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176334979Oxoni: E typographeo Clarendoniano 1763. 8vo in 4s 23.5 cm 9.25". 4 676 pp. <br><br>Sole octavo printing of the Greek New Testament using Baskerville type i.e. Greek type that Baskerville designed and cut himself; and indeed this pleasingly was printed from the only set of Baskerville type that survives to this day still at Oxford's Clarendon Press. The text was based on the Mill edition of the Greek N.T.; Darlow and Moule notes that while the text "generally reproduces that of Mill . . . Reuss notes seven variations." => An important example of 18th-century fine printing of the Bible.<br>Â Â Â Â This copy retains its half-title.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: The Howell Bible Collection Pacific School of Religion properly released. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Gaskell enlarged ed. Add. 2; Darlow & Moule 4756. Contemporary acid-stained calf rebacked some time ago with morocco spine with gilt-stamped title and publication information; edges and extremities rubbed sides and spine with small scuffs. New endpapers with pencilled annotations; back pastedown with California bookseller's small ticket. No library markings. Title-page with tiny nick in upper edge. Pages very slightly age-toned with a very few scattered small spots otherwise crisp and clean. E typographeo Clarendoniano unknown books
17673087Cambridge: John Archdeacon 1767. Two vols. 6.75 x 4.25". Contemporary Scottish black morocco spine in six compartments red morocco lettering pieces in the second others with gilt saltire with small flowers covers framed with distinctive interlocking tool impressed individually. Red and black PRINTED book labels of Elisabeth Hall dated 1769 pasted onto "Dutch gilt" endpapers. Some modern glue is visible in the inner hinge of the lower cover of vol. 2. Two original binder's blanks at the front and back of both volumes. Suitable for exhibition and study. This well preserved set of Scottish bindings is further distinguished by FOUR copy-specific letterpress bookplates printed in red and black no doubt in Scotland which reads in full: <br/><br/>"Elisabeth Hall Her Bible. 20th June. MDCCLXIX." <br/><br/>Concerning this printed bookplate it would appear that the present volumes contain the only known impressions of it thereby meriting inclusion in ESTC and elsewhere.<br/><br/>The tools on the front cover of the bindings have not been matched with published examples but the spine treatment and endpapers are decidedly Scottish.<br/><br/>That the Psalms were printed in Edinburgh Alexander Kincaid 1763 leads us to the conclusion that the present bindings are not only Scottish but that the original owner of them Elisabeth Hall was certainly Scottish herself.<br/><br/>John Archdeacon's 1767 Cambridge Bible is not in the National Library of Scotland. Unsurprisingly NLS has four copies of Alexander Kincaid's 1763 Psalms two of which are in the Bindings Collection: Bdg.s.8072 and Bdg.s.1002. John Archdeacon unknown books
179923757Philadelphia: Pr. by A. Bartram 1799. 4to. viii xvi 488 pp.; 196 8 pp. <br><br>George Campbell 171996 was a minister of the Church of Scotland theologian and principal of Marischal College. He wrote a number of theological works including a defense of miracles in response to David Hume and was noted for originality of argument as well as charity towards his opponents. This translation of the Gospels was first published in England in 1789; the work consists of a preface and preliminary dissertations the actual translation and the notes with the whole being very scholarly resorting frequently to the Greek in the dissertations and notes.<br>Â Â Â Â Campbell's translation of the Gospels were first printed in the U.S. in 1796 and was the first privately accomplished translation of the Gospels printed in America. This is only the second edition printed in America. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC W4382; Evans 35200; Hills English Bible in America 71. On Campbell see: The Dictionary of National Biography. Publisher's brown leather rebacked board edges refurbished original spine-label reused. Old library pressure-stamps and a bit of pencilling stamped numberwith a properly deaccessioned. Occasional light foxing and with some marginal waterstains. Overall a rather nice copy. Pr. by A. Bartram hardcover books
