[TYNDALE, William.] [FRITH, John.] [BARNES, Robert.] The Whole/ workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn/ Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three/ worthy Martyrs, and principall/ teachers of this Churche of England,/ collected and compiled in one Tome to-/ gither, beyng before scattered, & now in/ Print here exhibited to the Church./ To the prayse of God, and/ profite of all good Chri-/ stian Readers. London: Printed by Iohn Daye, and are to be sold at his shop under Aldersgate, 1573. (colophon, 1572)

First edition. Small folio signed in fours and sixes. Black letter; some roman and italic. Foxe’s cut of Tyndale’s martyrdom at [A4]. Collation: engraved title-page [A.i.], A4, B3, C-Y4, Aa-Yy6, AA-EE6, FF-GG4 (GG.ii. is finis of Tyndale, dated 1572, [GG3] is engraved fly-title to the works of Frith); HH6, II4 – three text leaves missing ([II5, 6, and KK.i.) pagination jumps 20-27 (i.e., lacking 21-26)– KK.ii-[6] LL-XX6, YY4 (finis of Frith at [YY4] recto; fly-title to Barnes [*AAa.i*] with half-page woodcut of the 1540 martyrdom of Barnes, Thomas Garret, and William Hierome (Vicar of Stepney) on verso (after Foxe); lacks AAa.i., AAa.ii. – [6], BBb-QQq6, RRr4, colophon [RRr4]recto and woodcut (after Foxe) on verso: “A lively picture describyng the authoritie and substance of God’s most blessed word, weyghing agaynst Popish traditions.”

Tyndale’s work dominates the publication and the Tyndale section includes: “A Preface to the Chistian Reader” by John Foxe; “The Life of Wylliam Tyndall” by John Foxe; (by Tyndale:) “A protestation of the state of soules departed”; Tyndale’s prefaces or prologues to the Books of Moses, the Gospels, the Epistles (including the seminal “Prologue to Romans”; “A Prologue shewing the use of Scripture”; “Parable of the Wicked Mammon”; “Obedience of a Christian Man”; “Practice of Popish Prelates”; “Answer to Syr Thomas More’s dialogues”; “Pathway into Holy Scripture”; “A Fruitfull treatise upon signes & Sacraments”; “Two Notable Letters to John Frith;” etc.

The works of John Frith include: “His Booke of Purgatory”; “An Answer to Rastal’s Dialogue”; “An answer to Syr Thomas More”; “An answer to Fisher”; “A Bulwark against Rastall”; “A Mirrour of Glasse”; “Treatise upon Baptisme”; “An antithesis between Christ and the Pope”; “A book of the Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ”; etc.

The works of Barnes include: “His Life and Martyrdom”; “Fayth Onely justifieth before God”; “What the keyes of the Church bee, and to whom they were geeuen”; “Free will of man…”; “Of the Original of the Masse…”; etc.

Obviously, a hugely important publication in early Elizabethan society.

17th-Century full calf, paneled in blind and gilt, gilt central lozenge to boards with (unidentified) initials M and B. Old red morocco lettering piece. Paper shelfmarks (V) and (d16) in top and bottom compartments; GIFFORD in gilt at foot of spine. Joint repairs; some splitting but still sound. Remains of perished clasps. Worn at extremities. Very few minor internal flaws: occasional marginal tears; occasional ink notations. [RRr4] with short tear into woodcut; QQq.i. with closed tear into text about 3”. Crisp, clean, luxuriously margined.

An exceptionally appealing Provenance: From the Library of Andrew Gifford – Minister of the Baptist Chapel in Eagle Street, London, and a co-founder and librarian of the British Museum – with his armorial bookplate reading “of the museum” and his shelf numbers; and the Bristol Baptist College Library with their bookplate and shelf numbers.

Andrew Gifford’s will stipulated the donation of his extensive personal library to the Society of Baptists of Bristol (i.e., Bristol Baptist College).

STC 24436.

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This is the largest Geneva Bible ever printed, and the only oversized huge pulpit folio Geneva Bible ever printed, standing a whopping 17 inches tall by 12 inches wide by 5 inches thick.  The grandest and most beautifully typeset Geneva Bible ever printed, this Magnum Opus of Geneva Bibles is known affectionately to collectors as “The Noblest Geneva Bible” since 1938 when the famous Bibliophile Edwin Rumball-Petre referred to it as such in his legendary listing of “must have” antique Bibles.  This is truly one of the most desirable of all rare and antique Bibles that any collector could ever hope to obtain.

