The Bible: Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages. With mnost profitable annotations upon all the hard places, and other things ofgreat importance... by BIBLE - 17TH CENTURY - GENEVA VERSION

Imprinted At London: by Robert Bakker [ Barker ] printer to the Lings most Excellent Maiestie, 1607 . 0. A complete Geneva version of the Holy Bible in black letter text. A very good later full vellum binding. 4to. 8.25" x 7.00" x 2.75". Plain yellowed vellum binding (probably early 19th century ?). Smooth spine with inked titles: "Deylingii Observationes Sacrae I. II. III." Hinges carefully strengthened. Later plain endpapers (handmade paper). The book starts with an engraved general title, with heart-shaped centre. The edges of the title are carefully strengthened and there is light soiling to the page. To the verso of the title is: "Of the incomparable treasure of the holy Scriptures..." The next leaf contains: "To the Christian Reader." and then to the verso: "How to take profit from reading of the holy Scriptures." The Old Testament is complete and ends on f. 358b (Yy 6b). f. 335 with 20% loss. Apocrypha runs from f.359 to f. 434a (Iii 2a). The engraved New Testament is also dated 1607, verso blank. 2 of the preliminary leaves are inserted before the New Testament title, the remaining leaf, ending with: "The names and order of all the Bookes..." is inserted befor the beginning of Matthew. The New Testament begins on f. 441 and ends on f. 554b. Followed by: "Two right profitable and fruitfull Concordances... Robert Barker, 1607." The text is complete, ending with a colophon, also dated 1607. Clear black letter text throughout. but leaves soiled, especially to the page edges. Page edges also trimmed, sometimes affecting a word in the marginal references. Corners are rounded and there are some small chips and tears to a few leaves. Referenced by: Herbert 290 / Darlow & Moule 223 / STC 2200 . .