179611489Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson 1796. 4to 27.7 cm 10.9". vii xvi 488 196 pp. 8 ff. <br><br>Three American "firsts" here counting that of our caption! For while being additionally the uncommon first printing in America of the Gospels in English in any translation other than the King James or the Douai-Rheims version this is also the first privately accomplished translation of the Gospels printed in America.<br>Â Â Â Â George Campbell 171996 was a minister of the Church of Scotland theologian and principal of Marischal College. He wrote a number of theological works including a defense of miracles in response to David Hume and was noted for originality of argument as well as charity towards his opponents. This translation of the Gospels was first published in England in 1789; the work consists of a preface and preliminary dissertations the actual translation and the notes with the whole being very scholarly resorting frequently to the Greek in the dissertations and notes.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Title-page and contents leaf with early inked inscriptions reading "Jas. Booth. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC W4383; Evans 30086; Hills English Bible in America 56. On Campbell see: The Dictionary of National Biography. Contemporary treed sheep rubbed and abraded with leather lost at corners; nicely rebacked with original label laid on. Title-page and contents inscribed as described above; endpapers waterstained and pages with light spots of foxing. Paper in many sections faintly blue. Thomas Dobson hardcover books
1769254985Cambridge: John Archdeacon Printer to the University 1769. 2 vols. 12mo. Bound in contemporary green morocco covers with outer dog-tooth roll border surrounding floral roll border spines in five compartments with raised bands a.e.g comb-marbled endleaves light rubbing to extremities binder's blanks removed from both volumes. 2 vols. 12mo. Archdeacon was University Printer from 1766 to 1793. Darlow & Moule 889; t95018. Provenance: Mary Carlton contemporary bookplate; Nancy Barr gift inscription "given her by her aunt Mary Carlton" John Archdeacon, Printer to the University unknown books
1707265207London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcombe; G. Croom for the Company of Stationers 1707. Engraved title-page. 8vo. Early 19th-century full diced Russia preserving original 18th-century brass clasps and catches clasps engraved with the initials "R" and "D" rebacked preserving spine a.e.g. Covers lightly worn textblock trimmed touching headings edges of title and first few leaves worn dampstain at lower margin of first few leaves soiling and browning throughout. Engraved title-page. 8vo. An early 18th century Bible belonging to Robert Dewhurst and family with an elaborate full-page calligraphic ownership inscription on the ffep and Dewhurst's initials engraved onto the binding clasps. ESTC N11371; Darlow & Moule 701 with 1708 engraved title. Provenance: Robert Dewhurst b. 1682 initials engraved on clasps calligraphic ownership inscription on ffep Dewhurst family register on versos of New Testament and Psalms title-pages Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcombe; G. Croom for the Company of Stationers unknown books
1782WRCAM56605Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken 1782. Two parts bound in one volume. 1452pp. text in two columns. Complete with title- leaves to both the Old and New Testaments along with the certification leaf from Congress. 12mo. Contemporary sheep. Binding rubbed. Light toning and foxing. Contemporary notations on rear endleaves. A very good copy in contemporary condition. In a blue half morocco slipcase and chemise spine gilt. The Aitken Bible is one of the most celebrated American bibles being the first complete English Bible printed in America. During the colonial era the monopoly on printing English bibles belonged to the Royal Printer and the colonies were supplied entirely with bibles printed in England. The first Bible printed in the British colonies in America was the famous Eliot Indian Bible in Algonquin issued in Cambridge in 1661-63 and reprinted in 1680-85. The 18th century saw the printing of bibles in German. With the American Revolution the British monopoly on English-language bibles naturally ended and the embargo on goods from England acted to create a shortage. Aitken a Philadelphia printer undertook the task producing the New Testament in 1781 and the Old Testament in 1782. On completion he petitioned the Continental Congress for their endorsement and received it in September 1782. Because of this official endorsement and the reasons behind its production the Aitken Bible is often referred to as "The Bible of the Revolution." This highspot amongst printed Americana has become very difficult to find in any condition. The present example despite minor faults is a very nice copy of a work almost inevitably found in poor condition here in a contemporary American binding. <br> <br> This copy has four pages of annotations by the Shipman family beginning with the marriage of Paul Shipman and Mary Bond in 1780 and extending through the death of George Shipman in 1846. A note on the rear fly leaf reads: "Paul Shipman's Bible bought of Majr. William Helms in Hacketstown December 23th 1783 price of 6/-. Printed by Robt. Aitken at Pope Head three doors above the Coffey house in Market Street Philadelphia in 1782." <br> <br> A major rarity in American bibles and American printing. DARLOW & MOULE 928. SABIN 5165. EVANS 17101 17473. HILDEBURN 4126 4184. ESTC W4490. HILLS 11. O'CALLAHAN p.31. Printed and sold by Robert Aitken unknown books
