![]() the spine is a period-style, but modern spine. With that said, it has been re-backed, i.e. This Bible retains enough of the original English paneled calf (likely 17th century) to at least have that wonderful immediate impression of historical authenticity. As to the condition, when it comes to early bibles, as they were heavily used and often printed on inexpensive paper stock, one must be somewhat forgiving of the general browning and occasional stains found in the present example.Ī full original binding (i.e.’ contemporary’ or period) is certainly the most desirable. This certainly affects the value significantly as there is a very wide price disparity between complete copies and incomplete ones (especially when important pages are missing such as a title page). Finally, the Book is Psalms is also severely incomplete. The title page of the Old Testament is missing and has been replaced by a modern facsimile. The first part bound, the Booke of Common Prayer, is just a fragment. Sadly, in the case of this particular Bible, it is NOT complete. Perhaps the first thing to consider in an appraisal, after the identification of the Bible and an assessment of its historical importance, is its completeness. Publisher:Ět London : Printed by Iohn Daye, dwelling ouer Aldersgate, 1580. Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis, BOUND WITH… Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins William Whittingham. Collected by R.F.H.Publisher: Imprinted at London : by Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes Maiestie. The further contents and vse of both the which tables, (for breuitie sake) is expressed more at large in the preface to the reader. The first containing the interpretation of the Hebrue, Caldean, Greeke, and Latine wordes and names scateringly dispersed throughout the whole Bible: and the second comprehending all such principal vvordes and matters, as concerne the sense and meaning of the Scriptures. BOUND WITH… Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances : or large and ample tables alphabeticall. The Newe Testament Of Ovr Lord Iesus Christ Publisher: London: Imprinted by Christopher Barker, 1580. Publisher: Imprinted at London : By Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes Maiestie, 1580. The Booke of Common prayer and administration of the Sacraments : and other rites and ceremonies in the Church of England.Imprinted at London : By Christopher Barker …, 1580. The edition here from 1580 is an early edition and increasingly scarce in commerce.Īs is often the case with the early Bibles, they are a complicated patchwork of various editions and parts. The Geneva Bible is also considered to be the “Bible of the Protestant Reformation” and was naturally the Bible the Puritans held so dear as they stepped off the Mayflower. It is often referred to as the “Breeches Bible”, because of its translation of Genesis 3:7 (“they sewed figge tree leaves together, and made themselves breeches”). It was first printed in 1560, a full 51 years before the King James Bible. The Geneva Bible is one of the most significant translations of the Bible into English. The book we received was a 1580 copy of the Geneva Bible. I thought it would be instructive to look at and appraise, in a step-by-step fashion, a Bible that was recently sent to us and which is shown in the photos below. If you have any questions about a Bible you may have (especially any printed before 1800), feel free to send photos to are happy to offer a free evaluation. There are also feats of the printer’s art such as the 1800 Giant Macklin Bible Seven-Volume Bible, which is considered among the most impressive Bibles ever printed. ![]() For instance, there are historically interesting Bibles such as the 1858 “Pony Express Bible” that is a coveted artifact of the Old West or the Harper’s Illuminated and New Pictorial Bible (1843- 1846), which was the most extensively illustrated American book up until its time. With that said, there are exceptions to the rule for Bibles with unique appeal or characteristics. ![]() That is simply a consequence of the fact that so many Bibles were printed as well as the fact that many were treated as important family heirlooms and have therefore survived the ravages of time. With notable exceptions, most Bibles printed after 1800 in America and after 1700 in Europe are actually not worth very much money. One of the most common questions any rare book dealer receives is “What is my Old Bible Worth?”
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