Search Results: Authors starting with J from Dungeness Books

SUMMARY
London: Robert Barker, 1634. Folio (16 x 10.75 in). The fourth distinct folio edition of the 1611 King James Bible with 59-lines to the column. Complete preliminaries with Calendar printed in red and black. Both engraved titles present, with the general title in expert facsimile. The Bible text is complete, and each chapter begins with a woodcut initial. A rare copy of the book that is considered the crowning jewel of English Bible versions and among the most important books published in English.
DESCRIPTION
General title page (1634) in expert facsimile with woodcut featuring the Tetragrammaton above, the Agnus Dei and the Holy Dove, with Matthew and Mark on either side; on the left side are the tents of the twelve tribes and on the right side the twelve apostles; below the letterpress are the Lamb slain along with Luke and John and a the bottom a tablet with the word Cum Privilegio. Preliminaries include the Translators to the Reader (11 pp.); Kalendar in red and black (6 ff.); Almanack (1… Read More

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 year 1843 by Harper and Brothers". Frontispiece and illuminated title to each Testament. Table, Index and Concordance at the end. With Apocrypha, as issued.
The work was originally announced in 1843 and was issued in 54 numbers of 25ct each. J.A. Adams, the engraver, is credited with having taken the first electrotype in America from a woodcut. Many illustrations in this Bible are done this way. Artists were engaged for more than six years in the preparation of the designs and engravings included in this Bible, at a cost of over $20,000 - a small fortune in those days.
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London: Robert Barker, 1613. 4to (8.25 x 6.5 in). The first quarto King James Bible in black letter type. Complete Bible text rebound in modern calf with the Genealogies, Tables, and Psalter. A nice He Bible which closely follows the 1611 first edition folio.
Description
General title page (1613) engraved within woodcut border comprising twenty-four 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. Both titles omit the words "Appointed to …" The Genealogies by J[ohn] S[peed] with title page (n.d.) is complete without map. Text in two column black letter, closely following the errors in the first edition. Ruth 3:15 with the reading "And he went into the citie." Apocrypha included as issued. New Testament title page (1613) with verso blank. Concludes with colophon (1613) and "Benjamin Pollard his Book March the 10th, 1771" on verso. Bound with Two right profitable and fruitful Concordances with… Read More

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Cambridge: Thomas and John Buck, 1629. Folio (12 x 8 in). The FIRST EDITION of the King James Version printed at Cambridge. A small folio with complete Bible text expertly rebound in a contemporary style calf. Bound with an incomplete Book of Common Prayer and Psalter.
DESCRIPTION
The Book of Common Prayer begins with the Morning Prayers and is lightly stained to the upper inner column and gutter (mostly to margins). Lacks the engraved general title, but the Bible text is complete. Text in two column Roman font. Includes Apocrypha as issued. Printed New Testament title within ruled border (1629). Ends on the colophon (1629). The Whole Book of Psalms with title page (1629). The Psalter lacks the last few leaves. First chapter decorated initials, head- and tailpieces, and colophons throughout.
COLLATION
[par]^6, A-Z^6, Aa-ZZ^6, Aaa-Iii^6, Kkk4, Lll-Zzz^6, Aaaa^6, Bbbb^4. Bible text complete. Lacks general title.
BINDING
Rebound in very nice dark brown calf. Boards feature concentric blind… Read More

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 column and within a ruled border. With the reading "and he went into the citie" in Ruth 3:15. New Testament title page (1611) with the twelve tribes of Israel on the left and the twelve disciples on the right. The four evangelists with their gospel symbols around the letterpress with the Tetragrammaton, the dove, and the slain Lamb at the center. Woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces throughout.
Collation
A^6, B^2 [-A^6, General title and first five preliminary leaves in facsimile], C^6 [Calendar], D^4 [-D1, Tables with first leaf in facsimile], A-C^6 [-A1, Genealogies with title page in facsimile], D^2 [Double-page map in facsimile]; A-Z^6,… Read More

