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1670 KJV Bible w/Silver Binding! Red Ruled Annotated!
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Superb original 1670 King James Version Bible in an excellent old binding, full leather with silver! It is so beautiful! Red ruled throughtout, on every page! This was done by hand in the 1600's for a wealthy owner, it adds great beauty as well as value to this Bible. The Bible is approx. 9" tall and 7" wide. The Old Testament title is dated 1676. In the back of the Bible are four pages of old contemporary handwritten commentary, see image 11 for example. They are beautiful and guaranteed to be antique original! At the front loosely inserted is a Albrecht Durer engraving (signed in the plate) laid on old 1500's paper, see image 10. Durer is considered the greatest old master engraver, see /wiki/Durer Durer engravings are beautiful and valuable, even if printed after the 1500's as this one. Some very light browning staining, but the pages are bright. We are working with a client who has several early printed Bibles in special bindings which we can list on eBay, if interested please contact us. The titles/headlines in this book are not trimmed, the images are cropped a lttle which make may make them look a little trimmed. This auction also includes a collection of engravings and early prints, ten additional items: 1/ an original 1563 woodcut engraving printed by 1563, guaranteed authentic, nearly 500 years old, see image 12. It is approx 12" by 16" mounted (actual engraving size is smaller), this is authentic Renaissance art!, 2/ an original 1581 English Bible leaf from Exodus, archivally mounted it is approx 12" by 16", 3/ two original 1569 Augustine leaf from his collected works, approx 10" by 12", 4/ an original Old Testament Biblical scene engraving by Gustave Dore from 1889, 5/ an original New Testament Biblical scene engraving by Gustave Dore from 1889, 6/ an original 1563 Bible commentary leaf on the history of Jerusalem, 7/ two original engravings by William Hogarth from 1880, 8/ Engraving_Museum (tm) an conservation quality system to store engravings and early printed works, used by The Art Institute of Chicago. An excellent collection valued at $250. If you have a feedback of less than 10 or less than 95% postive please contact us before bidding. Insured shipping required. We want you to be happy. Returns accepted if this item is not as described within seven days. Please email first for return instructions.
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