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Description

The
Holy Bible,
containing the
Old and New Testaments:
Translated out of the
Original Tongues:
And with the
Former Translations
Diligently Compared and Revised,
By His Majesty's Special Command.
Appointed to be read in Churches. 
Oxford:
Printed at the Clarendon Press,
by William Jackson and William Dawson, Printers to the University:
And sold at the Oxford Bible Warehouse, in Paternoster Row, London, 1795.

Selling here is a complete quarto King James Holy Bible, printed in Oxford by William Jackson and William Dawson, 1795. 

Stout 4to, bound in period blindtooled full calf, upper board detached, spine with five gilt ruled raised bands. Period plain endpapers, upper fe's removed.

The book measures 22.5cm by 27cm and some 7.5cm thick.

The contents have been fully collated and are complete.

Contents unpaginated , with the separately signed Apocrypha, New Testament and Psalms. Signatures reading: A-2T8, 2U4; *A-*K8; +A-+N8, O-R4, S2; +A-+L2, +M3, the New Testament with separate titlepage and including a chronological index of Scripture and tables of measures, weights, coins, offices and conditions of men, and kindred and affinity.

FOR SALE WITHOUT RESERVE. 

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Condition: Front board detached, lower hinge cracked and strained, leather scuffed externally, abrasion to spine ends and corners. Front free endpapers removed. Textblock is firm, leaves generally in good crisp condition, some age toning, scattered light foxing and edge dust, water stain touching around the top edges, initial few leaves with browning to their outer halves, the lower endpapers heavily browned and last few printed leaves similarly affected. Near contemporary ink ownership to upper pastedown, of one Ann Inglis dated July 12, 1800. 

FOR SALE WITHOUT RESERVE. 

THIS BOOK WEIGHS APPROX 3KG PACKED. Please study the pictures carefully and feel free to ask any questions.

 

 

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  • We are more than happy to offer a full money back refund if the goods you have purchased are not as described. Customer satisfaction is our priority.

 

About Us

At Worthydownbooks we curate a weekly auction of antiquarian and rare books, starting at £4.99 and always without reserve. These auctions generally close on a Thursday night at 19.00 GMT.

Please also view our sister site Worthydownbookstore, where we offer a wide range of collectable books with a Buy It Now option. 

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