Bible in English. Old Testament [Douay-Rheims, 2nd Edition]

2 volumes, 4to (8 1/2 x 6 in.; 216 x 152 mm). Titles with woodcut ornaments within double-ruled borders, roman type, text within ruled borders with inner and outer margins for side-notes, woodcut initials (many historiated), head- and tailpieces; Vols.I–II lack engraved titles; Vol. I: lacks Qqq4, light dampstaining throughout; Vol. II: extensive repairs to letterpress title-page, gutters of A2–4 repaired, internal tear on M4 slightly affecting text, headlines and side-notes shaved, some dampstaining along bottom margins and corners, particularly toward the end, wormtrails cutting into bottom gutter of the last 4 quires. Nineteenth-century calf, red and brown lettering pieces, edges stained red; worn, Vol. I upper board  and Vol. II lower board detached.

St. John's Seminary, Wonersh, England (bookplates in Vol. II)

STC 2321; ESTC S1501; Herbert 499

2 volumes, 4to (8 1/2 x 6 in.; 216 x 152 mm). Titles with woodcut ornaments within double-ruled borders, roman type, text within ruled borders with inner and outer margins for side-notes, woodcut initials (many historiated), head- and tailpieces; Vols.I–II lack engraved titles; Vol. I: lacks Qqq4, light dampstaining throughout; Vol. II: extensive repairs to letterpress title-page, gutters of A2–4 repaired, internal tear on M4 slightly affecting text, headlines and side-notes shaved, some dampstaining along bottom margins and corners, particularly toward the end, wormtrails cutting into bottom gutter of the last 4 quires. Nineteenth-century calf, red and brown lettering pieces, edges stained red; worn, Vol. I upper board and Vol. II lower board detached.
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Second edition Douay-Rheims Old Testament. According to Henry Cotton, not a single edition of this version was published for a period of 115 years after 1635.