1597 GENEVA BIBLE FOLIO BINDING
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7050052 | Non-Fiction Subject: Religion & Spirituality |
| Language: English | Modified Item: No |
| Date of Publication: Pre-1700 | Binding: Disbound |
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HERE OFFERED FOR SALE by AUCTION WITH NO RESERVE :
An EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL 1597 FOLIO GENEVA BIBLE !!!
THE HOLY BIBLE (Geneva Version)Containing Old Testament & Apocrypha & New Testament with end table.Usual maps and engravings in text / Ornate letter heads to books - as seen.N.B. Lacks Old Testament title page and prelims before table of books of the Bible.Bible is complete thereafter. Lacks last leaf of end table.
Very good margins as seen with only a handful of top edges close to headers.
Extant prelim and first six leaves of Genesis are frayed at lower margins with no loss.First 2 leaves of Gen text with lower outer margin losses as seen - notes with minor losses.One leaf at end of (1 Sam) has minor outer margin fraying with no loss to notes.Two leaves in (1 Sam) have upper outer corner fraying where likely was an old pin / clip. Four leaves of Job have minor outer edges trimmed / frayed with notes slightly affected.One leaf in Luke has a lower corner margin loss with notes / text unaffected.Last six leaves of work have well thumbed lower outer edges with no loss.A modicum of lower corners with turned in edges. A handful with minor losses.The text block is generally good and well shaped.Sporadic contemporary marginalia.Front blank end paper has old unresearched nice freehand ownership inscription dated 1711.
BINDING is original full smooth dark tan calf leather. Boards are generally surface marked and worn and edges. Corners generally well surface worn. Sporadic varying degrees of chipping to edges. New spine with ornate gilding to compartments, five subtle raised bandsand finished with an ornately gilded red leather title label.
A GENERALLY ABOVE AVERAGE COPY NICELY RESTORED to enable to be enjoyed daily or to be kept as a museum piece !!!
PRINTED by Christopher BARKER. LONDON. 1597.Size : 11 1/2" x 7 3/4" x 3" (Small Folio.)Weight is 2.75kg when very carefully packed.
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