptionally clean throughout. The sections of the scroll containing Genesis and most of Exodus are near flawless. The video is taken from this area. The majority of the scroll presents as with that video, but there is more creasing and wear towards the centre of the scroll as expected, and a little more towards the end of the Torah. We do have additional photos of the majority of the scroll available, but we are here limited to providing 24 photos. We did locate a few particularly significant sections throughout the Torah and have provided photos of these, including the Tetragrammaton (famously transliterated as YHWH). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a better idea of the condition, refer to the provided photos where we have included anything significant regarding the condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e*this scroll has an approximate mass of 12 kg (26 lbs), and when packaged will be about 15 kg (33 lbs).*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48008792342852,"sku":"166619069784","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_915527e5-489b-48fe-a18c-072c7a208f9b.jpg?v=1709062978"},{"product_id":"the-quran-or-koran-of-muhammad-1683-rare-very-early-printing-in-french","title":"The Qu'ran or Koran of Muhammad 1683 Rare Very Early Printing in French","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eL'Alcoran de Mahomet\u003c\/b\u003e. Traduit d'Arabe en Francois, par le Sieur du Ryer, Sieur de la Garde Malezair. A La Haye, chez Adrian Moetjens, MDCLXXXIII (\u003cb\u003e1683\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA RARE VERY EARLY EDITION OF THE QU'RAN, PRECEDING THE EARLIEST COMPLETE ENGLISH EDITION BY OVER 50 YEARS!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE QU'RAN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Qu'ran is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe it represents the words of God revealed by the archangel Gabriel to Muhammad.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis edition of the Qu'ran (here transliterated as l'Alcoran de Mahomet) precedes the first complete English translation which appeared in 1734 by a significant amount of time, being 51 years, and follows the Elzevier editions of 1647 and 1672.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is complete with a beautiful engraving from the Dutch Golden Age depicting Muhammad with the Qu'ran. This represents the first time the Qu'ran was illustrated in print, this illustration being done by J. Padebrugge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe could trace only one other example of this very rare edition having sold. This was at Sotheby's Auctions in 2007 (lot 21).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize: 83 x 138 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[(2), viii, pp.1-486, ii, (4)]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProbably original or very near contemporary full leather binding, rubbed and worn with joints cracked and front board detached. Some loss at the head of the spine with a identification label to the spine fragmented and thus currently illegible. The leather at the edge of the detached board is already raised and so would be fairly easy for a bookbinder to reattach\/reback. Edge toning to endpapers as commensurate with the calf binding. Text block toned throughout but generally very clean without any loss to the text. Collated as complete including the lovely illustration frontispiece. Early ink ownership initials to head of frontis reading 'RB' thus otherwise unidentified. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48056842551620,"sku":"166524422326","price":215.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_ac850411-ffc9-4cda-a37e-d8ccc24040cf.jpg?v=1709820323"},{"product_id":"the-bible-geneva-version-amsterdam-1635-rare","title":"The Bible, Geneva Version, Amsterdam 1635 Rare","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLa Bible\u003c\/b\u003e. Qui est toute la saincte Escriture du \u003cb\u003evieil et nouveau Testament\u003c\/b\u003e. Le toutreveu et Confei sur les textes Hebrew et Grecs par les Pasteurs et Docteurs de Eglise de \u003cb\u003eGeneve\u003c\/b\u003e. Avec un novved indice par Lieux Communs. Item les Pseuaumes et Cantiques avec les pricres Ecclesiast. Amsterdam: chez Henri Laurents, \u003cb\u003e1635\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FANTASTIC AND VERY RARE GENEVA BIBLE, PRINTED IN AMSTERDAM FOLLOWING KING JAMES' BAN OF THE GENEVA BIBLE IN ENGLAND.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVery scarcely encountered in commerce, we could trace only one example having sold at auction in the last 25 years, being at Bonhams 27th November 2012 lot 15, realising £750 (GBP), and could trace no copies currently available for sale online.