March 14, 2017
Folio. Full panelled and ornamented brown morocco by Riviere. Printed in black letter (Old English). Woodcut illustrations and maps. Title pages supplied in facsimile. First edition. Language: English
March 14, 2017
Folio. Brown leather. Gothic letter, ornamental initials. Full brown decorated morocco. Title and twenty-one other leaves supplied in facsimile. Numerous woodcut illustrations after Hans Sebald Beham (using 68 cuts, with repetitions). Language: English
March 13, 2017
Folio. Re-bound in half-leather and cloth. Illustrated with woodcuts. Title page mounted. An early Dutch edition of the complete Bible, formerly belonging to the Duke of Sussex. His shelf-mark can be seen at the right of the title. Language: Dutch [The Whole Bible, containing the Old and New Testament…printed at the University of Leuven by Anthoni Marie Bergaigne…]
January 23, 2017
Description: First large folio. Contemporary brown calf. This is called the “Breeches” Bible, because of the use of that word in Genesis 3:7. Language: English
January 18, 2017
Second folio edition. Contemporary calf. Title page missing. Missing prelims and text up to Genesis 25:1. Known as the Bishop’s Bible and for its reference to discovery of America: Psalm 45:9 “Ophir is thought to be the llande in the west coast, of late founde by Christopher Columbo: from whence at this day is brought most fine golde.”