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[The Bible: That is, the Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament.]
Description
Lacks general title page, with a high-quality facsimile of a 1607 quarto Geneva Bible title laid down. Tomson’s revision with Junius’ Revelation. Text in two column Roman font with the complete set of Geneva woodcut illustrations and maps. Lacks Apocrypha, likely removed by a zealous Puritan. Printed New Testament title page (1607) with head and tailpiece. Bible text ends with the Two Tables (1607). First chapter woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces throughout.
Collation
A-Z^6, Aa-Zz^6, Aaa-Ooo^6, Ffff-Zzzz^6, Aaaaa-Eeeee^6, Fffff^4. Textually complete with New Testament title page.
Binding
Rebound in black calf. Boards paneled with rolled border in blind. Spine with five raised and gilt-lined bands, one red and one black morocco label with the words “Holy Bible” and “Lewis Lupton” in gilt. Endpapers renewed.
Condition
Trimmed, occasionally reducing headlines; stained, primarily to outer column in the Pentateuch; D1, H6 lower marginal loss; I1 small hole outer column costing a few letters; Dd1 frayed to edges and stained to head and fore-edge; marginal damp stain to New Testament title page and first few leaves of Matthew. A nicely bound copy of a good folio Geneva Bible at an attractive price.
Provenance
Presentation copy of Lewis Lupton to The Suffolk and Norfolk Association of Strict Baptist Churches, with his signature and bookplate. Lewis Lupton (1924–2009) was a British historian and bibliographer best known for his multi-volume scholarly work A History of the Geneva Bible. His research focused on the development of early English Bible translations, especially the influence of the Geneva Bible in the 16th and 17th centuries. Lupton carefully documented the translators, printing history, textual variations, and theological context surrounding the Geneva tradition and its relationship to other English Bibles.
References
Herbert 289.