A stunning masterpiece of printing history; the 1583 Noblest Geneva Bible is as rare as it is beautiful.  In our nearly 30 years as the world’s largest rare Bible dealer, we have only seen three (3) other examples of this 1583 printing come onto the world market, and it is likely that fewer than two dozen complete copies are extant anywhere today, with nearly all being locked away in collections never to be offered for sale.  The Geneva Bible was the first English Bible with numbered verses, the first Bible with commentary notes in the margins, the first Bible taken to America, the Bible quoted over 500 times in Shakespeare’s plays, the only Bible to ever out-sell and exceed the popularity of the King James Version, and the first Bible offered in Roman typeface … though this 1583 edition retained the beautiful fancy gothic blackletter typeface for its text, with Roman type used for the headlines.

Curiously, while collectors of early King James Bibles consider the 1611 First Edition to be the most desirable edition; it is not the 1560 First Edition of the Geneva Bible which is typically the most sought after by collectors of Geneva Bibles. This is because the 1560 edition is just a regular quarto-sized printing which is not particularly attractive, and with fewer than 10 of the 1560 First Editions extant today, they are essentially unobtainable (not for sale anywhere) and would likely fetch far into six figures if one did come onto the market.  In contrast, the 1583 Noblest Geneva Pulpit Folio Bible stands alone in size, beauty, and overall desirability, making it the edition most highly prized of all Geneva Bibles.

This is a magnificent example, with all pages present including both dated title pages (OT Title nicely remounted).  A few pages have minor edge repairs, and the paper is a bit soft with age just in the lower corner, but overall there is little staining, no cropping of headlines, and nothing missing.  The binding (professionally redone by Starr Bookworks) is an ornately blind-stamped black leather with hand-made marbled end papers.  This is a very pleasing example of the 1583 Noblest Geneva Pulpit Folio Bible.

Our insurance cost replacement value estimate on this Bible is $65,000, however its rarity actually makes it irreplaceable, and its estate liquidation discounted sale price of just $39,000 makes it a very attractively priced treasure for the astute collector seeking a world-class acquisition.

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LIVING CHRISTIANITY DELINEATED, IN THE DIARIES and LETTERS OF TWO Eminently pious PERSONS lately deceased; VIZ MR HUGH BRYAN, AND MRS. MARY HUTSON, Both of SOUTH-CAROLINA.

With PREFACE by the Reverend Mr. JOHN CONDER, AND THE Reverend Mr. THOMAS GIBBONS.

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The Works of that Eminent Servant of Christ, Mr. John Bunyan… With a Recommendatory Preface by the Reverend George Whitefield. London: W. Johnston and E. and C. Dilly, 1767-68. Two volumes.

Third edition, with engraved frontispiece portrait, five full-page etchings (with four images on each) illustrating The Pilgrim’s Progress, two other full-page plates, two engraved headpieces, and 49 woodcut emblems.

“Bunyan’s genius enabled him, like every great artist, to transcend the time and locale in which he wrote” (Magill, 533). In addition to his classic allegory, The Pilgrim’s Progress, this exceptional two-volume folio production also features Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Badman (1680), a companion to The Pilgrim’s Progress in which “Mr. Badman is the narrative of another common man who traveled ‘along the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire.’ It, therefore, provides a picture of the life of the English country town in the time of Charles II which is rivaled only by the pictures Defoe has drawn” (Pforzheimer 117). Also contains the highly autobiographical Grace Abounding (1666), “a spiritual exercise, in many ways comparable to the Confessions of St. Augustine… a great work of art” (Magill, 506-10) and other major writings such as: Holy War (1682), Defence of the Doctrine of Justification (1672), Doctrine of the Law and Grace Unfolded (1659) and more. This edition also contains a brief Preface by open-air Methodist evangelist George Whitefield, considered one of the most influential preachers of all time and prime mover of the Great Awakening in America. First published in 1692. Lowndes, 312.

