1615 Complete Black Letter Geneva Bible

The Bible: Translated according to the Hebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages: with most profitable annotations upon all the hard places…

Description

Begins with the illustrated Genealogies by John Speed. General title page (1615) with woodcut border comprising twenty-four small compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures of the twelve apostles. Title is enclosed within a heart-shaped frame. Text in two column black letter. Bound without the Apocrypha. The New Testament title page (1615) with similar woodcut border. Concludes with a colophon. Bound with The Whole Booke of Psalmes (1616) with printer’s device. Woodcut first chapter initials and decorated head- and tailpieces throughout.

Collation

A-Z^8, Aa-Yy^8 (Old Testament), *^4, Kkk-Yyy^8, Zzz^10 (New Testament). Complete without Apocrypha

Binding

Nineteenth century brown calf, rebacked. Spine with five raised bands and gilt tooling to compartments. The words “Holy Bible” and “London 1615” lettered in gilt. Covers with double gilt-paneled border and corner fleurons. Inner dentelles in blind, marbled endpapers.

Condition

M2 small inkspot impacting a few letters; P5 closed tear across page without loss; Nn3-4, Qq4-5 cropped to fore-edge costing a letter of sidenotes only; Nn8 small upper loss; contemporary alphabet practice to verso of NT title; final leaf of Psalter soiled; Occasional browning and spotting, but a clean copy overall.  

References

Herbert 340.