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London: London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Co.; F.C. & J. Rivington; Lackington, Allen, & Co; J. Mawman; Sherwood, Neeley, and Jones; & Wilson & Son 1811-1812 First Editions 3 vols thick 4to ill., 1811 Three thick quarto volumes, uniformly bound in original black full leather, raised gilt spines, gilt borders, moderate shelf wear, marbled end-papers. The hinges are all solid, and contents are clean and near fine. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates. Volume one begins with a Prolegomena on the Authenticity and Inspiration of the Old Testament, The Translators to the Readers, Addenda et Corrigenda, The Various Editions of the Bible and Parts Thereof, in English, since the year 1526, History of the Present Authorised Translation of the Bible, Essays on the Jewish Coins, Weights, and Measures, and The Calendar of the Jews, and the Old Testament from Genesis to Esther. Volume Two continues the Old Testament from Job to Zechariah, plus the Apocryphal books. Volume…
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The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and the New Testament, and Apocrypha, with Critical, Philological, and Explanatory Notes; Illustrated with One Hundred and Twenty Engravings (Hewlett's Bible) (3 vols)
by Hewlett, The Rev. John
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Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, 1736-35., 1736. 2 Volumes in 1. undated engraved title by J.Sturt with imprint of Richard Ware. with Apocrypha & index. contemporary dark red morocco, wide gilt tooled borders on covers incorporating crown & sceptre ornaments, gilt tooled spine with 5 raised bands, centre covers with black morocco onlay incorporating letters JHS & winged angel head ornaments, within gilt flame border (bit rubbed with minor stain on upper cover, joints & spine ends repaired, short splits in lower joints, occasional light spotting). Provenance: Capt. William Wilkie of Montrose (d. 1761), his spouse Mrs. Ann Napier (d. 1779), William Petrie (d. 1834). [BOUND WITH:] CHURCH OF ENGLAND. BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. The Book of Common Prayer. 4to. undated engraved title by J.Sturt with imprint of Richard Ware. (some marginal dampstaining to first few leaves, a few leaves browned). Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, 1736. [BOUND WITH:] DOWNAME, John. A Brief Concordance. 4to. London: Printed for…
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The Holy Byble, conteining the Olde Testament and the Newe. Authorised and appointed to be read in churches
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London: Christopher Barker, 1585. Good. 10 1/4 x 15 inches (text block only). Folio. Lacks leaves before leaf 8. Bible begins at leaf 8 - 536 (OT & Apocrypha) + 137 (NT). A4 + B (6 leaves) + [par.] (6 leaves) + 2[par.] (2 leaves) + A - Tttt (6 leaves) + Uuuu (8 leaves) (OT & Apocrypha) + A - Z (6 leaves) (NT). Small text loss to lower margin/corner of leaf 8, 288, 293, 391, 438 (OT) and 5, 80 (NT), closely cropped on foremargin with slight loss to some notes, more particularly at bottom. Psalter, gospels and epistles rather soiled and worn with closed marginal tears and old repairs. Occasional ink to the margins. Edges soiled. Also lacks 17, 18, 290 (OT), 75, 76 (NT), lower half of 291 (OT), lower one-third of 292, 297 (OT), 33, 106, 121 (NT). Increasing wear to margins towards the end of the New Testament, with 9 leaves following Y3 (title of Revelation) lacking, and a few leaves at the end loose. Separate title pages to Psalter and New Testament complete, outer half of Apocrypha title…
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[ Biblia Latina. Cover title:] Biblia Sacra. A Facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible.]
by [ Gutenberg, Johann ].
