Recent Arrivals from Dungeness Books

London: Robert Barker, 1615. 4to (8.5" x 6.25"). An illustrated Roman font Geneva Bible. A nicely rebacked copy of the last illustrated quarto Breeches Bible printed in England. Description: Two preliminary leaves present. The general title page is lacking. Text in two column Roman font. With Apocrypha as issued. Complete set of 33 in-text woodcut illustrations and maps. New Testament title… Read more about this item

Oxford, At the Theatre, 1682. Folio (11.5 x 8.5 in). Description: Engraved general title page (1682) with triple red-ruled border with Coat of Arms, possibly supplied from another copy. First capital in Genesis with woodcut initial. Text in two column Roman font. Includes Apocrypha as issued, printed in smaller font. Printed New Testament title page (1682) with printer's device. Ends… Read more about this item

London: Robert Bakker [sic], 1607. 4to (8.25" x 6.25"). A nicely rebound quarto Geneva Bible with extras. Text in black letter with both title pages present. Description: The Book of Common Prayer lacking title page and prelims. The general title page (1607) engraved within woodcut border comprising twenty-four compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures… Read more about this item

London: Robert Barker and Assigns of John Bill, 1642. 8vo (6.5" x 4.25"). 3 vols. A complete octavo King James Bible in in attractive polished calf. Text is interleaved throughout with nineteenth century ownership inscriptions. Description: The general title page (1642) with wood engraving featuring the four evangelists surrounded by the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures… Read more about this item

London: John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1676. 8vo (6.75" x 4.5"). A lovely Restoration Bible with a complete King James Version text all ruled in red. The binding is contemporary with metalwork, decorated boards, and fully functional claps. Description: Engraved architectural title page (1676) with red ruling throughout. Text in two column Roman font. Without Apocrypha as issued. Printed New… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 8vo (7 x 5 in). Printed title page followed by contents and introduction. Commentary in single column with footnotes in double column below. Occasional illustrations and a few maps within the text. Four additional fold-out maps bound in the back. Pagination: (xxii), 850, [4, fold out maps] pp. Binding: Blue paneled calf with gilt rolled… Read more about this item

Description: Venice: Nicolaum Pezzana, 1690. 8vo (7.625 x 5.5 in). Engraved frontispiece with Mary, Moses, Christ and the four Gospel Symbols. Printed title page in red and black with printer s device within double-ruled border. Text in two column Roman font with cross references in margins. Extensively illustrated with 235 woodcut illustrations, each about one third of the page. First… Read more about this item

The Illuminated Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments… embellished with sixteen hundred historical engravings… New York: Harper and Brothers, 1846. Folio (13" x 10.25" x 3.5"). A well-preserved famous 1846 Harper Illuminated Bible. Beautiful gilt decorated front and back cover with over 1600 engravings throughout. Professionally re-backed and restored. Dated 1846 with, at foot of title, "entered ... in the… Read more about this item

[London: Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1591.] 32mo (2.9375 x 1.9375 in). Geneva-Tomson. Begins with Matthew 6:8. Text in Roman font with 32 lines to the full single column. Type and spacing only 1 mm. No contents before chapters and no marginal notes. First chapter woodcut initials. Collation: A-Z^8 (-A1-7), Aa-Tt^8. Lacks title page and all before Matthew 6. Binding: Later seventeenth century… Read more about this item

London: Christopher Barkar (sic), 1577. Folio (10" x 7"). An illustrated Breeches Bible with the text in Roman font. Professionally rebound in period-style black calf and bound with the complete Book of Common Prayer. Description: Begins with the complete Book of Common Prayer with title page (1603) in red and black on large paper. General title page (1577) with decorative border… Read more about this item

London: Robert Barker, 1608. 4to (9 x 7.25 in). A textually complete 1608 quarto Geneva Bible with the Apocrypha. Bound in contemporary calf with metalwork over beveled boards. Description: Begins with The Book of Common Prayer, lacking title page and prelims. General title and New Testament title in facsimile (1608) on aged paper with woodcut border comprising twenty-four small compartments showing… Read more about this item

DESCRIPTION 8vo (8" x 5"). Text in single column Roman font, divided into 23 lectures on the topic of the Sermon on the Mount. Brewster's commentary combines historical context with practical application, guiding readers towards a deeper understanding of Christian principles and a more authentic spiritual life. Brewster writes "for the information of ordinary readers, and for the improvement of practical… Read more about this item

London: Seeey, Burnside, and Seeley, 1845. 12mo (7 x 4.25 in). Seventeenth edition. Text in single column Roman font, divided into twenty-two chapters. Charles Bridges (1794-1869) was a prominent member of the evangelical party in the Anglican church, and author of many popular devotional and theological treatises including this one. A lovely fore-edge painting with a view of the Thames… Read more about this item

Description Size: Octavo (10.25" x 6.75"). Printed title page in red and black (1879). Text in Roman font, occasionally printed in red and black. Text with wide margins on bright paper. Includes a red clamshell box with blue silk interior. Pagination lvi, 235, [3] pp. Binding Superbly bound in dark brown morocco with all-over cathedral style and expertly rebacked. Top board with vignette of the… Read more about this item

Summary London: Robert Barker, 1606. 4to (8.25" x 6.75"). A complete Geneva Bible with the Apocrypha. Complete Bible text in Roman font with the entire set of Geneva woodcuts and interesting provenance. Description Composite general title (1606) with woodcut border comprising twenty-four small compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures of the twelve apostles. Title is enclosed… Read more about this item

Summary London: Robert Barker, 1609. 4to (8.5 x 6.25 in). A complete Geneva Bible with the full set of Geneva illustrations and maps. This copy contains the misprint in John 6:67 that reads "Judas" instead of "Jesus". This Bible has been nicely rebound with the Book of Common Prayer and Psalter. Collation [par]^4, A-Z^8, &^6 [Gen – Job]; Aa-Zz^8, &&^8, **^4 [Psalms –… Read more about this item

Summary London: Robert Barker, 1611. Pulpit Folio (15 x 10.25 in). The editio princeps of the King James Bible – the crowning jewel of English Bible versions and one of the most important books in all literature. Description General title page in facsimile. Calendar printed in red and black. Text in large two column black letter type with 59 lines to the full… Read more about this item

Geneva: John Crispin, 1569. 4to (8.125 x 5.75 in). The scarce second edition of the Geneva Bible in quarto. Printed in Geneva in Roman font with illustrations, double-page maps, and provenance of a famous paper maker. Description Lacks the first preliminary leaf (Calendar Historical) and begins with To The Reader (1 p.), Of the Golden Nombre… etc.(3 pp.), A Supputation of the… Read more about this item

London: Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1589. Folio (10.5 x 7.5 in). Scarce first edition of Fulke's New Testament with the Rheims translation and the Bishops' version side by side in parallel columns. An important edition that predates the printing of the King James Bible, upon which it had a significant influence. Description: General title page (1589) with architectural border. Fifty-six lines… Read more about this item

[Dordt]: N.P., 1599 [i.e. 1630s]. 4to (8.25 x 6.5 in). Description: The engraved title (n.d.) with woodcut border comprising twenty-four small compartments showing the tents of the twelve tribes as well as the figures of the twelve apostles. Title is enclosed within a heart-shaped frame. Text in two column Roman font with wide margins throughout containing Tomson's New Testament and Junius'… Read more about this item