11th May, 2022 10:30

Two Day Book Sale

 
Lot 258
 

THE BIBLE..., London, Christopher Barker, 1583 Geneva version, black letter, lacks general title, 1st 5 leaves of Genesis with some chipping and small part losses to marginalia, separate title to the Psalter within decorative woodcut border (this leaf included in the numbering of leaves), lacks blank leaf after Malachi and the separate title to the Apocrypha, New Testament woodcut border title, Old Testament collates, lower case ff1 to 532, New Testament collates ff1 to 137, some mis-pagination, good margins and generally very good throughout, lacks 3 leaves of table and 'A perfite supputation' with colophon at end, prelims lacking title page and 2nd leaf of Cranmer's prologue, scriptures carefully collated complete, large fo, old calf worn, rebacked morocco gilt spine label, Herbert 178

Sold for £1,950


 

THE BIBLE..., London, Christopher Barker, 1583 Geneva version, black letter, lacks general title, 1st 5 leaves of Genesis with some chipping and small part losses to marginalia, separate title to the Psalter within decorative woodcut border (this leaf included in the numbering of leaves), lacks blank leaf after Malachi and the separate title to the Apocrypha, New Testament woodcut border title, Old Testament collates, lower case ff1 to 532, New Testament collates ff1 to 137, some mis-pagination, good margins and generally very good throughout, lacks 3 leaves of table and 'A perfite supputation' with colophon at end, prelims lacking title page and 2nd leaf of Cranmer's prologue, scriptures carefully collated complete, large fo, old calf worn, rebacked morocco gilt spine label, Herbert 178

Auction: Two Day Book Sale, 11th May, 2022

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