The Holy Bible, 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. 1716.
A beautiful miniature Bible in a fantastic near contemporary repaired binding.
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Provenance:
Pen inscription: "G. N. R. Whitfield Edwards. Given this Bible by the Lower Master at Eton College May 1st 1938."
Size: 68 x 127 x 43 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[A1-2T10].
Rebacked 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).
[ESTC T091732; OCLC 1055987924; MMSID 9917169043804341].
Full collation: [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].
