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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.: One of 25 Copies Printed on Large Paper
by [Bible][Fore-Edge Painting][Limited Edition]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Sequim, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Description
Edinburgh: Sir D. Hunter Blair and J. Bruce, 1811. 12mo (6.25" x 4") Two vols. Limited edition of 25 copies on large paper. Printed general and New Testament title pages (1811) within ruled border. Text in two column Roman font with large margins throughout. Issued without Apocrypha. Each volume with a lovely hidden fore-edge painting. Volume 1 (OT) with "Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac" and volume 2 (NT) with "The Resurrection."
Collation
A-Z^8, Aa-Zz^8, Aaa-Zzz^8, Aaaa-Ffff^8. Complete.
Binding
Straight-grained double-paneled red morocco. Boards decorated in blind and gilt rolls. Spine with three raised bands, elaborately tooled in gilt with the letters "The Holy Bible" and "Vol. 1" and "Vol. 2." Silk endpapers. Inner dentelles. All edges gilt.
Condition
Binding lightly rubbed to joints and edges; gilt lightly scratched. Pages are crips, clean and bright. A near-fine copy of a limited edition work on large paper.
References
Herbert 1545; STC 1019.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dungeness Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Q62a
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- [Bible][Fore-Edge Painting][Limited Edition]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sir D. Hunter Blair and J. Bruce
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1811
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- King James Bible;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dungeness Books
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Sequim, Washington
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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