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New York: Pageant Books, 1961 Full red morocco, signed "Alpha B.B. Co., New York." Blindstamped diamond-shaped decoration on front covers with the initials "J.G." in the center. Spines lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. . Two volumes, large folio. Printed on all-rag paper, the text pages printed in lithography and the illuminated pages—about a hundred in number—in sheet-fed gravure. Back joint of Volume 2 rubbed. Otherwise a fine, clean copy in crimson cloth open-end slipcases. With the bookplate of noted Leonardo da Vinci collector Elmer Belt (1893-1980). A complete facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible. The reproduction derives from the Insel Verlag edition, which was based on the copy in the Königslichen Bibliothek in Berlin and the copy in the Standischen Landesbibliothek in Fulda, considered to be the most beautifully illuminated of the extant copies. The colophon states that at the time of publication there were 47 copies known to exist. According to the Gutenberg Museum, there…
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Theologia naturalis; sive, Liber creaturarum specialiter de homine et de natura ejus in quantum homo: et de his que sunt ei necessaria ad cognoscendum seipsum et Deum, et omne debitum ad quod homo tenetur et obligatur tam Deo quam proximo.
by De Sabunde, Raymundus (Raimundus Sabundus, Raymond of Sebonde or Ramon Sibiuda, Catalan scholar, c.1385-1436)
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Strasbourg: Argentinae: Ex officina Martini Flach junioris, 1501. Half leather. Fine. Folio, printed in Strassburg by Martin Flach, 7 February 1501; 161 unnumbered leaves. BINDING: new Gothic hand-sewn oak binding by Arthur Green of Malvern; tawed quarter leather over quarter-sawn oak boards, quires hand-sewn on four double-cords creating four raised spine bands, board leather blind-tooled with period style rosettes and fleurs-de-lys within panel of diagonal blind triple fillets, hand-sewn Gothic double headbands of alternate hand-dyed indigo and undyed linen thread, hand-made brass hasps and clasps ornamented in period style; an exceptionally attractive recreation of a Gothic hand-sewn binding employing medieval techniques contemporaneous with the date the book was printed. COLLATION: [pi]6, a2-8, b-y6, z8, zeta6, antisigma8; leaf a1 excised and subsequent first few lines of a2[recto] redacted in black ink in the sixteenth century by the inquisitor for its heretical content (see below). TEXT: Double…
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The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and the New Testament, and Apocrypha, with Critical, Philological, and Explanatory Notes; Illustrated with One Hundred and Twenty Engravings (Hewlett's Bible) (3 vols)
by Hewlett, The Rev. John
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London: London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Co.; F.C. & J. Rivington; Lackington, Allen, & Co; J. Mawman; Sherwood, Neeley, and Jones; & Wilson & Son 1811-1812 First Editions 3 vols thick 4to ill., 1811 Three thick quarto volumes, uniformly bound in original black full leather, raised gilt spines, gilt borders, moderate shelf wear, marbled end-papers. The hinges are all solid, and contents are clean and near fine. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates. Volume one begins with a Prolegomena on the Authenticity and Inspiration of the Old Testament, The Translators to the Readers, Addenda et Corrigenda, The Various Editions of the Bible and Parts Thereof, in English, since the year 1526, History of the Present Authorised Translation of the Bible, Essays on the Jewish Coins, Weights, and Measures, and The Calendar of the Jews, and the Old Testament from Genesis to Esther. Volume Two continues the Old Testament from Job to Zechariah, plus the Apocryphal books. Volume…
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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments
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Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, 1736-35., 1736. 2 Volumes in 1. undated engraved title by J.Sturt with imprint of Richard Ware. with Apocrypha & index. contemporary dark red morocco, wide gilt tooled borders on covers incorporating crown & sceptre ornaments, gilt tooled spine with 5 raised bands, centre covers with black morocco onlay incorporating letters JHS & winged angel head ornaments, within gilt flame border (bit rubbed with minor stain on upper cover, joints & spine ends repaired, short splits in lower joints, occasional light spotting). Provenance: Capt. William Wilkie of Montrose (d. 1761), his spouse Mrs. Ann Napier (d. 1779), William Petrie (d. 1834). [BOUND WITH:] CHURCH OF ENGLAND. BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. The Book of Common Prayer. 4to. undated engraved title by J.Sturt with imprint of Richard Ware. (some marginal dampstaining to first few leaves, a few leaves browned). Oxford: Printed by John Baskett, 1736. [BOUND WITH:] DOWNAME, John. A Brief Concordance. 4to. London: Printed for…
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The Holy Byble, conteining the Olde Testament and the Newe. Authorised and appointed to be read in churches
