The Holy Bible Faithfully Translated Out of the authentical Latin, diligently conferred with the Hebrew, Greek, & other Editions in divers languages…

by the English College of Doway

[Douai-Rheims version], 

 2 volumes:
Old Testament (3 parts) bound with Book of Psalms


[Rouen], Printed by John Cousturier; 1635.

woodcut device to titles,
woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials,
leaf with printer's note at end vol. 1,
privilege/errata leaf at end vol. 2,
lacking additional engraved titles in both vol.,
vol. 1 Sig. 3Q bound in wrong order,
vol. 2 title soiled with small chip to upper corner and repaired tears affecting ruled border (small loss to border to verso),
following 3ff. with short repaired tears affecting text but no loss,
vol. 2 single small wormhole within text of first quarter and small worming to gutter foot at end, trimmed
vol. 1 5Q2 diagonal paper-flaw/tear, damp-staining to foot

some light occasional spotting,

vol. 2 final few ff. little chipped and stained but no text loss, 

4to: 7 by 8 3/4"

Full calf, rebacked preserving much of original backstrips


Text in English

[Herbert 499; STC 2321],
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Second edition of the Roman Catholic version of the Old Testament in English, first published in Douai in 1609-10.

The additional engraved titles are only "found in some copies" (Herbert).
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Provenance: Seminario S. Joannis de Wonersh (bookplates).



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