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Bible. English. Coverdale's version
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- [The whole Byble, that is the holy scripture of the Olde and Newe Testament faythfully translated into Englyshe by Myles Couerdale, and newly ouer sene and correcte. London: Prynted for Andrewe Hester [by Christopher Froschauer, Zurich], 1550]
- paper
4to (225 x 177mm.), text in double columns, Black Letter, woodcut initials at beginning of each book, a few early marginalia, early nineteenth-century calf, lacking all before B7 (fol.15), some leaves supplied in pen and ink, and all after 2q (NT fol.121), a few leaves at beginning and end frayed with slight loss, some dampstaining, some sidenotes and marginalia cropped, binding somewhat worn, joints cracked
Literature
Herbert 84; STC 2080
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The last edition of the 1535 Coverdale Bible to appear in the translator's own lifetime. As the catalogue of the 2004 Princeton exhibition of Bibles put it, "It is a noteworthy sign of the flux of Bible culture in the reign of Edward VI that Coverdale's version still found a market, long after Coverdale himself had assembled, in the Great Bible, a more authoritative text".
The bibliographical notes in ink on the flyleaf and the facsimile text are most likely in the hand of Joseph Mendham.