BIBLES continued. 151 152 153 GENESIS TO PSALMS. Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised. 12mo. Contemporary Scotch binding of black morocco, the back and sides covered with elaborate gold tooling, consisting in the main of large heart-shaped designs, g. e. Edinburgh, Printed by Adrian Watkins, 1748. £228 THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: Translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised. Thick 4to. Fine copy in contemporary red morocco, gilt tooling on sides and back, blue inlay in centre of each cover, g. e. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1794. £3155 UNIQUE COPY, Printed on Vellum. THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW: Translated out of the Original Tongue: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. UNIQUE COPY, PRINTED ENTIRELY UPON PURE VELLUM. 9 vols., thick 4to. Bound by Lewis in contemporary full blue morocco, gold lines on sides, full gilt back, elaborate inside dentelle, gilt leaves. London, Published for John Reeves, Esq., one of the Patentees of the Office of King's Printer, 1802. £63 This edition is known as Reeve's Bible, and is of special interest, being the first with Explanatory Notes. Only this one copy was printed on vellum. It was specially printed for the King, to whom Reeves dedicated this edition. Mr. Reeve's notes are selected with great judgment from the labours of Patrick, Lowth, Whitby, and others; and his mode of printing the text is admirable. The historical parts, which are in prose, are printed in contiguous paragraphs, and the poetical parts are divided into verses. Each book is divided into BIBLES: THE HOLY BIBLE-continued. sections, conformable to the natural divisions of the several subjects; and to facilitate reference, the chapters and verses are distinctly pointed out in the margin. The Explanatory Notes are based on Well's Paraphrase and the commentaries of Patrick, Lowth, Whitby, and others. In alluding to this last feature Reeves says: "All our authorized Bibles, published by the King's printer, and the universities, are wholly without the explanatory notes. These privileged persons have confined themselves to reprinting the bare text, in which they have an exclusive right; forbearing to publish it with notes, which, it is deemed, may be done by any of the King's subjects as well as themselves." And he adds the significant comment: "I mean such notes, as are bonâ fide intended for annotation, not the pretence of notes, which I have seen in some Editions of the Bible and Common Prayer, placed there merely as a cover to the piracy of printing upon the patentees, as if fraud could make legal anything that was in itself illegal. John Reeves, the King's Printer, was born in 1753, and was educated at Eton and Queen's College, Oxford. He was first of all a famous Lawyer, and in 1791 was made chief justice of Newfoundland, in which post he was very successful. In 1800 William Pitt appointed him to the office of King's printer, and whilst in this capacity he issued this wonderful edition of the Bible. He was further a considerable writer of Law books, and various pamphlets, one of them being "Two Tracts showing that Americans born before the Independence, are by the Laws of England not Aliens." 154 AKENSIDE (Mark). BINDINGS. THE PLEASURES OF IMAGINATION. A Poem. Vignette title. FIRST EDITION. Thick 4to. Full contemporary dark green morocco, red morocco back, the sides decorated with wide dentelle borders, and centre ornament of circular wreath of acorns and leaves, surrounding seated figure of Britannia," with doublure of mottled calf gilt, g. e. (bound for Brand Hollis). " London, 1744. £6 6s 155 ANNE (Queen). A COLLECTION OF THE SEVERAL STATUES AND PARTS OF STATUTES, now in Force, relating to High Treason, and misprision of High Treason. Bound up with above are other Pieces by Akenside and Glover. 12mo. Bound in contemporary black morocco, gilt tooled on back, gilt panel sides, with the Arms of Queen Anne in the centre of each. London, 1709. LI IOS 156 BIBLES. THE HOLY BIBLE, Containing the Old Testament and the New Newly translated out of the Original Tongues. And with the former Translations diligently compar'd and revis'd. With engraved title. Thick 8vo. In contemporary Scotch binding of black morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt on the sides and back, with sprays of leaves, thistles, tulips, stars, dots, etc. London, Printed by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, 1711. With "The Psalms of David in Meeter," Edinburgh, Printed by George Mosman, 1693; bound in at end. 157 BIFIELD (N.). THE MARROW OF THE ORACLES OF GOD: or, Divers Treatises, containing Directions about six of the Waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. Engraved title-page. Second Edition. Thick 12mo. Very fine copy in contemporary English binding of calf, the sides and back completely covered with decoration in gold, gilt gauffered edges. London, Printed for Ralph Rounthwaite, 1620. £7 IOS 158 THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England. Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David. Title engraved by P. Williamson. Ruled throughout in red. BLACK LETTER. Folio. Fine copy bound by Samuel Mearne, the King's binder, in full black morocco, with elaborately gilt and blind tooled sides and back, composed of long trailing sprays of leaves and flowers, Cottage Roof Pattern rulings, and delicately tooled centre pieces, with the Royal monogram of Charles II. repeated eight times on each cover, g. e. London, Printed by His Majesties Printers, 1669. £42 |