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The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, …
Description
Bound with an engraved title page (1671) ruled in red. Text in two column Roman font, the whole ruled-in-red throughout. Bound with 80 full-page engravings in the Old Testament, 103 engravings in the New Testament and an additional suite of 12 engravings in Revelation. Apocrypha included as issued. Printed New Testament title page (1669). Bound with A Concordance or Table to the Bible (1671) and with a complete Whole Booke of Psalms (1669), title page within border.
Collation
A-Z^8, Aa-Mm^8, Nn^2 (Old Testament), a-h^8(Apocrypha), Nn3-8, Oo-Zz^8, Aaa^4 (New Testament). Complete with all title pages and 195 plates.
Binding
Black contemporary double paneled calf. Covers with panels incorporating half-moon designs, corner fleurons, and ornaments stamped in gilt. Spine with six gilt-lined raised bands and gilt tooling to compartments. Two silver-colored clasps and hasps, each incorporating flowers. Four metal corner pieces. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Upper joint worn, both joints ever slightly starting but holding firm. Rubbed with top of spine slightly chipped.
Condition
Clean and bright, with infrequent browning and marginal soiling; Nn2 with closed tear into text without loss; small pin-sized hole to margin of general title page.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate to front pastedown of Skynner Philley. Note to front endpaper reads “Eden and John Partridge Dec 3 1856, given by Elizabeth Wornington mother of Louisa Patridge.” Attractive note in contemporary hand to verso of general title reads “Mrs. Martha Whilley her book given her by her father Edw[ard] Philley, esq 1702.”
Note
A lovely King James Bible with a red-ruled text. The binding is all contemporary with engravings, a rare survival from the celebrated era of English bookbinding in the late seventeenth century.
References
Herbert 705.