GIANT CLEARANCE SALE!!! EVERYTHING MUST GO!   SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOULL BE SORRY! CLICK BELOW, SOME ARE ENDING SOON! http://stores.ebay.com/THE-WORD-Antiquarian-Books       ONE OF THE RAREST KING JAMES BIBLES ON EARTH! RARER THAN THE GUTENBERG BIBLE, OF WHICH APPROX 48 EXIST! ONLY SIX (6) OF THESE 1762 TWO FOLIO VOLUME FIRST EDITION STANDARDIZED KING JAMES BIBLES ARE SAID TO HAVE SURVIVED A WAREHOUSE FIRE IN 1762 AFTER PRINTING, ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE MORE (If anyone has an accurate count with a reference please email me) *** 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 ENTIRE PRINTING BURNED UP IN A FIRE AT THE BOOKSELLER BENJAMIN DOD'S WAREHOUSE IN 1762 JUST AFTER BEING PRINTED AND ONLY 6? OF THESE LARGE FOLIO FIRST EDITONS ARE SAID TO HAVE SURVIVED. ***WITH APPROX. 300 FULL PAGE ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS AND 6 HUGE DOUBLE PAGE MAPS!!!   "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 Volumes bound in one Massive Elephant Folio!!! Containing both the Old and New Testaments with the Apocrypha! Measuring 16 ¼" x 11". With its Original Superb Contemporary Red Morocco Leather binding with large Gold Cross Centerpieces on both boards front and back, Extensive gilt designs, flowers etc, ornate gilt borders and Corner pieces. Early professional rebacking with the Original Spine laid over! Extensive Gold Flowers in 7 compartments and 6 raised bands, with Gilt Red leather Title label. Some wear to corners. Overall in Spectacular Original Condition! Text with Gilt edges. Gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece, Engraved General Title Page plus Printed General Title Page Dated 1762. The text is clean throughout, unmarked, crisp with sharp edges and corners. This MASSIVE ELEPHANT FOLIO Containing Two Volumes in One Contains the Old and New Testaments, the Apocrypha, index and tables. The General Title is present however it appears the Bible was bound without the N.T. Title. I have never seen such a Clean, Crisp and Fresh Bible of this period. WITH APPROX 300 ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS AND SIX (6) HUGE DOUBLE PAGE MAPS!!! I Firmly believe that this Exceedingly Rare Bible is one of the Very Finest 1762 Bibles of the few that exist! PROBABLY THE ONLY 1762 TWO FOLIO VOLUME BIBLE WITH ENGRAVINGS AND MAPS THAT EXISTS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD! THIS WORLD CLASS RARITY AND CROWN JEWEL BIBLE IS A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE! 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). HERBERT 1142, DARLOW & MOULE 854. THE OTHER FIVE (5) OF SIX? EXISTING BIBLES ARE LOCATED AS FOLLOWS: (1) New York Public Library. (2) Glasgow University. (3) The British Library. (4) Cambridge University Queens College. (5) John Ryland University Library of Manchester. Note: There are probably a few more Bibles existing but not known. ***** !!! ATTENTION !!! ***** *** IMMEDIATELY ALERT YOUR FAVORITE CHURCH, BIBLE MUSEUM, LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY'S RARE BOOK DEPARTMENT, BIBLE SCHOOL, THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OR PRIVATE COLLECTOR TO THIS AUCTION (And Include the Item Number). THIS IS A MONUMENTALLY RARE BIBLE! The Few that exist have been in Museums and Institutions for many, many years and may never be available again on the open market. 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.   SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOULL BE SORRY! 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