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BUNYAN, John, A Defence of the Doctrine of Justification, by Faith in Jesus Christ Shewing, True Gospel-Holiness flows from Thence; or, Mr. Fowler’s Pretended Design of Christianity, Proved to be nothing more than to trample under Foot the Blood of the Son of God; and the Idolizing of Man’s own Righteousness. …

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First English Edition of John Calvin’s Commentary on Genesis.

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The First Edition of the Matthew-Tyndale Bible, 1537

[Bible in English.] [The Byble,/ which is all the holy Scrip-/ ture: In whych are contayned the/ Olde and Newe Testament truly and purely translated into Englysh by Thomas Matthew.][Printed for R. Grafton and R. Whitchurch of London: Antwerp?, 1537.][per Herbert]

The first edition, the first printing of the Bible called the “Matthew’s Bible” – that is, the William Tyndale Bible (as much as he had completed) seen through the press by John Rogers. “Thomas Matthew” is a pseudonym, not of John Rogers, but of William Tyndale (or perhaps a purely fictional misdirection, since Tyndale’s name, was still outlawed). (For his work on this Bible, John Rogers became the first martyr of the Marian persecutions, being executed in 1555.)

[Per Herbert:] Place of printing is unknown, but evidence points to Antwerp, perhaps the press of Matthew Crom. The Kinges most gracyous lyce[n]ce was obtained by Cromwell at Cranmer’s request despite the translation being predominantly Tyndale’s.

A scan of the professional third-party collation and descriptive write-up is available immediately via email upon request.

Overall, a nice copy, mostly clean and respectably tall.

Modern full calf to style by Starr Bookworks of Arizona.

Herbert asserts that this edition “is generally considered to be the real primary version of our English Bible” (p. 18).

Herbert 34. DM 17. STC 2066.

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Note: This set is, to our knowledge, the only matched binding set of all five first folio editions of the 1611 King James Bible extant today, making this set a unique world-class acquisition.  Beyond that, it is also the most deeply discounted and value-priced item we have ever offered in our 27+ year history in this business.  In May of 2006, the top antique Bible appraiser in the world (not affiliated with our company) independently appraised this set, at the request of the owner.  His appraisal estimate was “$850,000”.  A copy of this appraisal is available upon request.

If you adjust that “$850,000” appraisal in 2006 dollars into 2023 dollars using the U.S. Government’s own current hyper-conservative “CPI” to inflation-adjust the figure, that comes to an appraisal value of over $1.25 million in 2023 dollars.  If you use the “Shadowstats” CPI Online Calculator Tool (the method of inflation adjusting prices used by the U.S. Government to determine the CPI prior to recent decades), it comes to well over $3 million in 2023 dollars.  The current asking price is less than one tenth of that amount: a liquidation price level of only $299,500.  While these inflation adjustments of the original 2006 Appraisal Value are valid and interesting observations; we recognize that a “multi-million-dollar” valuation is not warranted.  That notwithstanding, even if we pretended that the dollar has lost no value since 2006 (which would require not just a vivid imagination, but a good bit of denial), the original “$850,000” appraisal of 2006 stands is stark contrast to the current “fire sale” price of $299,500.

This is an absolutely astounding investment opportunity to acquire this one-of-a-kind historically iconic set of all the first edition folios of history’s most printed, most influential, and most loved book… at pennies on the dollar.

The “Great He” Bible
First Edition, first printing, of the King James Bible
1611

[Bible in English.] The/Holy/Bible,/Conteyning the Old Testament,/ and the New:/ Newly Translated out of/the Originall/tongues: & with the former Translations/ diligently compared and reuised, by his/Maiesties speciall Comandement./Appointed to be read in Churches./Imprinted/at London by Robert/Barker, Printer to the Kings/ most Excellent/Maiestie./Anno Dom. 1611.

Folio. True First Folio issue of the King James Bible, known as the “Great He” Bible. The main distinguishing point sought by dealers and collectors is at Ruth 3:15 where, in the first issue, Ruth is referred to as “he” (thus, the “Great He” Bible). There are other distinguishing points to be reckoned and in the copy at hand these are as follows:

Genesis 10:16 — Emorite for Amorite; Exodus 14:10 — three lines repeated; Exodus 38:11 — hoopes for hookes; Leviticus 13:56 — plaine for plague; Leaf GGGG2, verso — Joel for Micah; Leaf IIII6, recto — Anocrynha for Apocrypha; Leaf XXXX3, verso — Ecclesiasticus for Baruch; Matthew 26:36 — “Jesus” as called for in this issue.

