Lot 41
Rainolds (John) The Discovery of the Man of Sinne, first edition, Oxford, Printed by Joseph Barnes, 1614.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
Rainolds (John) The Discovery of the Man of Sinne, first edition, title soiled and repaired, trimmed affecting sidenotes on many pages and occasionally headline or pagination, light water-stain, later dark blue half morocco, gilt, by Lloyd, slightly rubbed, [STC 20609; Madan I, p.99], 4to, Oxford, Printed by Joseph Barnes, 1614.
⁂ It was largely as a result of the influence of the Hebraist John Rainolds that King James ordered the new translation of the Bible (to which Rainolds contributed). The editor's preface is signed: William Hinde.
Description
Rainolds (John) The Discovery of the Man of Sinne, first edition, title soiled and repaired, trimmed affecting sidenotes on many pages and occasionally headline or pagination, light water-stain, later dark blue half morocco, gilt, by Lloyd, slightly rubbed, [STC 20609; Madan I, p.99], 4to, Oxford, Printed by Joseph Barnes, 1614.
⁂ It was largely as a result of the influence of the Hebraist John Rainolds that King James ordered the new translation of the Bible (to which Rainolds contributed). The editor's preface is signed: William Hinde.