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Bible in English [King James Version]
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of The Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command. Oxford: Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill, printers to the University: and sold by R. Baldwin, and S. Crowder, in Paternoster Row, London; and by W. Jackson, in Oxford, 1769
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4to (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.; 276 x 220 mm). Section-title for New Testament, titles within double-rule border and with woodcut printer's device; bound without index and tables, some very light browning. Contemporary London binding of red morocco gilt: covers richly decorated with rococo scrollwork incorporating flowers, birds and insects, with central green morocco oval inlay enclosing the Sacred Monogram, the whole surrounded by a gilt gloriole, spine richly gilt in six compartments, gilt dentelles and edges, marbled endpapers; tiny puncture to leather of upper cover, very slight wear to bottom corner of lower cover, otherwise a fine, fresh copy.
Provenance
St. Andrew Ward Esq. of Hooton Pagnell (bookplate) — Lord Wardington (bookplate; Sotheby's London, 12 July 2006, lot 124)
Literature
Herbert 1196; ESTC T91970
Condition
4to (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.; 276 x 220 mm). Section-title for New Testament, titles within double-rule border and with woodcut printer's device; bound without index and tables, some very light browning. Contemporary London binding of red morocco gilt: covers richly decorated with rococo scrollwork incorporating flowers, birds and insects, with central green morocco oval inlay enclosing the Sacred Monogram, the whole surrounded by a gilt gloriole, spine richly gilt in six compartments, gilt dentelles and edges, marbled endpapers; tiny puncture to leather of upper cover, very slight wear to bottom corner of lower cover, otherwise a fine, fresh copy.
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
The first printing of the Oxford "standard" edition in a fine contemporary binding; the quarto immediately preceded the folio edition of the same year (see following lot). Harry Carter's History of the Oxford University Press praises both the scholarship and typography of the Bible, crediting editor Benjamin Blayney's careful collation of earlier editions for producing "a remarkably correct edition," which the pressmen made "very restful to the eye."