Lot 84
  • 84

Bible in English [Geneva Version]

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • The Bible. Translated According to the Ebrewe and Greeke. London: Robert Barker, 1603
  • ink,leather,paper
4to (8 3/8 x 6 in.; 213 x 152 mm). Black letter, text in double columns, 71 lines to the full column, general title and New Testament title within the same woodcut border, woodcut initials and tailpieces; title-page cut round and remargined, headlines cropped chiefly at the beginning, some side-notes shaved, first two quires guarded, moderate browning, occasional staining and soiling, several marginal repairs (a few affecting or costing some text), bottom of Iii2 remargined with last 2 lines of text in pen facsimile and tailpiece cut round and mounted, lower right corner of NT title-page renewed in facsimile, upper corner of Sss2 supplied in  manuscript. Bound with: R[obert]. F. H[errey]. Two Right Profitable and Fruitfull Concordances ... London: Robert Barker, [1603]. 4to.  Black letter, double and triple columns, 2 woodcut tailpieces; lower right corner of title-page renewed, headlines cropped, small tear to top margin of K8 touching text. Nineteenth-century diced Russia; worn, rebacked and rehinged, upper hinge peeling at one end.

Provenance

Walter Cullenson (signature on Iii2v) — Warner-Yates-Cullenson families (birth records dated 1679-1709 on verso of NT title-page and repeated on verso of Concordances title-page)

Literature

Bible: STC 2189; ESTC S101940; Herbert 273. Concordances: STC 13228b.18 (incorrect collation of all signatures in 8s); ESTC S92949 with correct collation of A–K8 L2 

Condition

4to (8 3/8 x 6 in.; 213 x 152 mm). Black letter, text in double columns, 71 lines to the full column, general title and New Testament title within the same woodcut border, woodcut initials and tailpieces; title-page cut round and remargined, headlines cropped chiefly at the beginning, some side-notes shaved, first two quires guarded, moderate browning, occasional staining and soiling, several marginal repairs (a few affecting text), bottom of Iii2 remargined with last 2 lines of text in pen facsimile and tailpiece cut round and mounted, lower right corner of NT title-page renewed in facsimile, upper corner of Sss2 supplied in manuscript. Bound with: R[obert]. F. H[errey]. Two Right Profitable and Fruitfull Concordances ... London: Robert Barker, [1603]. 4to. Black letter, double and triple columns, 2 woodcut tailpieces; lower right corner of title-page renewed, headlines cropped, small tear to top margin of K8 touching text. Nineteenth-century diced Russia; worn, rebacked and rehanged, upper hinge peeling at one end.
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.