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Bible in English
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New. London: Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd And by Henry Hills and Thomas Newcomb, 1682
- paper
8vo (7 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.; 185 x 118 mm). Engraved architectural title border, two settings of dedication to Prince James each with contents on verso, margins ruled in red, extra-illustrated with engraved portrait of King Charles II and ca. 130 full-page plates with captions by F. H. van Hove; occasional light marginal browning. Contemporary English red morocco elaborately gilt in a cottage-roof design with gilt-tooled scroll-work, clover, and flowers, spine gilt in compartments with alternating oval and thistle stamps, edges gilt and gauffered, possibly by Daniel Search, fore-edge painting of a heart within flowers inscribed "Search these Scriptures John V yeare 1705," later engraved pewter clasps and catches; head of spine chipped, extremities rubbed.
Provenance
Charles Fairfax Murray (bookplate, Catalogo dei Libri, 1899, no. 237). acquisition: Bernard Quaritch, 1987
Literature
Wing B2320; ESTC R23801; Darlow-Moule-Herbert 773; see R. Shackleton, Fine Bindings 1500-1700 from Oxford Libraries, exhibition 1968, No. 229
Condition
occasional light marginal browning. Contemporary English red morocco elaborately gilt in a cottage-roof design with gilt-tooled scroll-work, clover, and flowers, spine gilt in compartments with alternating oval and thistle stamps, edges gilt and gauffered, possibly by Daniel Search, later engraved pewter clasps and catches; head of spine chipped, extremities rubbed.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A beautifully bound, Restoration Bible. A similar example "possibly bound by Daniel Search" appeared in the Oxford binding exhibition of 1968.