The popularity of the Geneva Bible among England’s laypeople caused Anglican clergy to want something similar. The King James Bible filled that gap.
1683 Folio King James Reformer / Puritan Bible with 1599 Geneva & Theodore Beza Notes RARE
$2,999.99A rare 1683 King James Version combined with Geneva Bible notes from the 1599 edition and Theodore Beza. Contains almost 1000 pages with notes on the complete Bible ,making this a veritable library of study and classic Protestant commentary in just one book. These annotations which are an important part of the Geneva Bible were Calvinistic and Puritan in character, and as such ,they were disliked by the ruling conservative Protestants of the Church of England as well as King James I, who commissioned the Authorized Version or King James Bible to replace it. The Geneva Bible had also motivated the production of the Bishops’ Bible under Elizabeth I, for the same reason, and later the Douay- Rheims edition by the recusant Papists. The Geneva Bible remained popular among Puritans and was their beloved translation of choice in use until after the English Civil War. The final 17th century printing was completed in 1644 in Amsterdam with the preceding 1640 edition being the first that deliberately omitted the Apocrypha. The Geneva notes were first included in an edition of the King James Bible in 1642 and printed in subsequent editions as late as 1715.
Dimensions: Approx. 15 3/8 inches x approx. 9 3/4 inches x approx. 3 inches
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1659 LARGE Folio KJV FIELD BIBLE celebration of the Restoration of Charles II, RED RULED
$2,499.99[THE HOLY BIBLE] Cambridge: John Field, 1659. Folio, 17.25″ x 11.25″. Wanting the engraved general title and coat of arms, and blank y4, else collates complete (see ESTC R36589.) Bound in full period marbled calf.
RED RULED – For a small percentage of Bibles, the borders and important parts of the text would be marked using a straightedge and red ink. Each page would be outlined by a scribe after printing, which was a very detail oriented and time-consuming practice. Red-ruling makes the text stand out, easier to read, and was a practice used by the very wealthy of the time.
The 1659 Field Bible, issued in celebration of the Restoration of Charles II, is a significant historical artifact. Although it is missing the engraved general title and coat of arms, as well as blank y4, it is otherwise complete and intact. This particular edition was published by John Field in Cambridge, 1659.
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1702 – 1711 FOLIO King James Reformer / Puritan Bible with Geneva & Theodore Beza Notes RARE
$2,299.99Bound at front with The Book of Common Prayer…, London: Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, Deceas’d, dated 1711.
The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New, Newly translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majestie’s special command…, [Amsterdam]: Printed in the Year 1708.
New Testament dated 1707.
At rear The Whole Book of Psalms: Collected into English Meeter, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, London: Company of Stationers, dated 1702. All bound into one book.
Dimensions: Approx. 15 3/8 inches x approx. 9 3/4 inches x approx. 3 inches – FOLIO
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1690 12mo King James “Her Bible” Black Morocco Leather OT & NT
$1,249.99A beautiful ENGLISH King James “pocket or Her” Bible. The 17th century saw an increase in the production of smaller 12mo Bibles. Sometimes called “Her Bible” because it was popular with ladies, this edition was bound without the apocrypha which makes it rather scarce.
Contains: Old Testament & New Testament
Dimensions: Approx. 5 inches in length x 2 5/8 inches in width x 2 inches in depth.
Shipping Weight: Approx. 2.3 pounds.
Title: King James Bible
Format/binding: Hardback-Black Morocco Leather-Four Raised Bands
Book condition: Used Antique – Good
Publisher: Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb
Date Published: 1690
Size: 12mo
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1654 pocket Bible OT imprinted by Evan Tyler for a Society of Stationers with brass clasps and red ruling
$999.99This 1654 pocket Bible imprinted by Evan Tyler, for a Society of Stationers, with brass clasps and red ruling, is highly significant. The red ruling, in particular, points to the book’s high-quality and premium nature, underscoring the owner’s status and the personal value they placed on this object of daily devotion.
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1706 BIBLE Large Quarto Book of Common Prayer OT NT & APOC by Bill & Newcomb London
$999.99A very nice large quarto example of the 1706 King James Holy Bible with the Old Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha, plus The Book of Common Prayer & Psalter; all bound in the same volume.
Family History for: Causer, Lowe.
Bound in an attractive contemporary tooled calf leather binding.
Re-backed with flexible goatskin leather, raised bands, & ribbons. Some corner or edge leather repairs.
A solid and attractive restored period binding.