Bible in English [Bishops' Version]

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

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Description

The Holy Byble, Conteyning the Old and Newe Testament. Whereunto Is Joyned the Whole Service, Used in the Church of England. London: Richard Jugge, 1577
ink,leather,paper

4to (8 x 6 in.; 203 x 152 mm). Black letter, double column text, 60 lines to the full column, 4 divisional titles within woodcut borders (Part 2, McKerrow 182; Part 3, Apocrypha, and New Testament, McKerrow 181 with Jugge's device of the Pelican in Her Piety in the bottom roundel), 8 woodcut text illustrations, maps, and diagrams (3 full-page), woodcut initial "B" at the beginning of Psalms with William Cecil, Lord Burghley's arms, numerous woodcut floral and historiated initials; lacking all preliminaries (16 leaves, including the Book of Common Prayer) and blank leaves N8, Ii4, and Fff8, general title-page supplied in facsimile, A2–7 in facsimile, A1 defective and partially supplied in facsimile, upper right corners of Bb2–3 in facsimile, about 3 other defective leaves, a few tears slightly affecting borders of Part 2 and New Testament title-pages and some text elsewhere, some side-notes and headlines shaved close or cropped, light browning throughout. Eighteenth-century calf, green mottled edges; worn, covers detached, spine defective.

Provenance

Richard Blake (signature on Ttt3v) — Charles Hamilton (signature dated 12 November ?1678 on F1r) — Thomas Lawton (signature on front pastedown) — James Lawton (signature on lower pastedown dated 21 June 1828). acquisition: John Howell

Literature

STC 2121; ESTC S5108; Herbert 150

Catalogue Note

Herbert's collation, with STC following, is partially incorrect: the first set of signatures should read A–Z⁸, not A–C⁸, A–Z⁸.