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THE VINEGAR BIBLE The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New. Engraved frontispiece; text illustrations throughout. Ruled in red throughout. 2 volumes in one. Folio, 508x308 mm, contemporary gilt-panelled red morocco, rebacked; occasional browning. Oxford: John Baskett, 1717-16
Baskett's handsomely printed imperial folio edition was known as the "Vinegar Bible" for the misprint "vinegar" instead of "vineyard" in the running head of Luke 20, among numerous other errors. Herbert 942A ("magnificent edition").
