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FIRST BIBLE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH. ORIGINAL LEAF from the 1535 COVERDALE BIBLE, the FIRST BIBLE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, tipped into a FINE-PRINTING, LIMITED-EDITION book. In addition to the tipped-in Original Leaf, the book includes numerous other leaves in facsimile, including a fold-out. Book text by Allen P. Published by the Book Club of California, San Francisco, 1974. Finely printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. First and Only Edition. LIMITED to 425 copies, each with an original tipped-in leaf. There were only 425 original leaves acquired by the Book Club of California, meaning an everlasting limitation! Hardcovers, decorative red and black cloth covered boards, folio format 10×14 inches, 56 pages, in plain burgundy colored dustjacket. Condition: FINE book, looks and feels unused, sharp cornered, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. In a GOOD plain dustjacket that has some edge, spine ends and spine fold wear, a few closed tears, and a small 1/2 inch hole near to the bottom of the rear spine, but remains solid, complete and is doing its job well. The LEAF is bright and clear, it has some early underlining and marginalia, original to the tipped-in leaf. It contains text including Thus O God hast thou led thy people to make thy self a glorious name with all… And beholde the dwellinge place of thy sanctuary and thy glory. I have included photos of the leaf so that those of you who know the Bible well can see for yourselves what the leaf contains. About the Book Club of California publication (from the Publisher). The Book Club of California had the unique opportunity to acquire from the Huntington Library a fragment of an extremely rare and important Bible which has been at the center of historical and bibliographical controversy ever since its publication… Each copy has an original leaf from this Bible, accompanied by a specially commissioned article by Dr. Alan Wikgren, Professor Emeritus of the University of Chicago Divinity School. In addition, the book will contain the most comprehensive census ever undertaken of the number and quality of all known copies of the Coverdale Bible.. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “blankversobooks” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Binding: Hardcover
• Place of Publication: San Francisco
• Language: English
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Limited Edition
• Author: Allen P. Wikgren
• Publisher: Book Club of California
• Topic: Christianity, Bibles
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Subject: Religion & Spirituality
• Character Family: Coverdale Bible
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Year Printed: 1974

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The COVERDALE Bible 1535 W/Leaf Page From 1st. Edition-Book Club Of California. Only 425 copies of this book were printed. It contains an actual leaf (page) from the 1st edition of the First Complete Bible in English. This book was created by THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco 1974. The book has a historical introduction by ALLEN P. This book does have the original dust jacket with slight torn edges but has provided good protection to the book itself. This book is extremely Rare and in excellent condition. Feel free to message with questions and thanks for looking. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “kfinds” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Topic: Christianity, Bibles
• Binding: Hardcover
• Place of Publication: San Francisco
• Language: English
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Book Club Edition, Dust Jacket, Limited To 425 Copies, Contains 1st Edition Leaf 1535
• Publisher: The Book Club Of California
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Subject: Religion & Spirituality
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Year Printed: 1974

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The Holy Bible containing The Authorized and Revised Versions of the Old and New Testaments, arranged in Parallel Columns. The Text Conformable to that of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with A Complete Concordance and the Psalms of David in Metre. A large King James Holy Bible with gilt brown leather hard cover, seven raised bands on spine cover, gilt and blind tooled leather covers illustrate title/scenes/flora/various other decorative devices, text includes 2000 color and black/white illustrations, full gilt leaf edges. Dimensions: 12.75 H x 11 D x 5.25 W inches. Condition: Good; sunned spine, rubbed at extremities and high points. 75 inch break at front cover heel hinge area (gutter reinforced at interior hinge), ink scribble marks on front free end paper, presentation page ink inscribed, partial loss at rear of first photo insert page (50% remainder), strong square spine, light age-toned pages. The item “Late 19th Century Parallel-Column Edition Illustrated King James Bible, 1886″ is in sale since Friday, March 22, 2019. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “lachambredambre” and is located in Crockett, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Year Printed: 1886
• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Topic: Bibles
• Binding: Fine Binding
• California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
• Region: North America
• Subject: Illustrated
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Publisher: Payot, Upham & Co.
• Place of Publication: San Francisco, California
• Special Attributes: Illustrated

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