The Holy Bible : containing the Old Testament and the New newly translated out of the originall tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and reuised by his Maiesties speciall commandement : Appointed to be read in churches. by 17TH CENTURY BIBLE - King James Version

Imprinted at London : By Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill Printers to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie, M.DC.XXVIII., [ 1628 ] . 0. 4to. 9.00" x 6.75" x 2.50". A very good 17th century black letter bible, in a black morroco leather binding (probably 19th century?). Simple blind stamp decoration. Edges rubbed and bumped. Smooth spine with dulled gilt title: Holy Bible - Common Prayer. Brown endpapers. The book begins with; The Booke of Common prayer... (title absent, but otherwise complete). Followed by "The Genealogies..." - Complete. Bound with: "A Description of Canaan..." - Double-page map. Followed by the Holy Bible, beginning with an engraved general title, dated 1628, 7 preliminary leaves, ending with;"The names and order of all the Bookes..." The Old Testament ends on Ss 6a. Family history details to verso - Dawson & Groomes 1792 - 1850. The Apocrypha ends on Eee 2b. Followed by the New Testament, beginning with an engraved title-page (dated 1628). Family history details to the verso; Woodward and Nicholls 1661 - 1744 .The New Testament ends on Rrr 8a with a colophon. Bound with: "The Whole Booke Of Psalmes...Company of Stationers, 1629." - All Psalmes present but missing the last leaf of Prayers. Clean Black letter text in double columns throughout. A well preserved 17th century bible. Referenced by Herbert 412 / Darlow & Moule 316 / STC 2282 . .