1792WRCLIT76093London: Printed for Bellamy and Roberts 1792. Four volumes bound in six. Quarto. Contemporary unlettered calf marbled endsheets spines gilt. Plates and maps some folding. Institutional bookplate and early gift inscriptions hinges cracked but still holding spine ends chipped scattered foxing and tanning burn scar to lower board of first volume scrape to spine of sixth volume. Still a sound useful set amenable to cosmetics. First edition of Thomas Scott's edition of the English Bible first published in 174 weekly numbers spanning 1788-92. The enterprise contributed to the bankruptcy of the publisher and Scott was saddled with considerable debt but his commentary has been described as "the greatest theological performance of our age and country" - Sir James Stephen quoted by Herbert. The title calls for a Concordance and accompaniments which does not appear in this set -- according to Herbert it is usually the separate 3rd edition of Powell's 1792 concordance and was published as a separate accompaniment in quarto format and in 8vo both as standalones. Given the binding configuration of this set it usually appears in four volumes it is possible that this set was bound up from the parts issue. The New Testament is bound in two volumes with general title in 1st volume only and what usually appears as volume one is here present in two volumes with the general title in the first and the second beginning with Ruth. ESTC locates three sets: BL Newport Central and Washington State. HERBERT 1366. ESTC T95096. Printed for Bellamy and Roberts unknown books
176242105Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett Printer to the University 1762. With the New Testament title page bearing the name of "Mark Baskett." Herbert says M. only. 2 vols. 12mo. Contemporary full crimson morocco gilt panelled spines a.e.g. Fine. Bookplate of Isabella Hildebrand and ownership inscriptions of Charlotte Milles 1767 Margaret Brutoon Isabelle Hildebrand 1912 and Sir Hector Livingston Duff 1936. With the New Testament title page bearing the name of "Mark Baskett." Herbert says M. only. 2 vols. 12mo. Herbert 1145 Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the University unknown books
179631848Philadelphia: Pr. by Jacob R. Berriman for Berriman & Co. 1796. Folio 42.2 cm 16.7". 748 pp. 2 final ff. of back matter lacking; 18 plts. <br><br>Bible collector's treasure: the first edition of the Berriman Bible. Noted for its excellent illustrations by several contemporary American engravers including Alexander Anderson Cornelius Tiebout Francis Shallus and William Rollinson this large and handsomely produced lectern-sized folio Bible is printed in two columns with sidenotes including scriptural cross-references and a chronology. The plates include scenes of Adam and Eve in paradise frontispiece the Egyptian midwives drowning the Hebrews' infant sons Judas Maccabaeus slaying Apolloninus and Judas betraying Christ with a kiss; the maps show the presumed historical setting of the Garden of Eden and the Holy Land. One plate in this copy "The Parting of Lot and Abraham" is bound in upside-down.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Title-page with inked inscription in upper margin: "Benjamin Morris to Samuel White Sept. 17th 1826" and with tipped-in typed slip noting presentation to a seminary by the Rev. John Cyrus Madden class of 1893 who had received the book from Charles Reifschneider a descendant of White. Spine with gilt-stamped leather label reading "Deborah Morris to" only! <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Herbert 1402; Hills 53; O'Callaghan 51; Rumball-Petre 175; Wright Early Bibles of America 325; Evans 30065; ESTC W004506. Early 19th-century mottled sheep covers framed in blind roll spine with gilt-stamped title label and compartment decorations; scuffed and rubbed gilt now mostly lost front cover with inkstain front joint cracked but holding and back one holed back free endpaper lacking. Spine head chipped with one label partly cut yes cut away and foot with inked shelving number; other library markings including bookplate pressure- and rubber-stamps and a few typical annotations. Pages age-toned to browned with offsetting and foxing ranging from mild to moderate occasional spotting and smudging some dog-eared corners;some leaves with margins chipped or short edge tears a few with tears extending into text some with loss of a few letters. Two leaves in Jeremiah torn with upper portions lacking one leaf crudely repaired some time ago last leaf tattered; two final leaves last portion of tables section and the subscribers list lacking with scraps of the "Table of Kindred & Affinity" laid in. => Marked by time and use still an agreeable and interesting example of a noteworthy edition. Pr. by Jacob R. Berriman for Berriman & Co. hardcover books
