Bibles. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New, 1679

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Bibles. 1679 The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New. London: no printer stated. Decorative engraved title page depicting Moses, Aaron and a view of London (loose and with large loss to the margins), title page with the royal cypher for Charles II. Bound with The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, with brief summaries and expositions of Theod. Beza upon the hard places, and the annotations of Fr. Junius upon the Revelations of S. John, printed 1679. Contemporary family annotations to the verso of the New Testament title page, of Thos. Talmadge and Elizabeth Wilkes, married 20th May 1736. Later calf, rubbed and worn, the edges with losses and wear, boards shelfworn and rubbed, the title page mounted, engraved title page and final two leaves loose and heavily edgeworn but present, lacking endpapers. Hinges rather worn and strained. Damp staining throughout, particularly to first and final leaves. A late 17th century English Bible, in need of sympathetic restoration. Folio. (1) Publisher Location: London Publication Date: 1679 Binding: Hardcover