1715 Exquisite Complete red-ruled King James Bible in gorgeous contemporary fine leather binding with white metal clasps and corners - Antique Family Bibles and Early English Bibles
1715 Exquisite Complete red-ruled King James Bible in gorgeous contemporary
fine leather binding with white metal clasps and corners
Size: 7" x 5" x 1.5"
Publisher: James Watson, London
PRISTINE and EXCELLENT preserved condition
Bible is SOLD
THE HOLY BIBLE containing the OLD TESTAMENT and THE
NEW. Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues and With the
Former Translations Diligently Compar'd & Revised By His Majesty's
Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. Printed by James
Watson, One of His Majesties Printers. Anno Dom 1715. Cum Privilegio
A sublime gorgeous all (hand) ruled in red,
Holy Bible. Gold gilt pages. Collated/complete. Professionally
rebacked to style. White metal bosses, corners and clasps. Partially
faded gilt decoration to the boards. Raised-bands and elaborate
blind-stamped decoration to the new spine. Darkened gilt finish to
all page-edges. Marble end-papers, with a bookplate to the front
pastedown. Red-ruled throughout the contents. COMPLETE in every
aspect. The margins of one leaf have been repaired with reversible
archival tissue. Very light/moderate foxing affecting much of the
contents, heaviest marginally. Slightly heavier spotting and marking
affecting the final few leaves.
EXCELLENT condition! STUNNING binding and metal decorations