Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition. The King James Bible. The Classic 1611 Edition.
STUNNING Deluxe Limited Edition, #96 of only 400 copies. One of the finest facsimiles of the first edition of the 1611 King James Bible, and one of the smallest print runs of Easton Press DLE's. A very rare book outside of the US, and rare there too, especially scarce due to its very large size and the corresponding difficulty and expense of export from the US.
This is a very fine facsimile indeed, and contains all of the original spellings of the 1611 true first ('he went into the citie' in Ruth 3:15, etc), alongside the original layout and type, with the historiated initials and black-ruled leaves, as well as the original Apocryphal books as printed in the first KJV.
Beautifully bound in a manner similar to early 17th century fine bindings as one might find with the original 1611 KJV, with a fantastic panelled design binding, complete with its original slipcase. The leaf with the numbered edition is bound in at the rear as opposed to a separate Certificate of Authenticity as some Easton Press DLE's have. The paper is also of note, being of very impressive quality, with all aspects of this book superior than any of Easton Press' usual publications, which themselves are of a high standard. As mentioned on the limitation colophon, the paper was especially milled, the cowhide leather imported from Italy, the lithography by Falcon Press, and the slipcase and custom binding by BindTech in Nashville, Tennessee in their highest grade of all aspects (silk moire endpapers, real leather binding, etc).
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Easton Press are a modern fine publisher who are still active and printing luxurious leatherbound editions of important titles. Many of the most desirable titles are long out of print, and so the titles outside of their "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series and their long sold out Deluxe Limited Editions remain highly (and increasingly) desirable.
This Deluxe Limited Edition facsimile of the first edition of the1611 King James Bible is one of their best ever productions. This and their facsimile of the Kelmscott Chaucer are, arguably, their greatest Deluxe Limited Editions. This has been sold out for well over a decade, and to our knowledge, no copies have appeared for sale in the UK to date until now.
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Condition:
The book itself is in excellent condition overall. Spine in fine condition showing very attractively indeed on the shelf, the binding secure and without shelf lean, with joints and hinges fine, and both boards securely attached. No gilt loss to spine or boards. All edges gilt, edges with a slight bump else fine. No attached bookplates or written ownership inscriptions. Internally in fine condition throughout with all called for pages present including the numbered limitation page bound in at the rear.
Slipcase with some bumps and areas of discolouration as pictured, but structurally secure and protects the book very well. No foxing or damp to the slipcase (or book).