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London: Christopher Barker, 1585. Good. 10 1/4 x 15 inches (text block only). Folio. Lacks leaves before leaf 8. Bible begins at leaf 8 - 536 (OT & Apocrypha) + 137 (NT). A4 + B (6 leaves) + [par.] (6 leaves) + 2[par.] (2 leaves) + A - Tttt (6 leaves) + Uuuu (8 leaves) (OT & Apocrypha) + A - Z (6 leaves) (NT). Small text loss to lower margin/corner of leaf 8, 288, 293, 391, 438 (OT) and 5, 80 (NT), closely cropped on foremargin with slight loss to some notes, more particularly at bottom. Psalter, gospels and epistles rather soiled and worn with closed marginal tears and old repairs. Occasional ink to the margins. Edges soiled. Also lacks 17, 18, 290 (OT), 75, 76 (NT), lower half of 291 (OT), lower one-third of 292, 297 (OT), 33, 106, 121 (NT). Increasing wear to margins towards the end of the New Testament, with 9 leaves following Y3 (title of Revelation) lacking, and a few leaves at the end loose. Separate title pages to Psalter and New Testament complete, outer half of Apocrypha title…
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[ Biblia Latina. Cover title:] Biblia Sacra. A Facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible.]
by [ Gutenberg, Johann ].
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New York: Pageant Books, 1961 Full red morocco, signed "Alpha B.B. Co., New York." Blindstamped diamond-shaped decoration on front covers with the initials "J.G." in the center. Spines lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. . Two volumes, large folio. Printed on all-rag paper, the text pages printed in lithography and the illuminated pages—about a hundred in number—in sheet-fed gravure. Back joint of Volume 2 rubbed. Otherwise a fine, clean copy in crimson cloth open-end slipcases. With the bookplate of noted Leonardo da Vinci collector Elmer Belt (1893-1980). A complete facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible. The reproduction derives from the Insel Verlag edition, which was based on the copy in the Königslichen Bibliothek in Berlin and the copy in the Standischen Landesbibliothek in Fulda, considered to be the most beautifully illuminated of the extant copies. The colophon states that at the time of publication there were 47 copies known to exist. According to the Gutenberg Museum, there…
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Theologia naturalis; sive, Liber creaturarum specialiter de homine et de natura ejus in quantum homo: et de his que sunt ei necessaria ad cognoscendum seipsum et Deum, et omne debitum ad quod homo tenetur et obligatur tam Deo quam proximo.
by De Sabunde, Raymundus (Raimundus Sabundus, Raymond of Sebonde or Ramon Sibiuda, Catalan scholar, c.1385-1436)
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Strasbourg: Argentinae: Ex officina Martini Flach junioris, 1501. Half leather. Fine. Folio, printed in Strassburg by Martin Flach, 7 February 1501; 161 unnumbered leaves. BINDING: new Gothic hand-sewn oak binding by Arthur Green of Malvern; tawed quarter leather over quarter-sawn oak boards, quires hand-sewn on four double-cords creating four raised spine bands, board leather blind-tooled with period style rosettes and fleurs-de-lys within panel of diagonal blind triple fillets, hand-sewn Gothic double headbands of alternate hand-dyed indigo and undyed linen thread, hand-made brass hasps and clasps ornamented in period style; an exceptionally attractive recreation of a Gothic hand-sewn binding employing medieval techniques contemporaneous with the date the book was printed. COLLATION: [pi]6, a2-8, b-y6, z8, zeta6, antisigma8; leaf a1 excised and subsequent first few lines of a2[recto] redacted in black ink in the sixteenth century by the inquisitor for its heretical content (see below). TEXT: Double…
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The Holy Bible: Old and New Testaments in the King James Version
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This book is in good condition. The white leather cover has much wear on the front, back, spine and edges. The spine is separated from the pages. The previous owner's information is written on the cover page. The pages are clear and white. The pages are clear of any markings."This Guide offers an easy way to explore the Bible with pleasure and understanding. It not only leads the reader to great stories and noble passages, but also enables him to trace through the Bible the main ideas about God and man on which Christian faith is based. Although it deals with these sometimes difficult ideas, it is written so that it can be understood and enjoyed even by young people just beginning to read the Scriptures. Parents will find the Guide helpful in teaching the Bible to children...." - A Reader's Guide To Exploring The Bible from The Holy Bible Old and New Testaments in the King James Version
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Biblia Latina (The Gutenberg Bible, B42, facsimile of Library of Congress perfect vellum copy on a 2 CD-ROM set)
by Gutenberg, Johann (Johannes; introduction by Janet Ing Freeman)
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Mainz: Johann Gutenberg (Oakland: Octavo), ca. 1455; 2003. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on two CD-ROMs; not a printed book) of one of only three surviving perfect copies of the Gutenberg Bible on vellum, from the Library of Congress. This milestone of digital publishing and preservation, part of the groundbreaking Octavo Digital Editions series, presents the entire work, including bindings, in unprecedented resolution (may be magnified at up to 200% of original size), with full searchable English translation of the text, and introductory commentary by Gutenberg expert Janet Ing Freeman, bibliographical information, and a detailed account of the copy's provenance. Unsold original stock, minor storage wear.