SUMMARY
London: John Baskett, 1717. Elephant folio (20.5 x 13 in). The famous and monumental "Vinegar Bible" also known as the "Baskett full of errors," and generally acknowledged as the most magnificent Bible printed in England.
DESCRIPTION
The text is the King James Version and was printed in large folio by John Baskett at Oxford in 1717-16. The volume is adorned with sixty beautifully engraved head- and tailpieces depicting scenes from the Bible that cover about one quarter of the page, and is also further adorned with engraved initials. This edition is the more elaborately illustrated 'A' variant with two general titles. The first one - engraved by Du-Bose- represents Moses writing the first words of Genesis. The second title shows a particularly fine view of Oxford. The text contains the famous typographical error in the headline of Luke XX that reads "The Parable of the Vinegar" and comprises the complete text of the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament, along with the two title pages and… Read More

Summary: Cambridge: John Field, 1663. 4to (9 x 7 in). A fine copy of a 1663 quarto King James Bible with a contemporary fore-edge painting. Bound in a contemporary ornate morocco binding with the provenance of Augustus Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton and Prime Minister between 1768-1770.
Description: Begins with the Book of Common Prayer with title page (1663) within ruled border. General title page (1663) with engraved architectural border. Text presented in two column Roman font with the whole ruled in red. Apocrypha included as issued. New Testament title (1663) within ruled border. Bound with the Whole Book of Psalms by Sternhold and Hopkins with printed title page (1663). First chapter decorative initials throughout.
Collation: A^2, B-Z^8, Aa-Zz^8, Aaa-Ooo^8, Ppp^4 (Gen-Mal); A-O^8, P^4 (Apocrypha); A-S^8, T^4 (New Testament). Complete.
Binding: Newly rebacked in matching calf with ornately gilt, though somewhat worn, spine laid down. Covers with ornate gilt centerpiece design with elaborate gilt… Read More

Summary
London: Robert Barker, 1615. 4to (9 x 7 in). A complete and early 1614-15 quarto King James Bible in attractively rebound dark calf. Text is printed in black letter and is bound with the Book of Common Prayer, Genealogies, Tables, and Whole Book of Psalms.
Description
The Book of Common Prayer largely incomplete with only the Psalms remaining. The Genealogies with printed title page by J[ohn] S[peed], complete without map. The general title page (1614) engraved within woodcut border comprising twenty-four 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 black letter. Both titles omit the words "appointed to be…" and the general title is remarkable as it reads "the Bible" instead of "the Holy Bible." Ruth 3:15 with "she went…" Apocrypha included as issued. New Testament title page (1615) with border like the general title. Concludes with colophon (1615) and tailpiece. Bound… Read More

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London: Robert Barker, 1642. 8vo (7 X 4.5 X 2 in). A complete King James Bible bound in a contemporary embroidered stumpwork binding. The text is complete with title pages and the whole is ruled in red.
DESCRIPTION
General title (1642) within woodcut border comprising twenty-four 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 presented in two column Roman font and ruled in red throughout. Apocrypha not included as issued. Similar woodcut New Testament title page (1642). Ends on colophon (1642). Bound with The Whole Book of Psalmes with printed title page (1646) within decorative border. Decorative head and tailpieces, colophons, and woodcut first chapter initials throughout.
COLLATION
A-Z^8, Aa-Zz^8, Aaa-Kkk^8. Complete.
BINDING
Bound in a contemporary embroidered stumpwork binding with extensive floral raised embossed threadwork. Rubbed contemporary pale pink velvet. Spine sometime relaid.… Read More

Summary: London: Robert Barker, 1640. Pulpit folio (16 x 10.5 in). The last of the 1611 King James pulpit folios with 59-lines to the full column. Complete preliminaries with Calendar and Almanac printed in red and black. The Bible text is complete, and each chapter begins with a woodcut initial. Most consider the fifth folio the finest in the series of pulpit folios (Brake 201). Description: General title page (1640) in expert facsimile featuring the Tetragrammaton above, the Agnus Dei and the Holy Dove, with Matthew and Mark on either side; on the left side are the tents of the twelve tribes and on the right side the twelve apostles; below the letterpress are the Lamb slain along with Luke and John and a the bottom a tablet with the word Cum Privilegio. Preliminaries include the Translators to the Reader (11 pp.); Kalendar in red and black (6 ff.); Almanack (1 p.) in red and black; The Table and Kalendar Expressing the order of the Psalms and Lessons… (5 pp.); The Names of all the Books… in red… Read More