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BIBLE, English. The Holy Bible. London: Robert Barker, 1612. First quarto edition of King James' version; printed in roman type; with the "hee" reading (Ruth iii 15). 4to in eights, 215 x 165 mm., seventeenth-century English panelled black morocco gilt, red morocco spine label, gilt gauffred edges, binding worn, title reinforced from verso at top, bottom and fore-edge, [B6] slightly defective with small patches affecting nine lines, a few old stains. Engraved title, woodcut type ornaments. 20 leaves of Genealogies and the double-page map of Canaan bound before Genesis. STC 2219; Herbert 313 [Bound before:] The Booke of Psalmes. London [F. Kingston for] The Company of Stationers, 1612. Final leaf ragged and laid down. Collation: A-H8. STC 2540.5.
Provenance: Henry Hucks Gibbs, signature and Aldenham House bookplate.
Provenance: Henry Hucks Gibbs, signature and Aldenham House bookplate.