Lot 61
Bible, English.- The New Testament..., Oxford, [no printer], 1682, bound with 2 others, together 3 in 1.
Hammer Price: £650
Description
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Bible, English.- The New Testament..., Oxford University woodcut device to title, 101 engraved plates, of which 1 with closed tear, text complete but lacking final 2 gatherings (3L1-8, 3M1-4; presumably index, tables or similar), [Wing B2686], Oxford, [no printer], 1682, bound after The Book of Common Prayer, engraved pictorial title, engraved portrait frontispice and 5 plates, the last with edges silked, [Wing B3676], Oxford, [no printer] for Thomas Guy, 1685, and a book of Psalms (lacking title), together 3 in 1, some faint marginal browning or damp-stains but overall pretty clean, handsomely bound in contemporary black morocco, richly tooled all-over in gilt, covers with lily, rose, other foliate and draw-handle tools in an all-over pattern, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, neatly rebacked retaining original back-strip, lower cover detached, 8vo.
Description
⁂ Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***
Bible, English.- The New Testament..., Oxford University woodcut device to title, 101 engraved plates, of which 1 with closed tear, text complete but lacking final 2 gatherings (3L1-8, 3M1-4; presumably index, tables or similar), [Wing B2686], Oxford, [no printer], 1682, bound after The Book of Common Prayer, engraved pictorial title, engraved portrait frontispice and 5 plates, the last with edges silked, [Wing B3676], Oxford, [no printer] for Thomas Guy, 1685, and a book of Psalms (lacking title), together 3 in 1, some faint marginal browning or damp-stains but overall pretty clean, handsomely bound in contemporary black morocco, richly tooled all-over in gilt, covers with lily, rose, other foliate and draw-handle tools in an all-over pattern, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, neatly rebacked retaining original back-strip, lower cover detached, 8vo.
