Size: Folio (12.5 x 9.5 x 2.75). Publisher: Robert Barker, London. · Two column Roman font. · Complete set of famous Geneva illustrations. · Four title pages. · Professionally rebound and restored. This is a well preserved and very rare and folio-sized Geneva Holy Bible, printed by the renowned Robert Barker, in London in 1612. The Bible is RED-RULED (by hand) throughout! This Geneva Bible or also called Breeches Bible is COMPLETE with all title pages, the famous extensive commentaries by the early reformers, and a complete series of the sought-after Geneva engravings with the additional double page map of Canaan (as part of the Genealogies) and also the large full-page (very rare) Genesis Garden of Eden engraving. This Bible contains SIX sections bound together: the Common Book of Prayer (lacking title plus few first pages, starts with the morning prayers), the complete Speed’s Genealogies plus double page map (with title and all 34 pages of engravings), the complete Bible (Old and New Testament, with all titles and prelims etc), the Apocrypha, the Concordances (the two tables) and the Whole Book of Psalms 1612, Psalter, with musical bars, complete including even the index page – very rare! Including a total of FOUR title pages: the title to The Genealogies recorded in the Sacred Scriptures… S”, the general title to the Bible “The Bible, That is, the Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Teftament… Undated as issued and the title pages to the New Testament translated out of the Greeke by Theod. ” and the Psalter “the Whole Booke of Psalmes… All sections (except the Prayer Book) are complete in every aspect, including titles, prelims, illustrations, and colophons. Next to the first page of Genesis is a full page engraving of the Garden of Eden with the Tree of Life. Various smaller engravings (the complete famous Geneva set of illustrations and maps) throughout. Beautifully decorated chapter initials (very large initials for the first chapter of every book). This folio sized Geneva Bible is in an overall VERY GOOD and DAILY USABLE condition. Complete Bible text with all title pages and prelims. Some repairs/small damages on the first pages of the Prayer Book. The Bible is professionally rebound in contemporary style brown blind stamped covers and can be used daily without concerns. The (cotton based) paper is crisp, clean, and shows minor aging. Few genealogy notes from the previous owners. Some occasional light discoloring. Some tears in the double page map. Looks like this Bible has NEVER been trimmed and has full and wide margins. All edges have faded gold gilt for protection. A historical Geneva illustrated folio Bible! The item “1612 Folio Illustrated Red-Ruled GENEVA BIBLE Genealogies, Map, Prayer Book” is in sale since Monday, January 25, 2021. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “dungenessbooks” and is located in Sequim, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Binding: Leather
- Place of Publication: London
- Language: English
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition
- Region: North America
- Publisher: Robert Barker
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Topic: Christianity, Bibles
- Subject: Geneva Bible
- Character Family: Geneva Bibles
- Year Printed: 1612
- Original/Facsimile: Original