1727 KING JAMES BIBLE JOHN BASKETT MAPS HUGE ILLUSTRATED FOLIO VINEGAR 1611

Description: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION EXQUISITE GENUINE300 YEAR OLD *KING JAMES BIBLE* The Holy Bible, containing the OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS; Newly Translated out of the ORIGINAL TONGUES,ANDWith the former TRANSLATIONS diligentlycompared and revised, By His Majesty's Special Command.Appointed to be read in Churches.OXFORD,Printed by JOHN BASKETT Printer to the UNIVERSITY;MDCCXXVII. 1727 Imperial Folio of the King James Bible similar to the famous Vinegar Bibleandprinted in the coronation year ofKING GEORGE II ***FEATURING *** 8 TITLE PAGES5 DOUBLE PAGE MAPSOVER 260 ENGRAVINGSCONCORDANCEAN INDEX SHOWING THE AGE OF THE EARTH AT 6,000 YEARS ANDA NEW MEDIUM BROWN CALF LEATHER BINDING MEASURES 18 1/2 " x 12" x 4 " THICK OVERALL A MASSIVE IMPERIAL FOLIO WEIGHING OVER 18 POUNDS HERBERT # 892 COLLATION AND CONDITION FRONTISPIECE ENGRAVING, 1 page, A Wonderful full page hand colored engraving of King George II with the angelic host below blowing their horns to announce KG2’s ascension to the throne on June 11th, 1727. Engraved by James Mynde, published by Richard Ware. Recto is blank, COMPLETE. ENGRAVED GENERAL TITLE PAGE, 1 page, the first general title page. Features a scene of angelic activity around the holy of holies with a view of calvary seen through the torn veil. Below is the Sheldonian Theater home of Oxford University Press and dated 1727.This engraving also appeared in Oxford’s first King James Bible Folio of 1680. Recto is blank , COMPLETE. ENGRAVED TITLE PAGE TO THE ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS, 1 page, The Historical part of the Holy Bible or the Old and New Testament exquisitely and accurately described in near three hundred historys. Engraved by John Sturt. Recto is blank, COMPLETE. RICHARD WARE’S ENGRAVED GENERAL TITLE PAGE, Another general title page included by the publisher. Features a scene from Mt. Tabor that is similar to that included in the first King James Bible printed by Oxford University Press in 1675. Verso is blank. COMPLETE. BROADSIDE GENERAL TITLE PAGE, 1 page, another general title page. THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES….OXFORD, PRINTED BY JOHN BASKETT, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY. MDCCXXVII (1727). Wonderfully printed with alternating black and red ink. Features an engraving of Oxford University Press with the Sheldonian Theater to the right. This general title page was also included in Baskett’s 1717 Vinegar Bible. Recto is blank. COMPLETE. KING JAMES DEDICATION, 2 pages, Features a beautiful angelic initial, crisp and clean, COMPLETE. THE TRANSLATOURS TO THE READER. 6 pages, The foreword, features a wonderful historiated initial, crisp and clean, COMPLETE. THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR CHAPTERS, 1 page, the table of contents, features a lovely fleuron on the header margin, COMPLETE. TITLE PAGE AND LIST OF SIX MAPS, 1 page, SACRED GEOGRAPHY, CONTAINED IN SIX MAPS, VIZ. … LONDON: PRINTED FOR RICHARD WARE, MDCCXXVII (1727). The six maps are interleaved wherein they appear in the text and include: 1.) Paradise & Patriarchs,2.) Noah & Israelites, 3.) Jerusalem & Solomon’s Temple, lacking here in this example,4.) The Holy Land & Saviour’s travels, 5.) Canaan, 6.) The travels of Paul & the Apostles. Verso is blank. THE OLD TESTAMENT, unpaginated, signed A- Iii. Collates complete without breaks. Printed in double columns with 68 lines of Roman type to the full column. Features fleurons and large historiated initials at the start of each book and 37 pages with four engravings each. Paper is clean, crisp and bright with straight edges, clean gutters, strong corners and untrimmed margins all around. NO missing, loose or torn pages. Some