Bible in English [King James Version]

Folio (15 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.; 394 x 260 mm). Black letter, text in double columns, 72 lines to the full column, within ruled borders, enclosed inner and outer margins for printed side-notes, general and New Testament titles within same woodcut border, calendar and almanac printed in red and black, numerous woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, printer's ornaments similarly used; general title browned, marginal staining on preliminaries, occasional light text browning, early repair to fore-edge tear on Mmmm1 just touching an initial, lower right corners of Nnnn1–3 a trifle frayed and age-darkened, fore-edge of Nnnn4 repaired. Bound with Speed's Genealogies between the preliminaries and the text (title and first woodcut page dampstained). Contemporary calf; worn, with losses to corners, rebacked.

Thomas Brady (signature on flyleaf dated 20 September 1769)

Formatting the Word of God 9.5; STC 2226; ESTC S122066; Herbert 322

Folio (15 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.; 394 x 260 mm). Black letter, text in double columns, 72 lines to the full column, within ruled borders, enclosed inner and outer margins for printed side-notes, general and New Testament titles within same woodcut border, calendar and almanac printed in red and black, numerous woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, printer's ornaments similarly used; general title browned, marginal staining on preliminaries, occasional light text browning, early repair to fore-edge tear on Mmmm1 just touching an initial, lower right corners of Nnnn1–3 a trifle frayed and age-darkened, fore-edge of Nnnn4 repaired. Bound with Speed's Genealogies between the preliminaries and the text (title and first woodcut page dampstained). Contemporary calf; worn, with losses to corners, rebacked.
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A sound, sturdy copy of "[t]he true 1613 folio edition of King James' Bible; easily distinguishable from other large folio editions by its smaller type ... with 72 instead of 59 lines to the full column" (Herbert).