BIBLES-continued.

THE FIRST EDITION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT IN IRISH.

155 IRISH BIBLE. LEABHUIR NA SEINTIOMNA (The Books of the Old Testament translated into Irish by the care and diligence of Doctor William Bedel, late Bishop of Kilmore in Ireland, and for the publick good of that Nation).

Printed at London, 1685.

TIOMNA NUADH AR D'TIGHEARNA AGUS AR SLANGAIGHEORA JOSA
CRISD (The New Testament).

London, 1681.

Together in one volume, thick small 4to. Calf. 1681-1685.

£21

The Editio Princeps of the Old Testament in the Irish language, and the Second Edition of the New Testament.

"The Old Testament was translated by William Bedel, or Bedell (1571-1642), the eminent Bishop of Kilmore, who died from the results of hardships endured in the Irish Rebellion of 1641; aided by Murtagh O'Ciong, or King (who had assisted William Daniel in preparing the N.T. of 1602), and Dennis O'Sheriden, or Sheridan; though it was not printed till more than forty years after the death of the principal translator. The translation was made in the first instance from the English Bible, the marginal readings of which are sometimes preferred to the textual readings; but it appears to have been to some extent compared with other versions and-immediately before publication-revised by A. Sall, Narcissus Marsh, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and subsequently Archbishop of Armagh, and other scholars.

This edition (consisting of about 500 copies), like the New Testament of 1681, with which it is uniform, was printed with the Irish type presented by the Hon. R. Boyle, and chiefly at his expense.

"The type was modelled on that which had been cast for the Jesuits, and which was used by them in printing Irish Books at Louvain and Antwerp from 1608 to 1728, for circulation among Roman Catholics in Ireland. Boyle's type continued in use down to so late as 1820, and the matrices still exist in the possession of Messrs. Stephenson, Blake & Co. and Sir Charles Reed & Sons, the type-founders."

156 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

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157

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. £3 10S

With "The Psalms of David in Meeter," Edinburgh, Printed by George Mosman, 1693; bound in at end.

THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS; newly translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised.

2 vols., 12mo. Elaborate contemporary Scotch binding of morocco, sides completely covered with gold tooling.

Edinburgh, Printed by James Watson, 1719.

£6 6s

158 THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW. WITH THE PSALMS.

159

Engraved title.

Thick 8vo. Scotch binding of the first half of the eighteenth century, black morocco, gilt back, the sides gilt tooled, with centre panel, corner fleurons of leaves, roses, and other ornamentations, gilt edges.

Edinburgh, 1722.

£4 4s

THE HOLY BIBLE, containing the Old Testament and the New.
Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues.

8vo. Characteristic example of contemporary Scotch binding, full black morocco with floral toolings in blind and gilt, g. e., with flowers painted on the fore-edge.

Edinburgh, Printed by John Baskett, 1726.

£225

160 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. £315S

161 BICKERSTAFFE (Isaac). LOVE IN A VILLAGE; a Comic Opera, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Wrappers.

London, Printed by W. Griffin for J. Newbury and W. Nicoll, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, &c., 1763.

£4 48

It was com

One of the most important successors of the Beggar's Opera. piled from C. Johnson's "Village Opera," Wycherley's "Gentleman DancingMaster," Marivaux's "Jeu de l'Amour et du Hazard," and other pieces. Meeting with considerable success, it was produced continually up till 1848.

EMBROIDERED BINDING.

162 BINDING. CONTENTMENT. AN INFALLIBLE WAY TO CONTENTMENT, In the midst of Publick or Personal Calamities. To which is added Encouragement against The Fear of Fire and Poverty, Evil Tidings, and Death itself.

Small 8vo. A very fine example of English embroidered binding of the second half of the seventeenth century. On the upper cover is a full-length figure of Hope, and on lower cover full-length figure of Faith, worked in coloured silks, and within arched panels of embroidered silver thread.

London, 1688.

£52 108