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Bible. English. Geneva.

Title

The Bible: translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. : With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance, as may appeare in the epistle to the reader. And also a most profitable concordance for the readie finding out of any thing in the same contained..

Imprint

Imprinted at London : By Robert Bakker [sic] printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, 1607.

Physical description

[2], 434 [i.e. 435], [4], 441-554, [82] leaves 21 cm (4to in 8s)

Note

Main sequence of foliation, after prelims., runs from folio 1 to folio 554, with 4 leaves with NT titlepage and prelims (signature *) interpolated between Apocrypha and folio 441 (Matthew ch.1). With numerous errors in foliation.

Note

'The New Testament of our Lord Iesus Christ.' has separate, dated title page on leaf *1, following Apocrypha; other foliation and register are continuous.

Note

Without 'Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances', included in some copies and given in ESTC S5054.

Note

Signatures: [pi]² A-3H⁸ 3I², *4, 3K-3Y⁸3Z¹².

Note

With colophon on verso of final leaf (not present in this copy).

Note

'Apocrypha' starts on folio 2Z6r, with title below row of printer's flowers; foliation continuous from folio 359.

Citation/references note

ESTC, S5054

Citation/references note

STC (2nd ed.), 2200

Citation/references note

Darlow & Moule, 290

Provenance

Loose inside: letter, dated 26.1.[19]20, from [first name not legible] Longridge, of 7 Oxford Parade, Cheltenham, presenting this Breeches Bible to 'My dear Padre'.

Provenance

Signature on flyleaf (mid-20th century): James E. Walker.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Binding

Nineteenth-century brown calf; boards decorated with triple ruled border; marbled paper end-papers. Upper board detached. Spine lettered: "Holy Bible / Common prayer", with incorrect date '1632' at tail. Now in archival card box.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect: lacks title page and all before A1 (leaf 1), and all after 3Z7 (leaf 553; Revelation ch.20 v.12).

Copy-specific note

Pencil note on volume flyleaf: 'Breeches Bible'.

Copy-specific note

Bound with (a) Book of common prayer, 1632; and (c) The booke of Psalmes, ed. Sternhold & Hopkins, 1633.

Added entry--name

Gilby, Anthony, approximately 1510-1585 translator.

Added entry--name

Sampson, Thomas, 1517?-1589 translator.

Added entry--name

Whittingham, William, -1579 translator.

Added entry--name

Barker, Robert, -1645 printer.

Added entry--name

Walker, James E. previous owner.

Added entry--title

New Testament of our Lord Iesus Christ.

Added entry--place

England London.

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035##$a(CU-RivES)S5054

035##$a(Uk-ES)006207104

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0410#$aeng

1300#$aBible.$lEnglish.$sGeneva.

24514$aThe Bible: translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. :$bWith most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance, as may appeare in the epistle to the reader. And also a most profitable concordance for the readie finding out of any thing in the same contained..

260##$aImprinted at London :$bBy Robert Bakker [sic] printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie,$c1607.

300##$a[2], 434 [i.e. 435], [4], 441-554, [82] leaves$c21 cm (4to in 8s)

500##$aMain sequence of foliation, after prelims., runs from folio 1 to folio 554, with 4 leaves with NT titlepage and prelims (signature *) interpolated between Apocrypha and folio 441 (Matthew ch.1). With numerous errors in foliation.

500##$a'The New Testament of our Lord Iesus Christ.' has separate, dated title page on leaf *1, following Apocrypha; other foliation and register are continuous.

500##$aWithout 'Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances', included in some copies and given in ESTC S5054.

500##$aSignatures: [pi]² A-3H⁸ 3I2, *4, 3K-3Y8 3Z12.

500##$aWith colophon on verso of final leaf (not present in this copy).

500##$a'Apocrypha' starts on folio 2Z6r, with title below row of printer's flowers; foliation continuous from folio 359.

5104#$aESTC,$cS5054

5104#$aSTC (2nd ed.),$c2200

5104#$aDarlow & Moule,$c290

561##$aLoose inside: letter, dated 26.1.[19]20, from [first name not legible] Longridge, of 7 Oxford Parade, Cheltenham, presenting this Breeches Bible to 'My dear Padre'.

561##$aSignature on flyleaf (mid-20th century): James E. Walker.

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

563##$aNineteenth-century brown calf; boards decorated with triple ruled border; marbled paper end-papers. Upper board detached. Spine lettered: "Holy Bible / Common prayer", with incorrect date '1632' at tail. Now in archival card box.

590##$aImperfect: lacks title page and all before A1 (leaf 1), and all after 3Z7 (leaf 553; Revelation ch.20 v.12).

590##$aPencil note on volume flyleaf: 'Breeches Bible'.

590##$aBound with (a) Book of common prayer, 1632; and (c) The booke of Psalmes, ed. Sternhold & Hopkins, 1633.

7001#$aGilby, Anthony,$dapproximately 1510-1585$etranslator.

7001#$aSampson, Thomas,$d1517?-1589$etranslator.

7001#$aWhittingham, William,$d-1579$etranslator.

7001#$aBarker, Robert,$d-1645$eprinter.

7001#$aWalker, James E.,$eprevious owner.

73002$aNew Testament of our Lord Iesus Christ.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.