1621/20 King James Antique Rare Fine Leather Binding Family Display Bible Vgc+

  

KING JAMES BIBLE PRINTED BY BONHAM NORTON AND JOHN BILL, PRINTERS TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. BEAUTIFUL OLD ENGLISH BLACKLETTER TYPE FONT. A LUXURIOUS FINE CHAINED & ARMOURED LEATHER BINDING! QUARTO EDITION MEASURES 9 " x 7 " x 3 thick overall.

1 page, The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majesties special commandment. Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton & John Bill, printer to the Kings most excellent majesty in 1620, supplied in fine facsimile on sympathetic cotton linen paper.

Features a lovely heart shaped lozenge surrounded by the four evangelists, the dove and the lamb all bordered by the twelve apostles and the twelve tribes of Israel. Verso is blank and clean, Excellent! 3 pages, features the beautiful royal coat of arms woodcut and a large floriated initial on the opening page, very clean and bright, ancient owners inscription dated 1691 on blank verso of final leaf ink with a quill, Very Nice! THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER.

9 pages, the forward, features an amazing fleuron headpiece engraving and a large floriated initial on the opening page, beautiful fleur-de-lis tailpiece engraving on the final page, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent margins all around, strong corners, straight edges, faint damp staining to blank header and footer margins, virtually free of soiling, Very Good! THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT.

1 page, the table of contents, very clean, Wonderful! Unpaginated, signed A1-St6, printed in beautiful black letter (Old English) type font, features lovely floriated initials throughout, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, good header and footer margins, foredges trimmed tight to the notes at times, strong corners, straight edges, faint damp staining and minor soiling from use without offense, Just Beautiful! Unpaginated, signed Tt1-Cee3, opening page has an ornate and beautiful cornucopia headpiece engraving, lovely floriated initials throughout, printed in beautiful black letter (Old English) type font, wonderful tailpiece engraving featuring fish on final page, , NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent margins all around, strong corners, straight edges, faint damp staining and occasional minor soiling from use without offense, Just Wonderful! 1 page, The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, imprinted at London by Bonham Norton & John Bill, printer to the Kings most excellent majesty in 1621, Features a lovely heart shaped lozenge surrounded by the four evangelists, the dove and the lamb all bordered by the twelve apostles and the twelve tribes of Israel, a very clean, crisp and strong impression, minor bleed through from an ancient owners inscription with a quill dated 1711 on the verso, Excellent! Unpaginated, signed Cee4-Sff8, printed in beautiful black letter (Old English) type font, leaf between 1.

And second Thessalonians supplied in fine facsimile on sympathetic cotton linen paper, features lovely floriated initials throughout, final page contains the colophon dated 1621 and an ornate cherubic tailpiece engraving, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, good margins all around, strong corners, straight edges, minimal faint damp staining, minor soiling from use without offense, Very Good! TWO RIGHT PROFITABLE AND FRUITFUL CONCORDANCES..

1 page, imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and John Bill, Printers to the Kings most excellent majesty, 1619, features a wonderful fleur-de-lis tailpiece engraving, very clean, crisp and bright, verso blank and clean, Very Nice! THE PREFACE TO THE CHRISTIAN READER TOUCHING THE TWO ALPHABETS ENSUING. 2 pages, the forward, printed in Roman type font, features a beautiful fleuron headpiece engraving and a wonderful floriated initial, verso dated 1578, very clean, crisp and bright, Perfect! Unpaginated, signed A3-E3, printed in two columns with black letter font, small floriated initial on opening page, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, adequate margins all around, strong corners, straight edges, virtually free of soiling and damp staining, Very Good! Unpaginated, signed A3-I3, printed in three columns with black letter font, small floriated initial on opening page, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, adequate margins all around, strong corners, straight edges, virtually free from damp staining and soiling, final leaf with the colophon dated 1620 and with a beautiful woodcut tailpiece engraving, Very Good!

