The Holy Bible, conteyning the Old Testament and the New : newly translated out of the originall tongues & with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Maiesties speciall comandement. Appointed to be read in churches.

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PML 5403.2
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Bible. English. Authorized. 1612.
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Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie, Anno Dom. 1612.
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Purchased in 1906.
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1 v. : ill., map. 23 cm
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"The first quarto edition of King James' version"--Darlow & Moule, no. 242.
Contains Apocrypha.
New Testament has printed title within heart shaped center enclosed by woodcut border used in the quarto editions of the Geneva Bible: The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Newly translated out of the originall Greeke: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His maiesties speciall commandement. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, print to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie. Anno 1612.
Printed in roman type.
T.p. engraved on copper, the title within a design, signed Iasper. Isac. fecit, which is an adaptation of C. Boel's design of 1611.
With Speed's Genealogies and map, n.d.; and Metrical Psalms, 1610.

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