1715
THE HOLY BIBLE
KING JAMES VERSION
FOLIO EDITION
1st BASKETT BIBLE
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THIS IS THE FIRST IN A LONG SERIES OF BIBLES PRINTED BY JOHN BASKETT
"Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty"
With
Seperate title page to
"The Book of Common Prayer...Oxford"
MDCCXV
Rare to see a complete BCP with Title page especially in folio...
also
BOTH TITLE PAGES TO THE BIBLE ARE PRESENT
and
THE BIBLE IS TOTALLY COMPLETE!!
Title page reads:
"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 MAJESTIES SPECIAL COMMAND
APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES
OXFORD
PRINTED BY JOHN BASKETT, PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, AND THE UNIVERSITY.
MDCCXV
ALL TITLE PAGES MATCH THROUGHOUT.
WITH SEPERATE TITLE TO
"THE NEW
TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOUR
JESUS CHRIST,
NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK,
AND WITH THE FORMER
TRANSLATIONS
DILIGENLY COMPARED AND REVISED.
BY HIS MAJESTIES SPECIAL COMMAND.
APPOINTED TO BE READ IN CHURCHES.
LONDON,
PRINTED BY JOHN BASKETT...
MDCCXV
ALSO CONTAINS THE APOCRYPHA!
BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL STUNNING FULL TAN CALFSKIN LEATHER BINDING, WITH EXTENSIVE TOOLING TO THE SPINE, THE SPINE IS STUNNING AS IS THE ENTIRE BINDING. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION THROUGHOUT WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR AND SCUFFING TO THE BINDING, SEE PICTURES AS BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE. INTERNALLY VERY CLEAN, ALSO HAS A TABLE IN THE REAR AND A BOOK OF PSALMS! FULL RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH
"COM. PRAYER"
"HOLY BIBLE"
"OXFORD"
"MDCCXV"
IN GOLD TO THE SPINE!
THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EARLY PULPIT BIBLE THAT WAS NEVER USED! BID EARLY A MUSEUM QUALITY BASKETT BIBLE!!
MEASURING 13 3/4" X 9" AND IS 3" THICK!
PERFECT TEXT BLOCK AS WELL.
WITH DESIGN TO THE BOARDS AND GOLD FRAME AROUND THE COVERS! JUST A BEAUTIFUL
KING JAMES VERSION
HOLY BIBLE.
OFFERED WITH
NO RESERVE!
BE SURE AND WATCH UPCOMING AUCTIONS AS LISTING A MASSIVE COLLECTION OF VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE FOLIOS!
HAPPY BIDDING!
Will be sent very well packed and shipping will be by media mail, it is very large and heavy but can ship media mail for only 8.80!
Plus the actual insurance cost determinted at the end of the auction to be added to the shipping costs.
See feedback and bid with confidence!