(KING JAMES BIBLE) BARKER, ROBERT, prnt. The Holy Bible. London, 1613.

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(HOLY BIBLE) BARKER, ROBERT, prnt.
17th Century
The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New. London: Robert Barker, 1613. [bound with:] Two Right profitable and fruitfull Concordances, by R.F.H. London: Robert Barker, 1615.

4to, rebound in full modern leather binding with three raised bands on the spine, custom linen-backed clamshell box with leather printed spine label, original contemporary boards retained within, engraved title pages with text printed within a heart shaped border, woodcut capital initials, and woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Early black letter edition of the King James Bible, "She" issue reading "she went into the citie" in Ruth 3:15, and genealogical tables by John Speed (signed J.S.) inserted before Genesis (lacking map), both title pages omitting the word "Appointed." Bound with Booke of Common Prayer (bound after preliminaries), R.F.H's Two Right profitable and fruitfull Concordances... (1615) and the Whole Book of Psalms, incomplete, bound at the end. Closely resembling Darlow & Moule 251 (NT title page dated 1612 here, but supplied incorrectly in facsimile), but without "S. Suke" on A2; numerous leaves (including colophon of the New Testament dated 1614) assumed to have been inserted from another copy. Heavily restored; wanting at least eight leaves, two leaves of tables and map. Further description available online.

Estimate $ 1,000-2,000

some leaves bound out of order and a few supplied from other copies; top margin and fore edge are trimmed, with some loss of small print references and notes on both margins; numerous leaves with minor chipping to corners and some with small tears; ten leaves of text in Booke of Common Prayer section are variably discolored through exposure to moisture, resulting in weakened paper which has been strengthened by Japanese tissue; other pages lightly soiled.

Numerous instances of previous owner names and markings in the book and written on the pastedown endpapers of the original boards (which are supplied), including Richard Cruse (1739 and 1776), J.F. Glover, John Fox, William Would, Mari and William Stacey/Lacey, Dartin Dartmouthe, Thomas Babbish and Edward Hurd (1650).

702 ff. Description: Preliminaries (8) Geneaology and Tables (14); Booke of Common Prayer (27); Old Testament and Apocrypha (401); New Testament (99); R.F.H's Two Right profitable and fruitfull Concordances... (82); Book of Psalms, incomplete (71).

Signatures: A-C8 (A1 bound backwards, B4 repeated from another copy), A-Z8, Aa-Zz8 (lacking Xx8) Aaa-Sss8 (Eee2 in facsimile, lacking Eee 4-6, comprising most of the first 8 chapters of Matthew, no Hhh8 called for), A-K8, L2, A-F8, G7 (lacking G8), (possibly lacking A-C8) D-E8.
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