1599
The Geneva
"BREECHES"
BIBLE
Very rare "True" 1599 Edition
This is Herbert #247
An actual Edition of the Geneva Bible
Printed in
1599
BOUND IN A STUNNING NEAR CONTEMPORARY FULL LEATHER BINDING WITH EXQUISITE WORKING ENGRAVED CLASPS AND GOLD CENTRAL ARABESQUE DESIGN TO COVERS A VERY FINE BINDING!!
Clasps work Perfectly! And very amazing condition a
MUSEUM QUALITY BIBLE AND BINDING.
Wonderful Margins throughout! See pictures as best way to describe!!
Most Geneva Bibles dated 1599 were "Pirated Editions" Printed in the later 1630's
They are Roman Font, without the Apocrypha and lesser quality printings...this is a True 1599 Edition, Black Letter, with different Title pages and also contains the Apocrypha as the others were printed without the Apocrypha, see Herberts for much more info on the Dating of these Bibles. In speaking to a Bible expert of over 30 years they had never seen a True 1599 Edition!
OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE
VERY SCARCE EDITION
BOTH TITLES PRESENT
Starts with an Incomplete Book of Common prayer, and is also bound with "Two Right Fruitfull Concordances (With Title page) and incomplete"The Whole Booke of Psalmes" Dated 1600
Daye Printing!
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 4 TITLE PAGES IN THIS BIBLE!
FULL DESCRIPTION:
1599 THE BIBLE. Geneva "True" 1599 edition. Bound with an incomplete BCP to the front. Both Title pages present. Very good margins throughout. Also bound with Concordances to the rear with title page and "The Whole Booke of Psalmes" to the rear dated 1600 a rare "DAYE" imprint. Description: Black letter text with some minor wear and soiling, a very nice text block tight and clean with text from leaves 248-273 replaced from a later Roman font Bible. Year to corner of pg 70 with some loss, leaves 211, 233, 391 with small holes affecting text, and a tear to 394 and page 444 loss of lower 1/3/. Concordance is complete and there are 4 Title pages! BINDING: Very fine full leather, raised bands, with stunning central Arabesque and is a near contemporary binding! (VERY RARE) With Perfectly working clasps very finely engraved. Some scuffing and wear to the binding, slight dampstain to the back cover and darker area around the back design. Covers are very sound. One of the nicest Geneva Bibles and a very rare 16th Century Edition.
"THE FINAL REVISED VERSION OF THE GENEVA BIBLE"

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