occasional spots of soiling, no damp staining, a few pages are browned. Very Good, COMPLETE. THE APOCRYPHA, unpaginated, signed Iii2- Yyyb, Collates complete without breaks. Printed in double columns with 68 lines of Roman type to the full column. Features fleurons and large historiated initials at the start of each book and 1 page with four engravings. Paper is clean, crisp and bright with straight edges, clean gutters, strong corners and untrimmed margins all around. NO missing, loose or torn pages. Some occasional spots of soiling, no damp staining, a few pages are browned. Very Good, COMPLETE. ENGRAVED NEW TESTAMENT TITLE PAGE , 1 page, A beautiful full page engraving of the Apostle John receiving the apocalypse from the angel on Patmos Island while his gospel symbol, the eagle, looks on. Engraved by the Dutch artist Michael Burghers. This engraving also appeared in Oxford’s first King James Bible Folio of 1680. Recto is blank, COMPLETE. BROADSIDE NEW TESTAMENT TITLE PAGE, 1 page, the second new testament title page, THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST;...OXFORD, PRINTED BY JOHN BASKETT, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY. MDCCXXVII (1727). Features an engraving of Oxford University Press with the Sheldonian Theater to the right. Verso is blank. COMPLETE. THE NEW TESTAMENT, unpaginated, signed A- Sb. Collates complete without breaks. Printed in double columns with 68 lines of Roman type to the full column. Features fleurons and large historiated initials at the start of each book and 29 pages with four engravings each. Paper is clean, crisp and bright with straight edges, clean gutters, strong corners and untrimmed margins all around. NO missing, loose or torn pages. Some occasional spots of soiling, no damp staining, a few pages are browned. Very Good, COMPLETE. AN INDEX TO THE HOLY BIBLE, 18 pages, An account of the most remarkable passages in the books of the old and new testament: Pointing to the time wherein they happened; and to the places of scripture wherein they are recorded. This index begins with the creation at the year 4004 B.C. and counts time forward according to the scriptures ending with the Apostle John on Patmos Island in the year 96 A.D. It has been 2000 years since that event thereby placing the true age of the earth at 6000 years! Paper is very clean and crisp with straight edges, clean gutters, strong corners and untrimmed margins all around. NO missing, loose or torn pages. Some occasional spots of soiling, no damp staining, later pages are lightly browned. Very Good, COMPLETE. VARIOUS SCRIPTURE TABLES, 4 pages, tables of measures, weights, coins, condition of men, time and marriage.Paper is very clean and crisp with straight edges, clean gutters, strong corners and untrimmed margins all around. NO missing, loose or torn pages. Some occasional spots of soiling, no damp staining, Very Good, COMPLETE. A BRIEF CONCORDANCE TITLE PAGE, 1 page, Printed by D. Leach, London, MDCCXXVI. (1726). Clean and crisp, verso is blank, very nice! COMPLETE. A BRIEF CONCORDANCE OR TABLE TO THE BIBLE OF THE LAST TRANSLATION, 53 pages, unpaginated, signed A-G3b, Collates complete without breaks. Printed in triple columns with 99 lines of Roman type to the full column. Features the foreword TO THE READER by John Downame. Paper is clean, crisp and bright with straight edges, clean gutters, strong corners and untrimmed margins all around. NO missing, loose or torn pages. Some occasional spots of soiling, no damp staining, Very Good, COMPLETE. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE! ANOTHER QUALITY ANTIQUARIAN BIBLE FROM *316 Antique Bibles* YOUR SOURCE FOR FINELY RESTORED AND ORIGINAL ENGLISH BIBLES FROM THE 14TH THROUGH THE 19TH CENTURIES SINCE 2002. BID SERIOUSLY AND OWN IT! 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