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize: 103 x 158 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[viii, A1-2I7, blank, 2A1-2N10]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull black leather binding with gilt borders and compartments separated with gilt to the spine with gilt suns in between and 'BIBLE' written in gilt. Binding is unsigned or undated but the blanks have watermarks dated 1805 and so one assumes the binding is circa 1805 too. Leather rubbed, heavily to the spine, with some loss to the leather at the extremities, with the most affected area at the head of the spine. Shelf wear with some losses at corners. Without noticeable shelf lean. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollated as complete but with the final blank torn with loss and with one of the initial blanks detached but present and another of the initial blanks partially detached but present. No title page for the New Testament but this does not appear to be called for. Ink ownership inscription to ffep verso (illegible), probably circa the early to mid 19th century. Very clean throughout the text block, mildly toned as typical. Final few leaves trimmed at the fore edge with slight loss. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48056851824964,"sku":"166525930911","price":411.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_0c14c31c-1cb1-453c-90c9-049403e4b57f.jpg?v=1709820536"},{"product_id":"antique-king-james-bible-1809-with-the-apocrypha-huge-folio","title":"Antique King James Bible 1809 with the Apocrypha HUGE FOLIO","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Christian's Complete Family Bible;\u003c\/b\u003e or, Universal Library of Divine Knowledge; Containing the Whole of the Sacred Texts of the Old and the New Testaments, with the Apocrypha at Large; Illustrated with Practical Notes and Observations from the Most Eminent Divines. The Whole Adorned with Fifty-Five Superb Embellishments, Designed and Executed by Artists of the First Estimated, Solely for This Work. Ormskirk: John Fowler, \u003cb\u003e1809\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA lovely very large folio size antique King James Bible beautifully illustrated throughout with fifty-five plates which were designed specifically for this edition. This is a very readable edition, despite its large size, and has lovely typography. Also of note is the binding, which is in nice reverse calf. We also interestingly find the original owner's name on a tooled morocco label to the spine. It is very rare to come across big folio Bibles like this where the original owner is known and subsequently we can also know that this is who the book was bound for given the tooled label.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVERY RARE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, not located in Herbert's bibliography of printed English Bibles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-------------------\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSize: 277 x 440 x 100 mm (approx.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[frontis, t.p., i-iv, A1-10E2 (OT), 13A2-14X2 (Apocrypha), frontis, t.p., 10F1-13A1 (NT), a1-f2 (index)]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary full reverse calf with blind tooled boards, the rear being slightly uneven and thus a bit charming. Retains red and black tooled morocco labels to the spine. Binding rubbed, areas where the leather is peeling a little bit but can easily be reglued. Wear to the rear board with some areas of loss and some discoloured scratches. Shelf wear with a little loss to the corners. Joints a little rubbed, very slightly cracked at the foot of the rear, but with both boards securely attached, the binding secure and without shelf lean.  Hinges reinforced. Without any attached bookplates but with an ownership inscription to the front blank. Generally very clean throughout text block but toned as typical, some leaves creased including the main title page, occasional offsetting to the verso pages of plates, with some plate leaves a little more toned than others, but generally very nice internally. Some plates are torn at the edges, none affecting the actual illustration. The plate for Genesis 22 has been repaired with very slight loss at one edge. A very nice large antique King James Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe apocrypha is bound after the Old Testament as usually but the collation calls for it to be bound after the New Testament, but this clearly has not happened in this case. Nonetheless, each section collates as complete, including the index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e[OCLC 20406602].\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48075724783940,"sku":"166615967631","price":157.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/1725\/7028\/files\/s-l1600_e91956ee-d445-4df5-8fc1-31b3422b81ae.jpg?v=1710108202"}],"url":"https:\/\/woodpaz.com\/collections\/religion.oembed?page=18","provider":"WoodPaz Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}