1640 King James Bible Metrical Psalms Songbook London

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1640 King James Bible Metrical Psalms Songbook London ExRare Valuable The Whole Booke Of Psalmes / comp@$4,250 This is a wonderful and rare offering of the following work written in English. I find this same edition selling online for $4,250 elsewhere. Title details: The Whole Booke Of Psalmes / Collected into English meeter by Thomas Sternhold Iohn Hopkins and others, conferred with the Hebrew with apt notes to sing them withall. [para] Set forth and allowed to be sung in all Churches .... [ Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Sternhold et al. 1640. ] Published: London : printed by G.M. [i.e. G. Miller] for the Company of Stationers, 1640. Notes: Title within lace border. Other names: Miller, George, d. 1646, [printer.] Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549. Hopkins, John, d. 1570. Stationers' Company (London, England), [printer.] Language: English This is a wonderful volume with fantastic contents and would make a great addition to any collection. I have recently been so pleased by hearing how much my books have been delightful gifts for others. Therefore, I encourage you to think ahead…Anniversary, Birthday, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any other special occasion! As a book lover there is not much I would rather receive as a gift. This is one of several such works I am listing, so be sure to check out my other listings. I have included a biography at the end of the listing for those interested. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE Wear : wear as seen in the photos; see photos Binding : tight and secure leather binding; clear tape supports the spine Pages : complete with all pages; plus indexes, prefaces, and such Publisher : London : printed by G.M. [i.e. G. Miller] for the Company of Stationers, 1640. Unique features: rare and excellent contents; ~6in X 3.5in (15.5cm x 9cm) Please understand that I am not an expert on every matter of my books, but am only a lover of old books. I have done my best to describe these books based on my current knowledge, but nobody is perfect. I welcome any questions you may have about contents or condition. I know that the pictures do not usually do justice to the books. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE Shipping Note: I always ship very securely in a secure box, well packaged and wrapped, and very quickly (95% of the time within one business day unless we are out for the day). Returns: I very much want the winner to be satisfied and understand that while doing my best to list accurately, nobody is perfect. I will give returns as a full money-back return less the shipping cost and fees from eBay and Paypal if notified promptly and receive items back in exact same condition within 14 days of auction close. Payments: If after 1 week of auction close I still have not received payment and have not been notified by email of arrangements, I reserve the right to offer item to second bidder The Authorized King James Version is an English translation by the Church of England of the Christian Bible begun in 1604 and completed in 1611.[3] First printed by the King's Printer, Robert Barker,[4][5] this was the third such official translation into English; the first having been the Great Bible commissioned by the Church of England in the reign of King Henry VIII, and the second having been the Bishop's Bible of 1568.[6] In January 1604, King James I of England convened the Hampton Court Conference where a new English version was conceived in response to the perceived problems of the earlier translations as detected by the Puritans,[7] a faction within the Church of England.[8] James gave the translators instructions intended to guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology and reflect the episcopal structure of the Church of England and its beliefs about an ordained clergy.[9] The translation was by 47 scholars, all of wh... read more

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