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Bible, English. The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues, Second Folio edition, the "Great She Bible", black letter, text in double columns, 59 lines, printed within ruled border with enclosed inner and outer margins for sidenotes, roman type for chapter summaries, roman and italic for side-notes, general and New Testament title within ornate woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 231), calendar in red and black, woodcut historiated and decorated initials, headbands and tailpieces, engraved More-Speed 1611 double-page map of Canaan and Speed's Genealogies inserted before Genesis, general title inner margin strengthened, slightly browned throughout, later endpapers, contemporary calf with ornate gilt corner and centre pieces, slightly rubbed, upper and lower cover panels inset into 19th century red morocco with double gilt borders, gilt spine, rubbed and faded, g.e., [Herbert 319; STC 2224], folio, Robert Barker, 1613-11.

A very fine copy of one of the early King James folio bibles.

Second folio edition of the King James Bible, also known as the "Great She Bible" for the more correct reading "she went into the citie" in Ruth 3:15. Also in Matthew 26:36 a corrected overslip of "Jesus" has been laid down over the error of "Judas" to lead the Apostles into the Garden of Gethsemane.

Lot 29

Bible, English. The Holy Bible, Second Folio edition, the "Great She Bible", black letter, text in double columns, engraved More-Speed 1611 map of Canaan, Robert Barker, 1613-11.

Hammer Price: £65,000

Description

Bible, English. The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues, Second Folio edition, the "Great She Bible", black letter, text in double columns, 59 lines, printed within ruled border with enclosed inner and outer margins for sidenotes, roman type for chapter summaries, roman and italic for side-notes, general and New Testament title within ornate woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 231), calendar in red and black, woodcut historiated and decorated initials, headbands and tailpieces, engraved More-Speed 1611 double-page map of Canaan and Speed's Genealogies inserted before Genesis, general title inner margin strengthened, slightly browned throughout, later endpapers, contemporary calf with ornate gilt corner and centre pieces, slightly rubbed, upper and lower cover panels inset into 19th century red morocco with double gilt borders, gilt spine, rubbed and faded, g.e., [Herbert 319; STC 2224], folio, Robert Barker, 1613-11.

A very fine copy of one of the early King James folio bibles.

Second folio edition of the King James Bible, also known as the "Great She Bible" for the more correct reading "she went into the citie" in Ruth 3:15. Also in Matthew 26:36 a corrected overslip of "Jesus" has been laid down over the error of "Judas" to lead the Apostles into the Garden of Gethsemane.

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