[BIBLE, in English]. The New Testament of our Sauiour Iesus Christe, faithfully translated out of the Greke, with the notes and expositions of the darke places therein. London: Richard Jugge, [1566].
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$6,000 -
$8,000
Sold for $23,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[BIBLE, in English]. The New Testament of our Sauiour Iesus Christe, faithfully translated out of the Greke, with the notes and expositions of the darke places therein. London: Richard Jugge, [1566].
4to in 8s (203 x 146 mm). Black letter, woodcut illustrations and initials. (Lacking title and the first 19 leaves [replaced in facsimile], additionally lacking leaves F3, F4, L1, and quire Qq, several leaves at beginning and end with marginal fraying affecting text and old repairs, map on Ii7 trimmed affecting the right margin, a few paper flaws or tiny holes, some minor soiling.) Contemporary blindstamped calf (rebacked and repaired); cloth folding case.
Jugge’s third quarto edition of Tyndale’s version and the last of Tyndale's New Testament. It contains more than one hundred woodcuts, some taken from earlier editions, while those of the Evangelists and St. Paul and the cuts in Revelation are new. Darlow & Moule 121; ESTC S122998; STC 2873.
Property from the Collection of LSC Communications, Inc.
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