Sale 2468 - Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, March 8, 2018

Geneva-Tomson version. Herbert 225; Luborsky & Ingram/STC 2165. Bound with defective copy of 1594 Barker edition of The Book of Common Prayer (lacking around a third of the leaves, including general title), and 1595 Windet/Day edition of the Sternhold/Hopkins metrical psalms, printed in single-column black letter with letterpress music in text (lacking A3.4 and last 10 leaves). 25 c (BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The Bible; that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and NewTestament. General, Prophets, and NT titles within woodcut ornamental border; woodcut text illustrations and maps, including full-page depiction of the Garden of Eden on A4v. [632] leaves. Mostly printed in black letter. Folio, 276x187 mm, later 17th-/early 18th-century panelled calf, worn, front joint cracked, cords intact; margins trimmed entering headlines toward beginning, top of Garden of Eden woodcut, and scattered sidenotes, contents relatively clean apart from isolated stains and minor repairs not affecting text, lower outer corner off 2P5 and 4R5 and lower inner corner off 5E1-6, all with text loss. 19th-century armorial bookplate of Sir Francis L. H. Goodricke, Bart. London: Robert Barker, 1610 [800/1,200] Geneva-Tomson version. Herbert 301. Bound with 1611 Barker edition of The Book of Common Prayer (opening leaves dampstained and heavily creased, few clean tears repaired) and 1605 Company of Stationers edition of the Sternhold/Hopkins metrical psalms printed in single-column black letter with letterpress music in text, with woodcut historiated title border (lacking last 4 leaves with prayers and tables). BIBLES LOTS 24-31 SEE ALSO LOTS 97-98 24 24 c (BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The Bible; that is, The Holy Scriptures, contained in the Olde and Newe Testament. General and New Testament titles within woodcut border; woodcut text illustrations and maps, including full- page depiction of the Garden of Eden on A4v. [4], 13-356, 359-626, [8] leaves; lacks leaves 1-12 (Genesis 1-28:25) and 357- 358 (Ezekiel 30:16-34:12). Mostly printed in black letter. Folio, 273x191 mm, 19th- century ½ leather, quite worn, covers detached; margins trimmed close without text loss, contents heavily soiled with occasional dampstaining, lower outer corner of A4 restored affecting text on recto and Garden of Eden woodcut on verso, lower outer portion of leaves 242 and 369 torn off with substantial text loss, leaves 489-490 possibly supplied from another copy and frayed along fore and bottom edges with loss to sidenotes. Presentation inscription dated 1900 from Stephen S. Smith to Pacific Theological Seminary. sold as is . London: Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1595 [300/500]