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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the former Translations diligentley compared and revised, by his Maiesties speciall commandement. Imprinted at London by Robert Barker 1613, general title and New Testament titles within decorative woodcut borders (small repair to verso of upper outer blank corner of general title), Apocrypha present, double-column black letter text, early marginal note to verso of I2 cropped, bound with at front The Genealogies Recorded in the Sacred Scriptures, According to every Family and Tribe. With the Line of our Saviour Jesus Christ, observed from Adam to the blessed Virgin Mary by J[ohn] S[peed], [1613?], lacking C1, includes double-page woodcut map of Canaan with short tear & slight loss to upper margin (touching ruled border), small tear hole to lower border and tear to right fore-edge blank margin, bound with at rear Two right profitable and fruitfull Concordances, or large and ample Tables Alphabeticall..., London: Robert Barker 1615, and also bound with at rear The Whole Booke of Psalmes. Collected into English Meeter, by Thomas Sternehold, John Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew, with apt Notes to sing them withall..., London: Company of Stationers, 1617, incomplete at rear lacking final three leaves, some dampstaining to map and few other leaves, general toning, some dust-soiling (mostly minor) and occasional spotting throughout volume, all edges gilt, albumen photograph of a manuscript genealogy of the Newman family (including families of Shelstone, Hall & Walker etc.) pasted to front free blank endpaper, 19th century vellum, gilt decorated spine with four black morocco band onlays, gilt decorated borders to boards, some dust-soiling, 4to, leaf size 211 x 157 mm (Qty: 1) Herbert 323; Darlow & Moule 250; STC 2227. The first black-letter quarto edition of King James' version. This and many subsequent issues were produced in close imitation of those black-letter quarto editions of the Geneva Bible which proved so popular. Apparently a close reprint of the folio of 1611. Gen. x. 16, Emorite, Ruth iii. 15 he, etc. Both titles omit the words Appointed... (Herbert).