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(BIBLE IN ENGLISH.) The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke. Part 1 (of 3) only: Genesis-Prophets. General title printed in red and black within woodcut ornamental border; Psalter title within woodcut historiated border. Full-page woodcut of the Garden of Eden; woodcut text illustrations. [13] (of [22]), 437 leaves; lacks initial blank, B1.6, and 6-leaf gathering C from the genealogical table, 2Q6 (Ezra 6:23-8:24). Mostly printed in black letter. Folio, 383x262 mm, 17th-century panelled calf with brass catches and clasps; margins trimmed touching some sidenotes, occasional minor soiling, marginal dampstaining toward end, early 19th-century owner's signature on title, corner off 2I6 with slight text loss. Armorial bookplate of Lord Walsingham. London: Christopher Barker, 1583
Described by Rumball-Petre as the "noblest Geneva Bible," this folio was the last black letter edition of the Geneva version. Herbert 178; Rumball-Petre 86; STC 2136.
