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ONE OF THE RAREST KING JAMES BIBLES ON EARTH!
LARGE 12" TWO VOLUME ROYAL QUARTO SET!
IN SPECTACULAR PRIZE BINDINGS!!!
ON VERY THICK, HIGH QUALITY PAPER!
100% COMPLETE IN NEAR-MINT CONDITION!
*** FIRST EDITION 1762 STANDARDIZED KING JAMES BIBLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOUNDATIONAL BIBLE, BEING THE FIRST 'STANDARD' EDITION WHICH WAS PREPARED BY DR. F. S. PARIS AND H. THEROLD WITH THE INTENTION OF CORRECTING THE KING JAMES VERSION BY REMOVING PRINTING ERRORS, AMENDING THE SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION, UNIFYING THE USE OF ITALICS AND FORMALIZING MARGINAL ANNOTATIONS INTO THE PLACE THAT THEY OCCUPY TO THIS DAY.
"THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS; NEWLY 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" Cambridge: Printed By Joseph Bentham, Printer to the University; Sold By Benjamin Dod, Bookseller, at the Bible and Key in Ave-Mary Lane, near St. Paul's, London. 1762. FIRST EDITION! Two Royal Quarto Volumes 12 ¼" x 10 ¼". With their Superb Original Contemporary Morocco Leather bindings with Large ornate gilt borders and Heavy Gilt designs in compartments on Original Spine! In Spectacular Original Condition! Text with Gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece, Page plus Printed General Title Page Dated 1762. Volume Two Also has a Title Page Dated 1762. The text is clean throughout, unmarked, crisp with sharp edges and corners on exceedingly Thick paper!!! This Spectacular Two Volume Royal Quarto Set is Totally Complete including the Apocrypha, index and tables, lacking only the rear blank in vol 2. All Title Pages are Present and Intact! The New Testament Title Page is also Dated 1762. I Firmly believe that this Exceedingly Rare Bible is one of the Very Finest 1762 Royal Quarto Bible Sets of the few that exist! (Herbert 1143)
THIS WORLD CLASS RARITY AND CROWN JEWEL BIBLE IS 100% COMPLETE!
This is an extremely important foundational Bible, being the First 'standard' edition which was prepared by Dr. F.S.Paris and H.Therold with the intention of correcting the King James version by removing printing errors, amending the spelling and punctuation, unifying the use of italics and formalizing marginal annotations into the place that they occupy to this day. Apart from it's extreme foundational importance and its magnificent binding and condition, this is an extremely rare Bible; according to Darlow and Moule ' ... copies are very scarce; Only six (6) "FOLIO" two-volume Sets are said to have survived a fire at Benjamin Dod's warehouse' (The Bookseller who had exclusive rights to the whole printing). THIS SET BEING SOLD HERE IS THE ROYAL QUARTO. (HERBERT 1143)
A SPECTACULAR TAX-DEDUCTABLE GIFT FOR YOUR CHURCH OR A VERY SOLID INVESTMENT!
TERMS: PAYPAL. Insurance is available up to $5,000 for Priority Mail and up to $25,000 for Registered Mail in the United States only. All Items must have Insurance paid for by the buyer. All funds must be paid within 7 days. Insurance claims are the responsibility of the buyer and copies of insurance slips will be provided upon request. We are not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items. This is a Born Again Christian business and I strive to honor Christ in every transaction. I am happy to answer any questions you may have and Items may be returned within 7 days if significantly not as described. God Bless You and thank you for viewing these many blessings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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