Antique Bible 1608 Geneva Bible

A STUNNING GENEVA BIBLE IN PARTICULARLY EXCELLENT CONDITION, RETAINING BOTH ORIGINAL TITLE PAGES. VERY WELL PRESENTED. ONE OF THE GREATEST OBTAINABLE COPIES OF AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY ENGLISH BIBLE!

 

The Bible. 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 Ready Finding Out of Anything in the Same Contained. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie. 1608.

[together with]

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 and Names Fcatteringly Dispered Throughout the Whole Bible, with Their Common Places Following Euery of Them. And the Second Comprehending All Such Other Principall Words and Matters, as Concerne the Sense and Meaning of the Scriptures, or Direct Unto Any Necessary and Good Instruction. The Further Contents and Use of Both the Which Tables (For Breuitie Sake) is Expressed More at Large in the Preface to the Reader: and Will Serve as Well for the Translation Called Geneva, as For the Other Authorized to be Read in Churches. Collected by R. F. H. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printed to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie. 1608.

 

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Provenance:

This Bible has incredible provenance detailing the previous owners, the passing of the Bible from the Hogg family to a Catherine Joyce Hudson, and invoices from previous repairs.

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Ink handwritten list of the Births of the Dickonson family from 1648 to 1663, reading:

"A ? Register of the births of the births of the ? of Ellize, & Sarah Dickonsons. 1. John Dickonson the will form of ? of Sarah Dickonson was born at ? Deremb: 8th 11: 1648. 2. Josuah Dickonson was born at ? ? the 15th day of September 1650. 3. Sarah Dickonson was born at ? the 14th day of November 1652. 4. Elisha Dickonson was born at Carburton the fifth day of July 1655. Elisha died at Carburton the 9th day of ? 1665. 5. Joseph Dickonson was born at ? the 2nd & ? day of September ano dom 1657. 6. Elizabeth Dickenson sib was born at ? the fourth day of ? Ano ? 1659. 7. Mary Dickenson was born at ? ? ? 23 th 1663."

At the bottom of the page is the inscription "Francis Pitt dyed Hybe 5th 1659" and another inscription underneath which was been trimmed thus hard to read but is dated 1655.

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The ownership inscription reading "Thomas Chadwin His Book 1769", as well an ink inscription reading "Thomas Chadwin is my name and England is my nation Kirby is my dwelling place and Crist is my Salvation February ye 19th II. 1769." The same inscription is found in other place in the text, without the date. 

On the blank space opposite the New Testament title page is the Chadwin family register reading:

"Thomas Chadwin whas born the 5th day of April in the year of our Lord - 1747. Ann Chadwin whas born the 25th day of April in the year of our Lord - 1750. John Chadwin whas born the 17th day of August in the year of our Lord - 1753. Elizabeth Chadwin whas born the 1st day of August in the year of our Lord - 1757. ? George Chadwin wash born the 5th of April in the year of our Lor 1762.

Accompanying this is a written out details of the Chadwick family in a different hand reading "Thomas the son of Thomas and Hannah Chadwick was born December ye 3th 1786 about seven a clock. Bettey the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Chadwick was born July ye 20th 1788 about nine a clock. Abigail the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Chadwick was born January ye 28th 1791 about three a clock. Hannah the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Chadwick was born August ye 18th 1794 about six a clock. Samuel the son of Thomas and Hannah Chadwick was born September ye 29th 1797 about three a clock. Mary and Rebekah daughters of Thomas and Hannah Chadwick was born September ye 22nd 1801 about Fore a clock in the morning."

To the back it is written in pen yet another hand "Elija Dickson married Sarah Pitts at Edwinstowe in January 1647. At Kirby in Ashfield Thomas Chadwin and Elizabeth Boot, married 2 July 1746. At Sutton in Ashfield Thomas Chadwick of Kirby and Hannah Bower 28th Feb. 1786."

 

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Numerous inscriptions to the reverso of the New Testament title page:

"Thomas Chadwin his book, God give me grace on it to look, but not to look but understand, that learning is better then house, and land for when house and land, is gone and the money is spent, then learning is very excellent, February ye 28th in the year of our Lord 1769."

