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Lot 746

A GENEVA BIBLE

translated according to the “Ebrew and Greekwe”, imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1611, quarto, in a contemporary full-calf binding

Provenance: Sandford Orcas Manor.

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £200 - £400
Hammer price: £460
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

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This is a Geneva Bible which predates the King James version

Genesis 3:7 it says 'breeches'

Ruth 3.15 says 'she' went into the city

The dimensions are 22cm x 17cm x 7cm

There is a New Testament Page and a Book of psalms.


The pages are foxed throughout and the paper has light staining

There are handwritten additions/annotations from previous owners.

The outside cover is heavily worn with dog-earred corners

The old stringing of the binding is visible from the inside ;but the book is stable.

Some of the printing is not straight in places due to the binding or printing process.

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