All points are of first issue, first state.

Collates complete but for general title-page, which is here supplied in expert facsimile. Inserted map, printed and supplied separately and not called for in collation, is here present with minor edge repair. A6 extended at lower margin with some pen facsimile. Other very minor edge repairs at Finis of Revelation. Very little internal soiling, much less than expected. Overall exceptionally clean and crisp. A very tall, nicely margined copy.

Full modern calf to style by Starr Bookworks of Arizona. Red morocco spine lables. Gilt extra. Marbled endpapers.

Herbert, A.S., Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of The English Bible, 1525-1961 (1968) number 309. Darlow and Moule #240. STC # 2216.

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The “Great She” Bible
Folio Issue of the King James Bible
1613 and 1611

[Bible in English.] The/Holy/Bible,/Conteyning the Old Testa-/ment, and the New:/ Newly Translated out of/the Originall Tongues: and with/the former Translations diligently/compared and reuised, by his/Maiesties speciall Com-/mandement./Appointed to be read in Churches./Imprinted/at London by Robert/Barker, Printer to the/King’s most Excellent/Maiestie./Anno Dom. 1611.

Folio issue of the King James Bible, known as the “Great She” Bible (vide infra). Fry’s “first edition, second issue, without reprints” of the King James Bible. Herbert: “Others more correctly style it the ‘second folio issue, 1613, 1611,’ inasmuch as it deserves to be reckoned a distinct issue.” The general title is dated 1611 and the New Testament title is dated 1613. Probably the greater part of this issue was, in fact, printed in 1611 though delayed. The main distinguishing point sought by dealers and collectors is at Ruth 3:15 where, in the first issue Ruth is referred to as “he” (the “Great He” Bible) and in the second issue (copy at hand) Ruth is correctly referred to as “she.”

But there are other distinguishing points to be reckoned and in the copy at hand these all match Herbert 319 as called for, with one exception: leaf Xxxx3 in Baruch is headlined Ecclesiasticus, which is a point of the first issue “Great He” Bible of 1611. Matthew 26:36 has the called for misprint “Judas” here corrected in old manuscript to “Jesus.” Bound with the sometimes inserted map.

General title-page in facsimile. Preliminaries repaired. With Genealogies. Some tears/repairs, margin extensions. Some leaves probably supplied from another copy.

Herbert, A.S., Historical Catalogue of Printed Editions of The English Bible, 1525-1961 (1968) number 319. Darlow and Moule #246. STC # 2224.

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The King James Bible
Third Folio, 1617

[Bible in English.] The/Holy/Bible./Containing/the Old Testa-/ment, and the New:/Newly translated out of the/Original Tongues: and with/the former Translations diligently/compared and reuised by his Ma-/iesties speciall Commande-/ment./Appointed to be read in/Churches./Imprinted at/ London by Robert Barker,/Printer to the Kings most/Excellent Maiestie./Anno 1617.

The third distinct folio issue of the King James Bible.

Genuine title-page. Complete. Collation: A4 B4 C6 D4 A-Z6 etc – Aaaaaa-Dddddd6; [5D1] is NT title. 732 ff. Without inserted map. Genealogies inserted.

Jeremiah 18:3 reads “whelles” as called for in this issue. Woodcut of Saint John at Psalm 122, as called for.

Genuine title-page with lower margin extension. Minor occasional damp. Other minor flaws (e.g. – for ID purposes only: ink droplets at Cc[6]v and Dd[1]r; underlining in II Kings 20:7; lower corner repairs in gathering 4D (Daniel); [4R5] with closed tear; 5A3 foremargin repair; 5D3 and 4 with corner repair; etc. especially toward end with last two leaves extended all around, but affecting only a few letters.

Full modern calf by Starr Bookworks of Arizona, gilt, with red calf spine labels and marbled endpapers.
Herbert 353. Darlow & Moule 273. STC 2247. Lea Wilson 112.

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The King James Bible
Fourth Folio Issue, 1634

[Bible in English.] The/Holy/Bible./Containing/the Old Testa-/ment, and the New:/Newly translated out of the/Originall Tongues: and with/the former Translations diligently/compared and reuised, By his/Maiesties speciall Com-/mandement./Appointed to be read in Churches./Imprinted at/ London by Robert Barker,/Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie: and by the assignes/of Iohn Bill./ Anno 1634.