1770WRCLIT66987Oxford: Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill . 1770. Not paginated. A8-3C5 †A8 -†M4 3D8-3S6. Thick octavo. Contemporary unlettered red morocco spine gilt extra covers with gilt roll of vines at edges with oval black morocco central inlay with the sacred monogram and cross within a gilt sunburst a.e.g. marbled endsheets. Vertical crack in spine with shallow losses at crown and toe front binder's blank detached but present rear inner hinge cracking after free endsheet some wear to joints and forecorners; still a good internally fresh and crisp copy. An attractive octavo printing including the Apocrypha. Wright and Gill printed an edition in folio the same year. A highly likely association copy of some interest signed on the front binder's blank "Sarah S. Villiers 1804" probably Sarah Sophia Child-Villiers 1785-1867 Countess of Jersey and with the earlier signature of "Sarah Child 1779" her mother Sarah Anne Child 1764-1793. Sarah Childs married Lord Villiers on 23 May 1804. As heir to Child's Bank and to the property at Osterley Park she brought considerable resources to the marriage and was engaged as an active partner at the bank. She exerted influence in political circles and was prominent socially sufficient to provide models for fictional characters in novels by Disraeli and Lady Caroline Lamb. ESTC T91638. DARLOW & MOULE HERBERT 1206. Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill ... unknown books
1763306680Birmingham: John Baskerville Printer to the University 1763. The third variant of the Subscriber's list with the most names ending with that of the Hon. Charles York Esq Attorney General. 1146 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Bound in full dark blue straight-grained morocco covers tooled in gilt with wide Greek key and drawer handle border with floral cornerpieces narrow gilt filet-bordered rectangles tooled all over with drawer handle and sunburst tools and semé off small dots with central gilt-stamped L with crown spine with six double raised bands titled in one compartment stamped with owner's name "Frederic Powys" in another and the rest richly gilt a.e.g. pink endsheets by Staggemeier and Welcher with their circular pink paper label on front pastedown. Front joint and headcap with conservation repairs of the highest quality light foxing to text. The third variant of the Subscriber's list with the most names ending with that of the Hon. Charles York Esq Attorney General. 1146 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Baskerville's Masterpiece in Staggemeier & Welcher Binding. The 1763 edition of Baskerville's Bible has always been recognised as his masterpiece and is one of the high-points in the history of printing in Britain. This beautiful and monumental binding can be closely dated because Thomas Powys formerly MP for Northamptonshire was created Baron Lilford in 1797 and Staggemeier & Welcher are recorded in partnership on Villiers Street as of 1799. By 1810 Welcher was in business alone at that address. The Hon and Rev. Frederic Powys whose name appears on the spine was the third son of the first Lord Lilford; he married in 1807. Whether the binding was commissioned for his taking holy orders or on the occasion of his marriage can only be conjectured. A landmark of printing in a splendid binding. Nixon p. 184; Gaskell Bibliography of John Baskerville 26; Ramsden p. 135. Provenance: Frederic Powys his name tooled in gilt to spine Lilford Library booklabel John Baskerville, Printer to the University unknown books
1724255482London O.T.; Oxford N.T.: Printed by John Baskett . 1724. Additional engraved title-page by Sturt with Imprint "Printed and Sold by Richard Ware at Ye Bible & Sun in Amen Corner"; 200 engravings on 50 plates engraved by J. Cole. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary black gilt-panelled morocco Cambridge style. Covers worn and scuffed lower cover detached; text slightly darkened and well-thumbed but impressve and intact. Additional engraved title-page by Sturt with Imprint "Printed and Sold by Richard Ware at Ye Bible & Sun in Amen Corner"; 200 engravings on 50 plates engraved by J. Cole. 1 vols. 4to. Bound between THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER Baskett 1724 with engraved portrait of King George and additional engraved title-page of the series of 200 engravings by J. Cole and THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS Baskett 1724. the latter water-stained toward the rear. Holy Bible: ESTC T89252 Herbert 970; The Historical Part of the Holy Bible: ESTC T94971; Book of Ccommon Prayer: ESTC N32783 Griffiths p.150; The Whole Book of Psalms: ESTC T89253 Printed by John Baskett .. unknown books
