Bible, Livres illustrés, Religion - Quantité : 1 - Livre

The Bible, That Is, The Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Teftament, Translated According to the Ebrew and Greeke and conferred with the beft in diuers languages [...], Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Chriftopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes moft excellent Maieftie, London 1599

Bound at front with J.S. [John Speed], 'The Genealogies Recorded In The Sacred Scriptures, according to euery Family and Tribe, With the Line of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, Observed from Adam to the Blessed Virgin Mary', bound at rear with 'The Booke of Psalmes' (incomplete, ends at Psalm Cxlviij). Lacking New Testament title page. Near contemporary calf boards, later calf repair to spine (spine with faults), various 18th century inscriptions, many beautiful woodcuts, illustrations, maps and colophons. Decorated first chapter initials.
Size: 4to (approximately 21,5 x 17,5 cm).

The present one is probably an earlier copy of the many editions of the Geneva Bible with the date 1599 still displaying some of the errors of earlier states, i.e. 'defile' for 'put' (Song of Solomon v. 3).

(2), 34 pp., (4), (4), 1-190, Genesis to Job (lacking pages 28 and 29); 2-127 Psalms to Malachi; (2), 3-121 New Testament (lacking pages 110-119); First and Second tables, dated 1599, Sternhold and Hopkins Metrical Psalms, (10), 90 pp.

Condition: Poor. Binding well worn, inside leaf 8 ('Psalmes') torn and loose, some page edges frayed, occasional soiling or dampstaining.