The fourth distinct folio issue of the King James Bible.

Collation: A4 B4 C6 D4 A-Z6 etc – Aaaaaa-Dddddd6; 732 ff. (collates as 1617 issue). Genealogies inserted. Jeremiah 18:3 corrected from 1617 edition. No inserted map. “CR” in Arms; text as called for on D1v and D1r. Hebrews 12:1 with reading called for.

Title-page repaired. Occasional wormtracks, always marginal, sometimes repaired (e.g. I Kings 7 – end of II Kings, etc.). Some minor occasional damp and other staining and some internal flaws (e.g. – for ID purposes: leaf [Ii5] with closed tear; Yy2 with closed tear; [3K6] with closed tear; 3R[1] supplied from another copy; [3S6] and 3T[1] with closed tear; marginal burn hole in [4L6]; 4Z2 with repair affecting a few letters; 5L2 with short cut; 5S2 mis-signed 4S2, a printer’s error; [6D6], last leaf of Revelation tired and with some repair but much nicer than usually seen.

Overall a near fine copy.

Full modern calf, gilt, by Starr Bookworks of Arizona, with red calf lettering pieces and marbled endpapers.

Herbert 487; Darlow & Moule 376; STC 2312. Lea Wilson 112.

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The King James Bible
Fifth Folio Issue, 1640/1639

[Bible in English.] The/Holy/Bible./Containing/the Old/Testament/ and/ The New./Newly translated out of/ the originall Tongues:/ And with the former Translations/ diligently compared and revised,/ by His Majesties speciall/ commandment./Appointed to be read in Churches./London:/ Printed by Robert Barker,/Printer to the Kings most Excellent/ Majestie: And by the assignes of/ John Bill. 1640. [NT title dated 1639.]

The fifth and last distinct folio issue of the King James Bible.

Collation: A4 B4 C6 D4 A-Z6 etc – Aaaaaa-Dddddd6; 732 ff. (collates as 1617 edition). Textually complete. Without inserted genealogies or map. General title-page in facsimile. Gathering A and B of preliminaries tired and with repairs. C4 in Calendar trimmed at bottom. Amateur coloring to opening initial woodcut. Occasional corner and margin repairs and closed tears. Some general light soiling. Ownership ink notes on flyleaves front and back. Other minor flaws: e.g., for ID purposes: lower margin chip to [Kk6] in II Kings; pentrial on [Xx5] in Nehemiah (and elsewhere); Iii[1] and [Iii5] repaired in Proverbs; [Mm4] and [Mm5] in Isaiah likely supplied; [Qq4] and [Qq5] in Isaiah with top edge chips; [4B6] in Ezekiel and [4D4] in Daniel with notable margin repair; 4Q[1] with a marginal repair into notes; [5D1] NT title supplied; [5D5] with repaired chip into text; [5T6]v and 5V[1]r with spilled ink stains. Final leaf of Revelation, [6D6] tired and soiled but complete.

Overall a very nice copy in a modern full calf binding by Starr Bookworks of Arizona, gilt, with red spine labels; plain endpapers.

Herbert 543; Darlow & Moule 421; STC 2339.

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To the casual observer, that claim may seem impossible… even absurd… because this book was printed as late as 1731.  Considering that Wycliffe did his English translations of the Bible in the 1300’s, and Tyndale did his first printed English New Testaments in the 1520’s, how can this 1731 printing possibly be the first printed edition of the first English translation of the New Testament?  It is because Wycliffe’s original circa 1378 productions were all hand-written manuscript copies, as Gutenberg did not invent the printing press until 1455. Tyndale did his own translation and printing work in the 1520’s.  Indeed, it seems almost unimaginable that nobody bothered to print Wycliffe’s first manuscript English New Testaments as a printed book until the shocking late date of 1731… but it is true. Furthermore, nobody bothered to print Wycliffe’s complete Bible until 1850. This 1731 edition is extremely rare, with fewer than ten copies known to exist today, yet it is liquidation priced at less than half of its appraisal value. 