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Hitchcock's new and complete analysis of the Holy Bible: or, the whole of the Old and New Testaments arranged according to subjects in twenty-seven books. On the basis of Matthew Talbot, as improved with indexes, tables, and other valuable matter by Nathaniel West, D.D. [.] Together with Cruden's concordance to the Holy Scriptures [.]
by HITCHCOCK, Roswell D
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New York: A.J. Johnson, 1872. Hardcover. See Description. Thomas Nast, F.B. Carpenter. Small folio (28 cm), pp. xlvii, [1], 711, 7*, [1], 712-1159, [1], [8-page family register], 21, [1]. With 6 steel engraved plates - 4 by Thomas Nast including the frontispiece, 1 by F.B. Carpenter, and 1 unsigned. A fold-out color map of "Palestine" follows p. 1126, and a single page map of "St. Paul's Journeyings Between Rome and Jerusalem" follows p. 1154. Bound in quarter brown Morocco with gilt spine and gilt title on the front cover. All edges of the book block are gilt. The binding is well preserved, but there are areas of rubbing and wear to the extremities. A small area on the spine tail cap is carefully repaired. Endpapers show age-toning and scattered foxing; two names are penciled on the front free endpaper; the rear free endpaper is chipped on the outer edge and contains a 1.5 cm tear. Interior pages are fresh but with faint toning mostly towards the extremities and margins. Title page displays a mild…
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The Child's Commentator on the Bible for the Home Circle
by Cobbin, Ingram
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New York: Henry S. Goodspeed & Co., 1873. with an Introduction by Dr. L.P. Brockett 8vo size decorative cloth; 1,158 pages. Every page has a beautifully decorated engraved border: angels, cherubim, seraphim at the top and an open bible centered among flourishes at the bottom. There are also several hundred full page black and white engraved illustrations. Dark brown endpapers. Covers are brown cloth with bevelled edges. They are decorated with gilt titles and illustrations and black decorations. Ingram Cobbin (1777 - 1851) was an English minister. When ill heath forced his retirement from the pulpit, he turned to writing hymns and biblical and scholastic works. Book is partly disbound with front cover detached bound to front endpaper and back cover partly detached. Worn corners and head and heel of spine and to detached areas. We note finger marks or ink transfer to several pages; name and notes on ffep; two small amounts of soil on back cover, a small mottled area on front cover and…
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Der Psalter, des Königs und Propheten Davids, verduetschet von D. Martin Luther, mit kurzen Summarien oder Inhalt jedes Psalmen, Besonders für Schulen eingerichtet
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Reading, Pa: Johann Ritter und Comp, 1821. Hardcover. Good. Die Zweyte Auflage. 251, [1] p.; 15 cm. Contemporary full calf. Bound with one set of clasps, but only the hardware on the front board remains. Last page contains a multiplication table. Former owner's name at foot of last page: Aaron Roland. The same name in pencil on the title page verso and back fixed endpaper. Early American Imprints, ser. 2 (Shoemaker), 4700; First Century of German Language Printing in the U.S.A, 2516. Scarce. In Good Condition: leather is rubbed with minor loss at head of spine; back board is scraped; lacking clasp; lacking both free endpapers, and 1 leaf (pp. 221-222); p. 235 scraped, with small loss of text; faint dampstains throughout; otherwise, clean and tight.