1763300386Birmingham: John Baskerville Printer to the University 1763. The third variant of the Subscriber's list with the most names ending with that of the Hon. Charles York Esq Attorney General. Unpaginated 1146 pages A2 B-13D2 13E1 a-e2 f1. With A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God 4pp. Eyre and Spottiswoode: London 1859 and 2 pp. of manuscript prayers laid-in. 1 vols. Folio 18-3/4 x 12-3/8 in. Contemporary dark blue morocco covers gilt with wide roll borders surrounding central gilt cross built up from small tools. Some light scuffing and wear to joints and corners very slight staining to outer margin of first few leaves in all a very clean and handsome copy. Provenance: Richard Bellamy b. 1741 Manuscript birth and wedding register on rear free end paper for Richard Bellamy and his wife Elizabeth née Griffiths married in 1760 and their 7 children; John William Burns Kilmahew bookplate. The third variant of the Subscriber's list with the most names ending with that of the Hon. Charles York Esq Attorney General. Unpaginated 1146 pages A2 B-13D2 13E1 a-e2 f1. With A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God 4pp. Eyre and Spottiswoode: London 1859 and 2 pp. of manuscript prayers laid-in. 1 vols. Folio 18-3/4 x 12-3/8 in. Baskerville's Masterpiece. The 1763 edition of Baskerville's Bible has always been recognized as his masterpiece and is one of the high-points in the history of printing in Britain. This copy in a beautiful contemporary binding in the style of the leading Cambridge binder of the day Edwin Moor with multiple border rolls and a central lozenge here a cross made up of small tools all typical of Moor's style. Nixon p. 184; Gaskell Bibliography of John Baskerville 26; Ramsden p. 135 John Baskerville, Printer to the University unknown books
171733327Oxford: John Baskett 1717. 2 volumes folio. 20 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches. Engraved frontispiece in vol. I engraved vignettes on general title and New Testament title engraved head- and tail-piece vignettes and engraved initials. Contemporary black panelled morocco gilt the covers with gilt roll-tooled borders around a series of concentric gilt panels with ornamental leafy sprays and corner-pieces central lozenge gilt composed of similar small tooling spines richly gilt in nine compartments morocco lettering piece in the second compartment gilt dentelles marbled endpapers and gilt edges discreet expert repairs at top and bottom of joints<br/> <br/>Provenance: Sir John Hynde Cotton armorial bookplate; William Charles Smith armorial bookplate; Maggs Bros. catalogue 1212 Bookbinding in the British Isles item 86<br/> <br/>First edition of the monumental splendidly illustrated "Vinegar Bible" -- a "magnificent edition" Darlow & Moule here ruled in red and handsomely bound.<br/> <br/>Commonly known as the "Vinegar Bible" from the misprint "the parable of the vinegar" for "vineyard" in the headline above Luke Chapter 20. While a contemporary lambasted Baskett for this and other typographical errors in the text calling it a "Baskett-ful of errors" Oxford historian of printing Harry Carter states that "only Baskerville's Bible is its equal among English Bibles for beauty of type impression and paper" The History of the Oxford University Press 1975 I p. 171 In 1709 John Baskett purchased the exclusive royal patent to print Bibles in England control of which his family retained until 1799. This magnificent edition of the Bible is among Baskett's most important works highly regarded for its large elegant type; its 60 striking copper-engraved vignette head- and tailpieces; and its many delicately engraved historiated initials. Two distinct varieties occur. This copy is Darlow & Moule's issue A with additional engraved general title page depicting Moses writing the first words of Genesis here bound as frontispiece; vignette view of Oxford on the general title page; and vignette title page for New Testament depicting the Annunciation dated 1716. The present example is noted for both its lovely contemporary black morocco gilt binding and for being ruled in red throughout. Similar bindings on this edition of the bible are noted in both the Wardington Collection and in Mirjam Foot's Studies in the History of Bookbinding p. 409.<br/> <br/>Darlow & Moule 735; Herbert 942. John Baskett unknown books
17636390Cambridge: John Baskerville 1763. Very Good/Printing a grand bible had been Baskerville's cherished ambition but the royal privilege belonged exclusively to Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Consequently Baskerville applied and was elected printer to the University of Cambridge. An innovator a micromanager a workaholic and an exacting perfectionist he threw everything into the bible project. He invented a stiffer blacker ink for it designed the types and the page layout and demanded smoother paper than was generally available. Ultimately he emptied his own bank accounts and borrowed money when the support of subscribers failed. Indeed he was not able to sell the entire edition of 1250 copies and ended up remaindering more than a third of the press run for pence on the guinea to his enormous personal disappointment and financial pain. The book remains a landmark in the history of English printing "one of the most beautiful books printed in the world" according to the bibliographer Frognall Dibdin a sentiment frequently echoed in Great Britain. This copy with the third longest list of subscribers ending with York. . Imperial folio 50 cm; 573 leaves. Text in double columns. In straight-grain blue morocco with gold-tooled border. Rebacked with original gold-tooled spine laid down. All edges gilt. Later reinforcements to joints and hinges. Light foxing on first and last leaves. Old bookplate on pastedown. Extra shipping charges will apply. References: Gaskell "John Baskerville a Bibliography" 26; Rothschild 2640; Darlow & Moule 857. John Baskerville unknown books
