The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: 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.
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- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1808. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A smart copy of the Holy Bible, translated, compared and revised. Stereotype edition. Leather binding. Extended title reads: The Holy Bible Containing Old and New Testaments. 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. With contemporary ink inscription that reads: T. H. J. Estcourt, the gift of his Mamma, 1809. Bound in full red calf. Externally, smart with rubbing and wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and light discolouration t the boards, with the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light spotting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879T42
- Title
- The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: 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.
- Author
- None
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford at the Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1808
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Holy Bible Bible New Testament Old Testament Bible
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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