1649 complete SCARCE King
James quarto Bible in an overall VERY GOOD and rebound condition.
KJV WITH GENEVA notes and Junius' Annotations on Revelation. The
edition closely imitates the favorite quarto Geneva Bible (Herbert
#620). The King James translation was pushed by the Church of
England to replace the Geneva Bible which was very popular among the
English language groups. This was the FIRST Authorized/King James
version Bible to include the extensive in-text Geneva notes!
"The Holy Bible.....With most
profitable Annotations...... Which notes have never before been set
forth with this new Translation: But are now placed in due order
with great care and industrie." SCARCE. All decorative titles
present. Decorative capitals. With Tables and Metrical Psalms at
rear latter complete except for third loss to one repaired page and
possibly some Prayers at end. Apocrypha not called for in this
edition. With Junius, Annotations on Revelation. In general
appearance this edition closely imitates the favorite quarto Geneva
Bible. Roman font in double columns with extensive side and foot
notes.
This QUARTO sized Bible is
in an overall VERY GOOD condition. Full calf recently repacked
with remains of the original back strip laid down. Small loss of
leather, corners repaired, rubbed and refurbished with new
headbands. Front endpapers with with loss and 19th. Cent. ink
ownership inscriptions and details of family history. First pages
repaired. Prelims repaired with slight loss and contemporary part
page laid down to rear of Dedication page possibly affecting some
text.. General title laid down and repaired with losses to woodcut
decorative image. Repairs to a few other pages. Margins reduced
affecting some running headlines but mainly ok. Pages browned and
soiled in areas with a few darker marks and some ink underlining and
a few ink notations to text. Three pages in Joshua with corner loss
affecting a few verses. One page Colossians ragged at fore-edge with
slight loss of marginal notes.
A special King
James Bible with Geneva notes!