176507820London from Sat. May 4 to Tues. May 7 1765 1765. Unbound. Folio vol. XVII No.1307 pages 433-440. News of interest about Great Britain and elsewhere including "For Gout and Rheumatism" sections on "To Be Sold" and "To Be Lett" and marriages. Very good with light soiling to front page. <br/><br/> unknown books
176507818London from Tues June 25 to Thurs June 27 1765 1765. Folio vol. XVII No.1329; pages 609-616. News of interest about Great Britain and elsewhere including an article "An Experiment to make Potatoes thrive without Dung" by Mr. Tichiffeli. On final leaf are some stock prices Christenings numbers of dead by disease and by casualty. Very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
1794302622Boston: Printed at Boston by Alexander Young and Thomas Minns For J. Boyle B. Larkin J. White Thomas and Andrews D. West E. Larkin W.P. Blake and J. West. Sold by them at their respective book-Stores 1794. A-U6 W6 X-Z6 Z6 verso blank. Text printed in two columns. 1 vols. 12mo. Recent half calf. Small hole in top of title page margin not affecting text title leaf with tissue repair at gutter and fore edge margin 4 other leaves with small repairs to margins. Very good. A-U6 W6 X-Z6 Z6 verso blank. Text printed in two columns. 1 vols. 12mo. Rare American Bible with the Great Seal of the U.S. on the Title. This rare edition of the New Testament printed in 1794 at Boston for a consortium of booksellers aimed to provide a distinctly American printed Bible as an alternative to the British printings being imported and thus included the Great Seal of the United States prominently displayed on the title page. Thus suggesting that even at the dawn of the American republic certain clauses of the Bill of Rights were subject to fluid interpretation. This is an early appearance of the Great Seal of the United States and is the only instance where it was used in conjunction with a patently religious work. Copies are recorded at AAS and Duke. Evans 26664; Hills English Bible in America 48; ESTC W4683 AAS Duke Printed at Boston, by Alexander Young and Thomas Minns, For J. Boyle, B. Larkin, J. White, Thomas and Andrews, D. West, E. Larki unknown books
1731LV1890Amsterdam:: R. & J. Westenios & Gul. Smith 1731. 1731. 4to. xii 750 pp. Half title engraved title printer’s device title printed in red and black main body of text printed in double columns separate half-title-page: Davidis Regis et Prophetae Psalmi . . . Z2; Liber Proverbiorum Salomonis Zzz1; upper edge of pp. 242-254 nicked. Some pages misnumbered. Contemporary full calf gilt-stamped spine and red leather spine label 6 raised bands; front cover detached rear cover hanging from 1 cord spine missing pieces – needs rebinding. Theological Institute of Connecticut blind-stamps to title-page and following page. As is. This is the final 1731 work of Leclerc’s commentaries on the Bible that began in 1693 with his Book of Genesis being in particular the sections on Jacob Psalms of David Solomon Proverbs etc. "Founding principally on the position that more recent objects are referred to in the Canon than such as were known in the time of Ezra Leclerc was of opinion that the collection of the Canon is due to the zealous endeavours of pious individuals who had preserved the separate parts of it until the reading of the Prophets along with the Law came into use in the age of the Maccabees which rendered the collecting of the whole necessary" Havernick p. 33. Chetham’s Library and the Cambridge copies both have 3 folding plates but no evidence of plates maps in 15 other copies listed on Copac. No plates are in this copy. REFERENCES: BM compact ed. vol. 3 p. 45; Havernick Heinrich Andreas C. A General Historico-Critical Introduction to the Old Testament Tr. by W.L. Alexander Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark 1852. R. & J. Westenios & Gul. Smith, 1731. hardcover books
1707265534Oxonii: E Theatro Sheldoniano 1707. Title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre engraved frontispiece potrait of Queen Anne preceding Dedication 8 full-page engravings. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf covers rubbed joints tender but cords holding; onternally fine. Title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre engraved frontispiece potrait of Queen Anne preceding Dedication 8 full-page engravings. 1 vols. 8vo. The first eight books only of the famous edition of the Septuagint here in the same type as the folio version but issued in octavo format "to prevent the book from being piratically printed in Germany." Darlow & Moule. The volume contains the first eight books ending with the Book of Ruth. Darlow & Moule 4734 E Theatro Sheldoniano unknown books