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40 Biblische Bilder aus dem Neuen Testament
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Stuttgart: Maler Renz, 1850. Hardcover. Fair. [2] p., 40 leaves of hand-colored illustrations with captions from the New Testament; 22 cm. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped cover title and decoration. No date of publication. Little is known about the publisher Maler Renz, but it was active in the mid-19th century. This title is not in WorldCat. The title page verso contains a poem by German poet Albert Knapp (1798-1864). Very scarce. In Fair Condition: cover is rubbed and slightly soiled; lacking number 9 and 2/3 of number 10; numbers 30 and 32 are detached but present, with chipping along fore-edges; number 34 lacking lower corner, without loss of illustration or caption; numerous closed tears; finger soiling throughout.
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The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version Containing the Old and New Testaments
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There is significant wear on the leather binding. The spine is gone. The edges are worn and torn. The corners are torn. The pages are yellowed and tanned."The Revised Standard Version of the Bible is an authorized revision of the American Standard Version, published in 1901, which was a revision of the King James Version, published in 1611...." - Preface from The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version Containing the Old and New Testaments
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Holy Bible. The Pictorial Home Bible. The Old and New Testaments, Strictly conformable to the Standard of the American Bible Society, including the Apocrypha, Concordance and Marginal References, Together with a Complete Cyclopedia, Instructor and Guide... With Numerous Illustrations on Steel, Copper, and in Colors
by Vanderslooot, J. Sam'l; and M. Laird Simons
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Philadelphia: A. Gorton & Company, 1881. Leather Bound. Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. Variously paginated. Hardcover bound in full embossed leather with cover designs on raised panels in elaborate gilt. The binding is rubbed and worn. The spine is sunned and a bit dried, and the front hinge is starting at the top (the beginnings of a crack can be seen at the top two inches). All edges gilt. The text block is sound. The text is toned but generally clean. The last leaf is detached but present ("List of readings and renderings preferred by the American Committee, recorded at their desire". The final page is for inserting famiily photos, but there are no family photos in this Bible. The Register before the New Testament shows that this was the marriage Bible for Charles Morton Southall and Ida M. Hester of Chicago, Illinois in 1892. The family settled in Florence, Alabama, and several births and marriages are listed in Florence up until the 1930s.
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The Word of God, King James Version [Holy Bible] (Meritan Goatskin Leather)
by Hasel, Michael
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N.p.: Humble Lamb, LLC, 2020. Leather Bound. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 1767, [12] pages. Housed in original publisher's box. Bound in flexible brown Meritian Goatskin Leather. The binding measures just about 9 1/2 inches tall by 6 1/4 inches wide. All edges gilt, although when one flips through the text, the fore edge appears green. The binding shows just about no wear. A fresh, clean copy. Contains 12 pages of color maps at the rear. The publisher's box shows light to moderate rubbing and wear. Overall a very nice copy.
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A Concise History Of The Holy Scriptures
by Sellon, William
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Joseph Sharpless, No. 4, Franklin-Court, (Market-Street, Between 3rd. and 4th Streets, South Side, Philadelphia, 1813; First American Edition; 223 pages; original leather boards; red morocco title label. Noteworthy Bible History instructional, adapted for the understanding of everyday people and the young. First published in England during the latter part of the 18th century under the title "An Abridgment Of The Holy Scriptures," it was widely disseminated in both Britain and on the Continent, and by 1814 had undergone 15 editions. Authored by William Sellon (1730-1790), revered curate of St. James, Clerkenwell from 1767 until his death, who was much esteemed for his personal integrity and power as a lecturer. His grandson, Baker Peter Smith, in an 1852 memoir of Sellon reports that he (Sellon) was facetiously referred to by his colleagues as "silver-tongued Sellon" for his ability to bring his hearers to such heights of enthusiasm with his oratory that donations poured in.…
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