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[The Holy Bible, conteyning 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 commandement.]
Summary
A textually complete 72-line folio King James She Bible. Bound with Speed’s Genealogies in eighteenth century calf.
Description
General title page in facsimile. Preliminaries include the Translators to the Reader (11 pp.); Kalendar in red and black (6 ff.); Almanack (1 p.) in red and black; The Table and Kalendar Expressing the order of the Psalms and Lessons… (5 pp.); The Names of all the Books… in red and black (1 p.). Bound with The Genealogies… by J[ohn] S[peed], 34 pp. without the double-page map. Text in two column black letter, in smaller type with 72 lines to the full column. Text within ruled border. Each chapter begins with a woodcut initial. New Testament title page (1613) features the Tetragrammaton above, the Agnus Dei and the Holy Dove, with Matthew and Mark on either side; on the left side are the tents of the twelve tribes and on the right side the twelve apostles; below the letterpress are the Lamb slain along with Luke and John. Many headpieces, vignettes, and decorated initials throughout.
Collation
A-B^4 (-A1, title), C^6, D^4 (prelims); A-C^6 (Genealogies); A-Z^6, Aa-Zz^6, Aaa-Zzz^6, Aaaa-Mmm^6, Nnnn^6 (Bible text). Lacks general title page, supplied in facsimile.
Binding
Eighteenth century calf, rebacked and recornered with original spine laid down. Boards paneled in blind. Spine with six raised bands, blind stamps to compartments, and a red morocco label with the words “Holy Bible” lettered in gilt. Plain endpapers.
Condition
Light browning and staining, but generally clean throughout; trimmed, occasionally touching headline; A2, A3 of prelims with lower marginal loss; A4, B6, Kkkk2-5 with marginal fraying or loss, not impacting text; Z6, Ss6, NT title with small repair to gutter; Uuu6 with small marginal loss; final leaf of Revelation stained and laid down.
Provenance
Eighteenth century ownership inscription of Thomas Chisnal to A2,3. Badder family manuscript record of births from 1765-85 to 3T5v.
Note
The true 1613 folio edition “easily distinguishable from the other large folio editions by its smaller type” (Herbert). The number of leaves are reduced from 732 to 508 and was “no doubt designed as a cheaper alternative for poorer churches” (Norton, A Textual History of the King James Bible, p. 76). This true second folio introduces four readings that have become standard: ‘that ye may have’ for ‘the he may haue’ (Ez 6:8), ‘she poured it not’ for ‘she powred it’ (Ez 24:7), ‘as a flower’ for ‘as floure’ (2 Es 15:50) and ‘what thy right hand doeth’ for ‘what they right doeth’ (Mt 6:3).
References
Herbert 322; USTC 3005767; ESTC S122066.