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Bible in English [King James Version]
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New. [Cambridge]: Thomas and John Buck, [1629]
- leather,ink,paper
Folio (12 x 8 in.; 305 x 203 mm). Engraved title-page by John Payne, letterpress New Testament title-page, continuous register and pagination, roman type, text in double columns, 74 lines to the full column, headpieces of printer's ornaments, woodcut initials, text hand-ruled in red; engraved title extended along inner and bottom margins, Oo6 supplied from another edition, lacks final blank, a few marginal tears (some touching text, others repaired), some dampstaining in upper inner margins. Contemporary blind-stamped and roll-tooled vellum; very worn, age-darkened, rebacked.
Provenance
acquisition: Humber Books, 1996
Literature
STC 2285; ESTC S107038; Herbert 424
Condition
Folio (12 x 8 in.; 305 x 203 mm). Engraved title-page by John Payne, letterpress New Testament title-page, continuous register and pagination, roman type, text in double columns, 74 lines to the full column, headpieces of printer's ornaments, woodcut initials, text hand-ruled in red; engraved title extended along inner and bottom margins, Oo6 supplied from another edition, lacks final blank, a few marginal tears (some touching text, others repaired), some dampstaining in upper inner margins. Contemporary blind-stamped and roll-tooled vellum; very worn, rebacked.
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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 edition of the King James version printed at Cambridge. With the reading "unto thy doctrine" rather than "unto the doctrine" in 1 Timothy 4:16.