1731 Wycliffe New Testament
First printing in book form of Wycliffe’s translation of the New Testament.

The New Testament Of Our Lord And Saviour Jesus Christ Translated Out of the Latin Vulgat by John Wiclif, S T P Prebendary Of Aust In The Collegiate Church Of Westbury, And Rector Of Lutterworth, About 1378 To Which Is Prfixt A History Of The Several Translations Of The H Bible And N Testament, &C Into English, Both In Ms And Print, And Of The Most Remarkable Editions Of Them Since The Invention Of Printing

London: Sold by Thomas Page and William Mount …, 1731. First printing in book form of Wycliffe’s translation of the New Testament. Two fine engraved portraits, one folding plate. [2], iv, [4], 108, [2], [3]-156, viii pp. 1 vols. Folio. Old calf, rebacked and recornered in the 20th century to style in brown calf, raised bands, lettered in gilt. Three bookplates on front pastedown, modest tanning, some very tiny worm tracks in extreme edges of the portrait of Wycliffe, divisional title and first leaf of the text of the NT nearly detached at gutter and a bit creased, light occasional foxing, a few short tears at the fore-edge of the folding plate, otherwise a very good copy. First printing in book form of Wycliffe’s translation of the New Testament. Two fine engraved portraits, one folding plate. [2], iv, [4], 108, [2], [3]-156, viii pp. 1 vols. Folio. Accompanied by the extensive prefatory “History …” by John Lewis. At Wycliffe’s instigation, a group of scholars prepared this translation into Middle English of the New Testament from the Latin Vulgate in 1380, and though popular, it circulated only in manuscript until this edition. Over two hundred manuscript versions are known, many of them of the revised version prepared by John Purvey. In 1409 the Wycliffe version was condemned as heretical and outlawed in Britain. This edition was published by subscription, and the edition, including some copies on large paper, is reported to have consisted of only 160 copies.

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The First Edition of the “Great” Bible 1539

[Bible in English.] The Byble in/ Englyshe, that is to saye the con-/ tent of all the holy scrypture, bothe/ of ye olde and newe testament, truly/ translated after the veryte of the/ Hebrue and Greke textes, by ye dy-/ lygent studye of dyuerse excellent/ learned men, expert in the forsayde/ tonges./ Prynted by Richard Grafton &/ Edward Whitchurch./ Cum priuilegio ad imprimen-/ dum solum./ 1539.

The first edition, first printing of the Miles Coverdale “Great” Bible, “the hole byble of the largest volume,” which Thomas Cromwell, as the King’s vice-regent (King Henry VIII), in an injunction to the clergy (September 1538), ordered to be set up in sum conuenient place wythin the said church that ye haue cure of, where as your parishioners may moste comodiously resorte to the same and reade it.

Collates exceptionally complete: quire * (of preliminaries) compromised with substantial chipping and repair – general title-page supplied, sized – lacks *2, first leaf of the Kalendar. [Q4], blank, excised as expected. Lacks only [Aai] (NT title-page) and [Nn8] final leaf (Table and Colophon). GGv mis-signed BBv. Mm iiii mis-signed M iiii. Woodcuts as called for.

Overall an exceptionally tall and crisp clean copy, with far less damp and other staining and repair than expected or usually encountered.

The single most important Bible of the established Church of England (the official Anglican Church) until the 1611 King James Bible. (The Church of England’s Book of Common Prayer still carries forward the Coverdale Psalter of the “Great” Bible. This Bible is a revision by Miles Coverdale of the 1537 “Matthew’s” Bible (of John Rogers) which Coverdale “corrected” chiefly by the aid of Sebastian Munster’s new critical Latin from the Hebrew OT (1534/5) and employing the Erasmus new Latin NT with a glance to the Complutensian Polyglot (see Herbert, p. 25). Coverdale worked under the direct patronage of Thomas Cromwell, so this edition is sometimes nicknamed the “Cromwell Bible” – and from the Second Edition forward the “Great” Bible contained a prologue by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, and is therefore sometimes nicknamed the “Cranmer Bible” (or version).

Ex-libris Zion Research Library, the A. Marguerite Smith Collection of Bibles and Related Books. Ex-Quaritch with their collation notes (matching mine) penciled on rear pastedown. (Quaritch describes this copy as better than the Rylands copy, “one of the finest in existence.”)

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