Stukeley (William).- Bible, English. The Holy Bible Containing the old Testament and the New, 1 vol. bound in 2, each with same engraved general title (dates evidently altered from 1682), divisional title to NT dated 1673, folding engraved map at start vol. 1 (laid down and repaired with some loss, manuscript notes to verso), 2 folding maps tipped-in to NT, woodcut initials, lacking The whole book of Psalms at end, both titles with ownership inscription "W: Stukeley MD. 1730" to verso, that of vol. 1 also with "Stamford" beneath, annotated by Stukeley throughout, including a few marginal illustrations, vol. 1 map and first few leaves repaired at inner-margin and loose, vol. 1 title chipped at edges, vol. 1 2K4 & 3G2 small hole affecting couple letters, trimmed close at head, sometimes into headline, annotations occasionally shaved at fore-edge, occasional light damp-staining, some foxing and light browning, later panelled calf, spines chipped with loss and lacking labels, rubbed and worn, upper covers detached, [ESTC R469361], Cambridge, John Hayes, 1683; and a biography of Stukeley (1985), 4to & 8vo (3)

⁂ William Stukeley (1687-1765), antiquary and natural philosopher. A significant influence on the later development of archaeology, he pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire. In 1718, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and became the first secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of London. This copy contains a small marginal illustration of a stone circle in Exodus (F8v), "And Moses built an altar". Stukeley also references "Stonehenge" in the Book of Kings (2F3v), and "Romans" and "Britain" at the opening of the Book of Joel (3N1).