1639 King James Bible, Antique Leather Binding, Rare 6 Title Pages, Map, Complete

  

KING JAMES BIBLE PRINTED BY. ROBERT BARKER & JOHN BILL.

PRINTER TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. 9" x 7 1/2" x 3 OVERALL.

NICELY BOUND IN ITS ORIGINAL 17th CENTURY FULL LEATHER BINDING! 75 LINES OF GOTHIC BLACKLETTER TYPE TO THE FULL PAGE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A PRE-ENGLISH CIVIL WAR KING JAMES BIBLE.

FEATURES RARELY FOUND 6 TITLE PAGES! BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER 1636. THE GENEALOGIES WITH DOUBLE PAGE SPEED MAP!

THE OLD TESTAMENT WITH THE APOCRYPHA 1639. THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS COLLECTED INTO ENGLISH METER 1634. RARELY FOUND 100% COMPLETE AND WITH UNTRIMMED PAGES!

THIS EXAMPLE HAS IT ALL!!!! THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER TITLE PAGE. 1 page, supplied in sympathetic facsimile on cotton linen paper, printed by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent majesty; and by the assignes of John Bill, 1636, features a lovely fleur-de-lis border and an ornate woodcut, verso is blank, Very Nice! THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. 6 pages of the Kalendar, tables and prelims then signed A- F4, printed in black letter old English type font, features the highly desired Psalter, the order for morning and evening prayer, the litany, the collects, the communion, public and private baptism, of matrimony, visitation and communion of the sick, burial of the dead, churching of women, child birth and more, ends with FINIS on the colophon dated 1636. First three leaves that include the Kalendar are age toned and have minor repairs to blank outer margins without loss of text with some ancient marginalia. NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent wide margins all around, clean gutters, strong corners and straight edges, virtually free of staining, minor soiling from use. THE GENEALOGIES RECORDED IN THE SACRED SCRIPTURESTITLE PAGE. 1 page, features lovely floriated border lines, owners inscription in the blank margin, has to the Christian reader on the verso with a large floriated initial, Wonderful! THE GENEALOGIES RECORDED IN THE SACRED SCRIPTURES ACCORDING TO EVERY FAMILY AND TRIBE WITH THE LINE OF OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, OBSERVED FROM ADAM TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Paginated 1-34 , by English Cartographer and Historian John Speed, a pictorial family tree of Christ from God the Father through Mary and Joseph, includes the double page map of Canaan , page 1 with owners inscription in the blank margin , leaf 7/8 with trimmed blank margins all around, leaves 9/10, 11/12 and 13/14 with trimmed blank outer margins and chipped corners. NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent wide margins all around, clean gutters and straight edges, virtually free of staining, minor soiling. 1 page, printed by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent majesty and by the assignes of John Bill at London, 1639, 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, verso with owners inscription, Excellent! 3 pages, features a beautiful fleuron headpiece woodcut, a large wood cut of the Royal arms and a beautiful floriated initial on the opening page. Also with a very ornate tailpiece woodcut on the final page. THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER. 9 pages, the forward, features an amazing floriated headpiece engraving and a large floriated initial on the opening page. NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent wide margins all around, clean gutters, strong corners and straight edges, NO staining or soiling, Near Fine!

THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT. 1 page, the table of contents, features two small floriated initials, clean, Very Nice! Unpaginated, signed A1-Do3, printed in beautiful black letter (Old English) type font, features lovely floriated initials throughout, first 4 leaves of Exodus chapts. 2-12 with trimmed margins without loss of text.

NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent wide margins all around, clean gutters, strong corners and straight edges, very minimal staining and soiling from use, Very Good +! Unpaginated, signed Do4-Dy6, featuring ornate and beautiful fleuron headpiece engravings and a lovely floriated initials, printed in beautiful black letter (Old English) type font with floriated initials throughout, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent wide margins all around, clean gutters, strong corners and straight edges, very minimal staining and soiling from use, Just Wonderful!

1 page, The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, newly translated out of the original Greek: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his majestys special command. Appointed to be read in Churches. London, printed by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent majesty and by the assignes of John Bill 1639, 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, Excellent! Unpaginated, signed Z3- Lll4, printed in beautiful black letter (Old English) type font, features lovely floriated initials throughout, final page ends with FINIS and contains the colophon dated 1639 , NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent wide margins all around, minimal staining, minor soiling from use without offense, some scattered marginalia, title page of Acts with an ink blotch obscuring a few letters, Very Good +! A BRIEFE CONCORDANCE OR TABLE TO THE BIBLETITLE PAGE.

1 page, undated, printed at London by the assignes of Clement Cotton, features verse of Psalm 119:150, beautiful fleuron border lines and a wonderful woodcut engraving with a Tudor rose, ancient inscription in the blank margin, verso is blank at clean, Wonderful! A BRIEFE CONCORDANCE TO THE WHOLE BIBLE. Unpaginated, signed A2- G4, printed in double columns in both blackletter and Roman type font, ends with FINIS, NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent wide margins all around, some faint damp staining , minor soiling from use. THE WHOLE BOOKE OF PSALMES COLLECTED INTO ENGLISH MEETER TITLE PAGE.

1 page, printed by the printers to the university of Cambridge. 1634, features verses from James 5 and Colossians 3, wonderful fleur-de-lis border lines and a wonderful cherubic woodcut. A strong, dark and vivid impression, paper is very clean and bright, verso is blank and clean, Perfect! THE WHOLE BOOKE OS PSALMES COLLECT INTO ENGLISH MEETER. Unpaginated, signed A2-A5, then paginated 1-103 followed by 6 pages of prayers and 2 pages of tables, final page with FINIS is aged toned with some marginalia. NO loose, torn or missing pages, paper is strong, crisp and clean, excellent wide margins all around, some faint damp staining , minor soiling from use, rarely found complete to the end, Very Good! THIS BIBLE IS NICELY BOUND IN ITS 17th CENTURY FULL DARK BROWN LEATHER. THE SPINE FEATURES 5 RAISED CORDS CREATING SIX PLAIN COMPARTMENTS. THE TEXT BLOCK IS STRAIGHT, SQUARE AND SOLID. THE INNER AND OUTER FRONT A REAR HINGES ARE NOT SPLIT OR CRACKED AND ARE HOLDING THE LOVELY BLIND STAMPED COVERS FIRMLY AS THEY SHOULD. THE CORNERS ARE NOW BUMPED AND RUBBED. THE REAR FLYLEAF FEATURES AN ANCIENT FAMILY REGISTER OF THE ISLIP FAMILY DATING FROM 1725. A WORD FROM THE CONSERVATOR. This Bible has undergone 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. 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 "1639 KING JAMES BIBLE, ANTIQUE LEATHER BINDING, RARE 6 TITLE PAGES, MAP, COMPLETE" is in sale since Wednesday, August 15, 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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• Year Printed: 1639
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Topic: Christianity, Bibles
• Binding: Leather
• Region: Europe
• Origin: English
• Author: GOD
• Subject: Religion & Spirituality
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Place of Publication: LONDON
• Special Attributes: 6 TITLE PAGES