"Thomas the sun of Thomas and Hannah Chadwick wass born December ye 9 nd : 1786. About seven a clock."

"Bettey the Daughter of Thomas and Hannah Chadwick wass born July ye 20th 1788. About nine a clock."

"Abigail the daughter of Thomas Chadwick and Hannah wass born January ye 28th 1791. About three a clock."

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"Tho Chadwin is my name and England is my nation Kirby is my dwelling place and Christ is my salvation."

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Ink ownership inscriptions reading "Sarah Hogg July 13th 1846", "John Hogg August 14th 1877", "Richard Reginald Hogg", and "Catherine Joyce Hudson 1970".

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A handwritten note dated 24th February 1969 reading "Uplands Dower House Crescent Southborough". The letter is asking if the letter's recipient would like to receive the Bible as a gift. 

The letter reads "Dear Joyce, Since last written you, I have been wondering whether you might like to have my old Bible - I have for some little time been wondering to whom I might pass it on, and I should be very pleasant to give it you if you like to have it. It belongs to ? and my ?, and I think should it possible remain with their documents. As I told you, the binding is damaged, but I would send the Bible to you in its present condition, and if you would have it suitably repaired would of course refund you the cost, ? your letting me know what thus is. I thank you ? have better facilities than I have for getting ? done. Warmest wishes from affectionately Reg (Hogg)."

 

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Invoice for the rebinding and some repairs of the Bible by Dunn & Wilson Ltd., dated 4/8/70 by a Mrs C. J. Hudson, presumably the Catherine Joyce Hudson whose ownership inscription is written on a front blank. The enquiry letter sent to the owner from Dunn & Wilson Limited is also included. 

The invoice provides a location of "Lancs Co. Liby Ulverston", which is presumably where Catherine Joyce Hudson worked and potentially where the Bible was held; included is a typewritten letter which outlines the Ulverston Resource Centre Library's history from 1986 to 1987. It is signed and dated "G. E. Marrison, Ulverston, 1 Oct 1987."

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Size: 170 x 223 x 66 mm (approx.)

 

Condition: 

[(3), t.p., 1ff., A1-2Y6 (OT), 2Y7-3I2, (Apocrypha),1ff. (cancel), t.p., *ii-*iii, 3K1-3Y2 (NT), 3Y7-3Z9 (NT), A1-C4 (Revelations of Saint John), 1ff. (colophon), t.p., A3-L2, (2)]

Rebound full brown morocco with a gilt title in a compartment to the spine between raised bands; rebound in 1970 as detailed under provenance, above. Both boards securely attached with reinforced hinges from the endpapers being replaced, retaining one original blank to the front with the corresponding provenance information. Binding lightly rubbed with some stains, and the rear board darker than the front board and spine, but generally very attractive indeed! Light shelf and edge wear. Text block very clean with light edge toning and very sporadic and very minor foxing. Ink inscriptions to the verso of 2S2, 2Y6, 3I2-3, 3B5, the title page of the New Testament and its verso, the verso of *iii, 3Z9, both sides of the colophon leaf, F5 of the Tables, and the verso of L2 of the Tables. Occasional damp staining to the edges, ink stains in a few places, and occasional very minor wormholing mostly to blank spaces and across headers, more prominently to 3P1-3R2 and 3S6-3X6. Leaf numbering skips 388-389 through mispagination but there are no leaves lacking. Very small hole to the blank space of 3I1. Edge repair to the New Testament title page. Small tear to the edge of 3M1, affecting only a small amount of marginalia. Full edge repairs to 3M4 and 3M5. Small edge tear to 3P1. Leaf numbered 490 mis-numbered as 499. Edge repair from 3V1 to 3Y8, with some loss of text to 3Y8, and some edge tears. Ink marginalia to 3V3. Joint repair between L1 and L2 of the Tables. Lacking three leaves 3Y3-3Y6, as detailed in the collation above else collates as complete including both original title pages. 

 

[Herbert 293].