THE WHOLE BOOKE OF PSALMES TITLE PAGE. 1 page, printed for the Company of Stationers in 1621, includes verses from Collossians 3 and James 5 as a beautifully ornate woodcut inscribed Veritas Filia Temporis or Truth Daughter Time, very clean and crisp, verso blank and clean, Outstanding!

THE WHOLE BOOKE OF PSALMES COLLECTED INTO ENGLISH MEETER, BY THOMAS STERNHOLD, JOHN HOPKINS AND OTHERS. Signed A2- A5 then paginated 1- 66, ends with Psalm 107 so lacks the final few pages, minor damp staining mostly to blank margins throughout, minimal soiling, good margins all around, still very nice!

A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY KING JAMES BIBLE PRINTED JUST 9 YEARS AFTER THE HISTORIC FIRST EDITION OF 1611! AND DURING THE LIFETIME OF KING JAMES! SO DON'T MISS OUT!

This Bible was recently and wonderfully restored, conserved and rebound in beautiful dark brown leather. Features four raised cords that creates a five compartmented spine with gold medallions, "Holy Bible " and "1621". The front covers are also wonderfully decorated in the Cambridge style with gold lines and gold floral accents. The solid brass corners, medallions and clasps were handcrafted by an Italian artisan and are comprised of over 20 components and dozens of fasteners. The brass work has been left uncoated and will develop a lovely patina over time. Beautiful handmade marbled endpapers complete the restoration of this ancient treasure very nicely.

Could be used as a daily reader with no condition concerns. An amazing Early King James Bible printed at London with plenty of shelf appeal sure to delight both the soul and the senses!

The chaining of books was the most widespread and effective security system in European libraries from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, and Hereford Cathedrals 17th-century Chained Library is the largest to survive with all its chains, rods and locks intact. A chain is attached at one end to the front cover of each book; the other end is slotted on to a rod running along the bottom of each shelf.

The system allows a book to be taken from the shelf and read at the desk, but not to be removed from the bookcase. The books are shelved with their foredges, rather than their spines, facing the reader (the wrong way round to us); this allows the book to be lifted down and opened without needing to be turned around thus avoiding tangling the chain. A WORD FROM THE CONSERVATOR. This Bible has recently been professionally rebound and restored including a page by page comprehensive paper conservation leaving no condition concerns or further actions required. Many newer collectors often call into question the authenticity of our Bibles because of their outstanding , fine condition. As with any item of age, value is determined according to condition-condition-condition! Each and every leaf is guaranteed authentic as intended by the original printer (except where noted). This ancient 17th century treasure is NOT a replica, reproduction, facsimile, reprint or forgery. The fine art of hand bookbinding is alive and well in 2018. We strive hard to acquire only those Bibles which we would like to collect ourselves, perform any needed restoration work professionally to archival standards and present them to you free from concerns. There has been much discussion regarding the addition of this volume to our permanent collection! Antiquarian Bibles continue to increase in value-In fact, they have done so at about ten percent per year over the last ten years making them a sensible addition to any portfolio. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE! ANOTHER QUALITY ANTIQUARIAN BIBLE FROM. ANCIENT WORDS EVER TRUE RARE BIBLES. YOUR SOURCE FOR FINELY RESTORED AND ORIGINAL ENGLISH BIBLES FROM THE 14TH THROUGH THE 19TH CENTURIES SINCE 2002. BE SURE TO VISIT OUR STORE FOR MORE! The item "1621/20 KING JAMES ANTIQUE RARE FINE LEATHER BINDING FAMILY DISPLAY BIBLE VGC+" is in sale since Thursday, February 08, 2018. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "tassbunch" and is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

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• Binding: Fine Binding
• Subject: Religion & Spirituality
• Topic: Christianity, Bibles
• Year Printed: 1621
• Origin: English
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Place of Publication: London
• Special Attributes: CHAINED AND ARMORED BINDING
• Author: GOD
• Region: Europe
• Language: English
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom