The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of the originall Tongues, and with ye former translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties speciall command, Appointed to be read in Churches, Cambridge: Printed by Tho. Buck & Roger Daniel, Printers to the University of Cambridge, [1638], general engraved title by William Marshall containing small central device 'Alma Mater Cantabrigia', letterpress New Testament title with printer's oval woodcut device and typographic decorative border, Apocrypha present, double-column roman text, numerous woodcut decorative initials, titles and borders double red-ruled throughout, lower outer blank corner of leaves X4, 3E2 & 3F1 neatly repaired and with red-ruled borders redrawn, closed tear at foot of final leaf of Apocrypha and New Testament title, marbled endpapers with repaired hinges, bookplate of Richard Adams, and small book label of A. Eyre - Grove, all edges gilt, contemporary crimson morocco by the Samuel Mearne bindery, decorative gilt panelled boards with double-line border, and crowned cypher of Charles II between palm leaves to each corner, skillfully rebacked preserving the original elaborate gilt decorated spine with Charles II royal cypher to the centre of each panel, board corners neatly repaired, lacking ties, folio, leaf dimensions 383 x 245mm Herbert 520. Darlow & Moule 403. STC2331. With loosely inserted typed information regarding the volume on Henry Sotheran Ltd. letterheaded paper, 'Bound for Charles II at the bindery of Samuel Mearne (1624-83) the Royal warrant holder for use in the Chapels Royal at either Windsor or St. James's Palace. A similar but less decorative example of a Mearne royal binding is illustrated in H.M. Nixon, English Restoration Bookbinding, No. 6. The Bibles and prayer books in the royal chapels were usually renewed every three to five years, when they became the prerequisites of those who had served the King.... Col. John Eyres M.P. was one of Charles II's privy counsellors'. (1)
The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of the originall Tongues, and with ye former translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties speciall command, Appointed to be read in Churches, Cambridge: Printed by Tho. Buck & Roger Daniel, Printers to the University of Cambridge, [1638], general engraved title by William Marshall containing small central device 'Alma Mater Cantabrigia', letterpress New Testament title with printer's oval woodcut device and typographic decorative border, Apocrypha present, double-column roman text, numerous woodcut decorative initials, titles and borders double red-ruled throughout, lower outer blank corner of leaves X4, 3E2 & 3F1 neatly repaired and with red-ruled borders redrawn, closed tear at foot of final leaf of Apocrypha and New Testament title, marbled endpapers with repaired hinges, bookplate of Richard Adams, and small book label of A. Eyre - Grove, all edges gilt, contemporary crimson morocco by the Samuel Mearne bindery, decorative gilt panelled boards with double-line border, and crowned cypher of Charles II between palm leaves to each corner, skillfully rebacked preserving the original elaborate gilt decorated spine with Charles II royal cypher to the centre of each panel, board corners neatly repaired, lacking ties, folio, leaf dimensions 383 x 245mm Herbert 520. Darlow & Moule 403. STC2331. With loosely inserted typed information regarding the volume on Henry Sotheran Ltd. letterheaded paper, 'Bound for Charles II at the bindery of Samuel Mearne (1624-83) the Royal warrant holder for use in the Chapels Royal at either Windsor or St. James's Palace. A similar but less decorative example of a Mearne royal binding is illustrated in H.M. Nixon, English Restoration Bookbinding, No. 6. The Bibles and prayer books in the royal chapels were usually renewed every three to five years, when they became the prerequisites of those who had served the King.... Col. John Eyres M.P. was one of Charles II's privy counsellors'. (1)
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