116 The Holy Bible. Authorized Version (with Common Prayer and Musical Psalms). Very small type, woodcut title. 8vo, contemporary English calf, full gilt floreate back, semis of flames on sides, with centre and corner laurel branches and initials S. B., gilt gauffred edges. London, 1629. £11 11s EMBROIDERED BINDING. 117 The Third Part of the Bible: (After some division.) Containing five excellent Bookes: most commodious for all Christians. 12mo. Very beautiful example of English Embroidered Binding of the time of Charles I., generally ascribed to the Nuns of Little Gidding. Ground work of white satin with both covers and side decorated with a floral device worked in coloured silks and with further ornamentation in gold and silver throughout, gilt gauffred edges, silk end leaves. London, 1632. MAGNIFICENT ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK BINDING. 118 The Holy Bible, conteyning the Old Testament and the New. Engraved titles. Folio. £35 Contemporary English silk binding with ornamental needlework design, the front cover containing centre piece of "the Deity," worked in silks of varied colours and silver threads, surrounded by an elaborate and raised frame, composed of silver threads; with corner medallions of the Apostles worked in silk and silver threads. The back cover is executed in a similar design, the centre-piece containing "the Saviour," but two corner medallions only, with ties, g. e. London, 1633. (SEE ILLUSTRATION, PLATE No. I.). An elaborate and beautiful Specimen of Needlework Binding. £225 119 The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New Testament, newly translated out of the Originall Tongues. Woodcut borders to titles. Black Letter. 2 vols., large folio, full russia. London, Barker, 1640. *** A Fine Copy of the last of the folio "Black Letter" Bibles. £4 4s Bibles-continued. 120 The New Testament. London, 1640. EMBROIDERED BINDING. The Whole Booke of Psalmes: Collected into English Meter. London, 1640. Together in I volume, 16mo. A very charming specimen of English Embroidered Binding of the first half of the seventeenth century. Groundwork of white satin, both covers decorated with a large tulip and other ornamentation, in coloured silks, spangles, and gold and silver thread, the back decorated with a rose and primroses, in silks and gold and silver thread. £52 10s *** A Very Fine Example, and in unusually fresh condition. SCOTCH EMBROIDERED BINDING. 121 Old Testament and the New. London, 1642. The Psalmes of David in Meeter as they are sung in the churches of Together in 1 vol., 8vo. (title missing to Old Testament). Scotch embroidered binding of the first half of the seventeenth century. On both covers a circular central panel and in each corner the device of a thistle, executed in silk over leather thongs (somewhat worn). £7 10s FIELD'S PARLIAMENTARY BIBLE. 122 Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, also the Psalms in Metre (by Sternhold, Hopkins and others). Engraved title with view of London. Bound in 2 vols., 24mo, full red morocco gilt, gilt leaves. A copy of the rare so-called “spurious £2 7s 6d edition, printed in Holland. Described in Lowndes says of it: "In the same year (1658), bearing imprint London, by J. Field, was printed in Holland one of the most correct and beautiful editions of the Bible seldom found in good preservation." The present copy is a very fine one. Bibles continued. THE PREACHING BIBLE. Newly 123 The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New. translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Appointed to be read in Churches. Double columns. Fine engraved title. Small 4to. Very fine Copy in old English blue morocco extra, gilt edges. £1 10s Cambridge, Printed by John Field, printer to the Universities, 1668. *** This edition is known as the " Preaching Bible" from its adaptability for pulpit use. THE FIRST EDITION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IN IRISH. 124 Irish Bible. Leabhuir na Seintiomna (The Books of the Old Testament translated into Irish by the care and diligence of Doctor William Bedel, late Bishop of Kilmore in Ireland, and for the publick good of that Nation). Printed at London, 1685. Tiomna Nuadh ar d'Tighearna agus ar Slanaigheora Josa Crisd (The New London, 1681. Together in one volume, thick small 4to, calf. 1685-1681. £21 *** The Editio Princeps of the Old Testament in the Irish language, and the Second Edition of the New Testament. "The Old Testament was translated by William Bedel, or Bedell (1571-1642), the eminent Bishop of Kilmore, who died from the results of hardships endured in the Irish Rebellion of 1641; aided by Murtagh O'Ciong, or King (who had assisted William Daniel in preparing the N.T. of 1602), and Dennis O'Sheriden, or Sheridan; though it was not printed till more than forty years after the death of the principal translator. The translation was made in the first instance from the English Bible, the marginal readings of which are sometimes preferred to the textual readings; but it appears to have been to some extent compared with other versions and-immediately before publication-revised by A. Sall, Narcissus Marsh, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and subsequently Archbishop of Armagh, and other scholars. "This edition (consisting of about 500 copies), like the New Testament of 1681, with which it is uniform, was printed with the Irish type presented by the Hon. R. Boyle, and chiefly at his expense. "The type was modelled on that which had been cast for the Jesuits, and which was used by them in printing Irish Books at Louvain and Antwerp from 1608 to 1728, for circulation among Roman Catholics in Ireland. Boyle's type continued in use down to so late as 1820, and the matrices still exist, in the possession of Messrs. Stephenson, Blake and Co. and Sir Charles Reed and Sons, the type-founders.' Bibles continued. THE "VINEGAR " BIBLE. A MAGNIFICENT COPY PRINTED ENTIRELY ON VELLUM. 125 The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New, newly translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Frontispieces, Numerous Vignette Engravings and Initial Letters by Vander Gucht & Du Bosc. Proof Impressions. Printed Entirely on Vellum (646 leaves) ruled with red lines. 2 vols. Thick large folio in contemporary binding of blue velvet, the Crest of the Original Noble Owner the Earl of Chandos engraved on silvered plates and mounted on both sides of each volume. Oxford, John Baskett, 1717. £420 *** A MAGNIFICENT COPY-one of four known copies printed entirely upon vellum. (The red lines from title of Vol. I. have set off a little on to Frontispiece as invariably happens.) The other three copies are respectively in the British Museum, Bodleian Library, and the third formerly in Blenheim Palace. This latter copy was sold at the Sunderland Sale in 1818, and the Catalogue stated that "it is probably the only copy on vellum likely to occur for sale." This edition is called "The Vinegar Bible" from an error in the running title at Luke, Chapter xx., where it reads, "The Parable of the Vinegar," instead of The Parable of the Vineyard." It is also styled, punning on the publisher's name, "A Basket-ful of Errors on account of other curious literal errors. 126 The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments; newly translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised. 2 vols., 12mo, elaborate contemporary Scotch binding of morocco, sides completely covered with gold tooling. Edinburgh, Printed by James Watson, 1719. £6 6s 127 The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New. With the Psalms. Engraved title. Thick 8vo. Scotch binding of the first half of the eighteenth century, black morocco, gilt back, the sides gilt tooled, with centre panel, corner fleurons of leaves, roses, and other ornamentations, gilt edges. Edinburgh, 1722. £4 4s |