Lot 44
Bible, English.- The holy Byble, Bishop's version, third folio edition, R. Jugge, 1574.
Hammer Price: £1,900
Description
Bible, English.- The holy Byble, Bishop's version, third folio edition, 5 parts in 1, NT title within woodcut border, other divisional titles with woodcut illustrations (general title lacking), printed in black letter, double column, woodcut illustrations including double-page map, but lacking the double-page plate of the Tabernacle, lacking all but one preliminary leaf (printed in red and black), lacking also 4M7-8 and Q7-8 from NT, E2 bound in reverse, several leaves torn or holed with loss, in some cases missing text supplied in pen and ink, some repairs, many leaves trimmed with loss to headlines and sidenotes, some water-staining, and an incomplete copy of Marbecke's The Lyves of holy Sainctes, 1574 bound at end, later calf, worn, [Herbert 137], folio, R. Jugge, 1574.
⁂ The substantial part of this folio edition is intact and in good condition. The map is from the same block as used for the Coverdale Bible of 1535 but with different letterpress in the scroll, and Parker's arms in the tablet, and dated 1574.
Provenance: Rev. C.H. Martin, Maisemore, Glos. (ink inscription on front free endpaper).
Description
Bible, English.- The holy Byble, Bishop's version, third folio edition, 5 parts in 1, NT title within woodcut border, other divisional titles with woodcut illustrations (general title lacking), printed in black letter, double column, woodcut illustrations including double-page map, but lacking the double-page plate of the Tabernacle, lacking all but one preliminary leaf (printed in red and black), lacking also 4M7-8 and Q7-8 from NT, E2 bound in reverse, several leaves torn or holed with loss, in some cases missing text supplied in pen and ink, some repairs, many leaves trimmed with loss to headlines and sidenotes, some water-staining, and an incomplete copy of Marbecke's The Lyves of holy Sainctes, 1574 bound at end, later calf, worn, [Herbert 137], folio, R. Jugge, 1574.
⁂ The substantial part of this folio edition is intact and in good condition. The map is from the same block as used for the Coverdale Bible of 1535 but with different letterpress in the scroll, and Parker's arms in the tablet, and dated 1574.
Provenance: Rev. C.H. Martin, Maisemore, Glos. (ink inscription on front free endpaper).
