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| BIBLE - GENEVA VERSION - TOMSON'S NEW TESTAMENT, BUT WITH JUNIUS' REVELATION. The Bible, That Is The Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best Translations in divers Languages. With most profitable Annotations upon all hard places... London: Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes most Excellent Maiestie, 1599 . 0. 4to. 8.5" x 6.5" x 2.5". Roman letter. A very good full leather binding (probably 18th century). Tan full calf with blind stamp border. Flat spine with 4 raised bands and gilt titles: "Bible" and "1599". Plain endpapers with small ink stamp:"Ex Libris S. L. Cohen". Engraved title, followed by printed title with a cut of the crossing of the red sea. Both titles lightly soiled, otherwise clean text throughout, in double columns and marginal notes. Engraved New Testament title, also dated 1599. Followed by: "The Printer to the diligent Reader." and on the verso: "The description of the Holy Land.." with a half page map. Matthew starts on f.4 and Revelation ends on f.121a (with neat Latin notes, in a contemporary hand to verso). "The Order Of Time.." precedes Revelation. After Revelation comes: "A briefe table of the interpretation.." ending with a colophon: "Imprinted At London by the deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1599." Bound with: "The Booke Of Psalmes." . Printed title within double-ruled border, but undated. The Psalmes are complete, but the last 2 leaves are soiled. Referenced by Herbert No. 252 / Darlow & Moule No. 191 / STC 2177 . Extract from the notes for Herbert No.252 - "Variant E - Unlike any of Lea Wilson's editions.. This Bible is printed identically the same setting of type as an edition issued with the date 1633; the latter, however, has a new imprint on the three title-pages and at the end of the book: "Imprinted at Amsterdam, for Thomas Crafoorth. By Iohn Fredericksz Stam.." Probably 1633 is the correct date, and copies were issued simultaneously, some with Barker's imprint and the date 1599, others with Stam's imprint dated 1633.". GBP 850.00 [Appr.: EURO 942.75 US$ 1411.85 | JP¥ 124731] Book number: 34849 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| BIBLES - GREEK - LATIN NEW TESTAMENT - BENITO ARIAS MONTANO, [ BENEDICTUS ARIAS MONTANUS ]1527-1598. Nouum Testamentum Graece : cum vulgata interpretatione Latina Graeci contextus lineis inserta... Antverpiae [ Antwerp ] : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, 1583. 0. Title continues: Quae quidem interpretatio, cum a Graecarum dictionum proprietate discedit, sensum, videlicet, magis quam verba exprimens, in margine libri est collocata: atque alia Ben. Ariae Montani Hispalensis operae verbo reddita, ac diuerso characterum genere distincta, in eius est substituta locum. 8vo. ff.371/[5ff.] . A very good full leather binding. 19th century brown full calf. Spine with 5 raised bands. Hinges and corners carefully strengthened. Small bookplate to verso of the front board: "Benjamin White South Lambeth 1777", plus previous owners signatures. Printed title page with the printer's vignette of a pair of compasses and motto "Labore Et Constantia" for the Plantin Press. Page edges lightly toned, otherwise clean Latin and Greek text throughout. A very good copy of a scarce work. "An interlinear edition of the Greek New Testament and the Vulgate Latin version (reprinted from vol. 7 of the Antwerp Polyglot). Where the Vulgate differs from the Greek, its text is printed in the margin and a literal Latin rendering, by Arias Montanus, is printed, in italics, in the text. The text is divided into verses. There are two approbations to the verso of the last leaf: (a) dated 1 dec. 1571, signed B, Arias Montanus, (b) dated 25 Mar. 1571, signed by Augustinus Hunnaeus, Cornelius Reyneri Gaudanus, Ioannes Wilhelm. Harlemius; Benedictus Arias Montanus.. ad Christianum lectorem, 9pp. " See Darlow & Moule 4643a . Also referenced by: Adams B1709 . ** "The Plantin Press at Antwerp was one of the focal centers of the fine printed book in the 16th century. Christophe Plantin (ca 1520 - 1589) of Touraine, trained as a bookbinder, fled from Paris, where at least one printer had recently been burned at the stake for heresy, for Antwerp, where he bound books became a citizen, and by 1555 began to print books, at first for distribution by other publishers. The city was already an established center of printing woodcuts, engravings and books." - See Wapedia. GBP 440.00 [Appr.: EURO 488 US$ 730.84 | JP¥ 64567] Book number: 34752 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. | ||
| BIBLE - GENEVA VERSION . The Bible: translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance... London: Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1597. 0. 4to. 23.5cm x 17cm x 8.5cm [ 9.5" x 7" x 3.5" ]. Black letter "breeches" bible. A very good full leather binding, professionally rebacked, the spine with 4 raised bands and recent brown leather title label. The Prayer Book precedes the bible and is incomplete. The Bible title page has an ornate wood-cut border and is dated 1597. There is light soiling and a tear (affecting half of the leaf), has been carefully repaired. "Of the incomparable treasure.." to verso. Followed by "To the Christian Reader." with; "Howe to take profite by reading the Holy Scriptures." to verso (outer top corner torn-away, affecting a couple of words of text). Genesis starts on f.1 . The Old testament ends on f.358. The Apocrypha ends on f.434 a (the verso blank except for details of the Cartor family, which then overfolw onto the border of the New Testament title page and the verso). The New Testament has a separate title page (of a similar design to the general title), also dated 1597. The title has chipped edges and a 2" tear. There are 3 preliminary leaves, the Matthew starts on f.441. The New Testament is complete and ends on f.554 b. Followed by; "Two Right Profitable and fruitfull Concordances.." (the title page is undated). Bound with: "The Whole Booke of Psalmes.. London: Printed by John Windet for the Assignes of Richard Daye, 1597." The printed title is present, as are all of the Psalmes, however the last leaf is "Morning prayer ." (so I think there are two leaves absent). Clear black letter text throughout, in two columns, with marginal notations and good margins. Pages lightly soiled and the last few leaves of the psalmes carefully repaired. Still a well preserved copy of a scarce 16th century bible. Includes a loosely inserted letter from the British Museum dated 8th August 1968, stating that they do not give valuations and that they already have a 1597 bible in their collection. Referenced by Herbert 234 / Darlow & Moule 181(although NT title is dated 1597 instead of 1596). GBP 1050.00 [Appr.: EURO 1164.5 US$ 1744.05 | JP¥ 154080] Book number: 34828 Click here to order or inquire at Beckham Books. |
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