Description: THE BISHOPS BIBLE London, 1602 A Fine Copy of the Early English Bible Used As the “Rough Draft" of the King James Version BIBLE IN ENGLISH. Bishop's Version. London, 1602 (Herbert's 271). Item Description: Large Folio. Complete. Polished calf binding with raised bands, blind tooling, beveled boards, dentelle and hand-marbled ends. Leaves are crisp and clean. Excellent margins. The General Title is mounted with loss to bottom right corner. A superior copy. Historical Provenance: This edition marks the first appearance of the woodcut that would later be used in the General Title of the first edition of the 1611 King James Bible. It is the base text used by the translators of the Authorized Version._________________________________ Rare Bibles specializes in early printed English Bibles, books, manuscripts, and objet d’art. Items listed on eBay are merely representative of our broader inventory. Please do not hesitate to enquire regarding other early printed books and manuscripts. In addition, we are currently offering one of the world's most significant collections of biblical manuscripts and early printed Bibles. The Legacy Collection may be viewed at: CrawfordSterling.com.
Price: 27500 USD
Location: Munford, Alabama
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Special Attributes: Limited Edition
Topic: Christianity, Bibles
Year Printed: 1602
Original/Facsimile: Original
