Beschreibung:

Bible. English, King James version THE HOLY BIBLE. CAMBRIDGE: JOHN FIELD 1660 2 volumes, folio (458 x 294mm.), text in double columns, bound with The Book of Common Prayer ([Cambridge: John Field], 1660) preceded by engraved frontispiece of the arms of Charles II by Wenceslaus Hollar and dedication to Charles II signed by John Ogilby engraved general title showing Solomon on his throne by Lombart after Diepenbeck, engraved frontispiece portrait of Charles II, volume 2 with separate title page, New Testament title page dated 1659, 93 DOUBLE-PAGE OR FOLDING ENGRAVED PLATES, INCLUDING A LARGE VIEW OF JERUSALEM BY HOLLAR, TOGETHER WITH 48 ADDITIONAL PORTRAITS, ruled in red throughout, CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH RESTORATION BINDING OF RED MOROCCO GILT, the covers with single and double gilt fillet borders enclosing a panel of single and double fillets and a floral roll, the centre of each side of the panel tooled with strawberry and flower volutes and dots, with similar designs in the corners, spines richly gilt in 8 compartments (dense rose and other floral and leaf designs, use of circular and semi-circular tools), gilt edges, FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS of arms surmounted by a horse, and various flora including tulips, daisies, fritillaries and leaves, marbled endpapers, some repairs to margins, some plates slightly spotted or stained, some browning throughout, view of Jerusalem repaired and mounted, hinges strengthened and repaired, repairs to corners of binding, some slight further wear to binding