Bible, English.- The first tome or volume of the Paraphrases of Erasmus upon the newe testament, vol.1 only (of 2), second edition, black letter, titlewithin woodcut border with lower corner defective and outer edge repaired, woodcut initials, lacking all after 4D7, repairs to some corners and outer edges towards end, some water-staining, mostly at end, early ink annotations and marginalia, later vellum, rebacked preserving original spine, [Herbert 73 note], folio (314 x 181mm.), Edwarde Whitchurche, 1551.

⁂ An almost complete copy of the first volume of the second edition of Erasmus' Paraphrases. In 1547 Edward VI decreed that a copy of Paraphrases should be acquired by every parish church, as companion to the Great Bible of 1539. Herbert reports that the scarcity of this work can be attributed to the efforts of Mary I of England in attempting to restore the Vulgate Bible, leading to many copies of the first and contemporary editions being destroyed.