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The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New [bound with 4 supplementary works].

London: Imprinted…by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, 1619 [colophon 1620].

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[512] pp. Complete; leaf Yy1 bound between leaves Yy7 and Yy8. With the Apocrypha. Elaborate woodcut title pages; New Testament has separate dated title page (listing Robert Barker and Iohn Bill as printers) and continuous register. 4to. Later three-quarter morocco over pebbled cloth, raised bands and gilt title to spine, marbled (renewed) endpapers. Rubbing to extremities, rear hinge just starting at head, front free endpaper separating at head. Moderate toning and occasional light soiling to text block. Bible: Tears to leaves A1, D2, F1 and 3P8; leaves 2I4-5 trimmed close at fore-edge and lightly edgeworn; some loss to text. Psalms: Crude cloth tape repairs to last three leaves affecting text with loss. Book of Common Prayer: Large tear to lower right corner of leaf A2 with loss. Genealogies: Crack in text block between leaves of double-page map; final leaf and rear free endpaper loosening slightly but secure. Provenance: General Theological Seminary (bookplates). ESTC S90505; Darlow & Moule (1968 rev.) 365.

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An early edition of the King James Bible, which was first issued by Robert Barker in 1611. As Darlow & Moule note, "many of these Bibles were issued in a mixed state. It is practically impossible to distinguish between all the various editions," which were issued under many different combinations of the names of Robert Barker, Bonham Norton and John Bill due to disputes over the royal warrant. They are also frequently incomplete.

The supplementary works, probably issued with the Bible or bundled for sale later, are appended as follows:
1. Two Right Profitable and Fruitfull Concordances, or, Large and Ample Tables Alphabeticall. London: Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, 1619 [i.e. 1620]. [164] pp. ESTC S108679.
2. The Whole Booke of Psalmes. Collected into English Meeter… London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1619. [x], 91, [13] pp. ESTC S108681.
3. [The Booke of Common Prayer. London: Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, 1621]. [82] pp. [ONLY]. Lacking all before leaf A2. ESTC S124273.
4. [Speed, John]. The Genealogies Recorded in the Sacred Scriptures, according to every Familie and Tribe. [London: printed by John Beale, 1619-1621?]. [ii], 34, [4] pp. Woodcut tables; concluding double-page woodcut map of Canaan. ESTC S123044.