Hervey

1810 · 607011 — London England: R. Edwards Crane Court Fleet Street 1810. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Type: Book 1/4 calf binding gilt to spine marbled boards. lacking the frontispiece;275pp double columned rag paper with no foxing or damage; recent repairs to gutter and front board; very sound and tight.The famous 1810 edition of this book edited by the Rev. Henry Hervey Baber includes not only Wycliffe's Middle English translation but also an extensive historical account of the early Saxon and English versions of the Bible.Internal text very clean and sharp. Reprint of the 1731 edition edited by John Lewis which was the first printed edition of Wycliffe's New Testament in Middle EnglishThe book is heavily revered for Baber's supplementary materials which provide a comprehensive look at the evolution of vernacular scripture before the 15th century. Key topics covered in this historical account include:The Anglo-Saxon Translations: Pre-Norman Conquest efforts including the translation of the Psalms by King Alfred the Great and the Wessex Gospels.Pre-Wycliffite Translations: Early English fragments such as the Lindisfarne Gospels the Rushworth Gospels and the translations of the monk Caedmon.Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS vis Canada Post Expedited; FREE OF CUSTOMS OR DUTY CHARGES. R. Edwards, Crane Court, Fleet Street hardcover