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Titel: The Comprehensive Bible;

Verlag: by Bagster and Thoms, for Samuel Bagster, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1827

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Dedicated, by Permission, to His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Fourth, Containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the The Authorized Version, with the Various Readings and Marginal Notes Usually Printed Therewith: A General Introduction, Containing Disquisitions on the Genuineness, Authenticity, and Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, Various Divisions and Marks of Distinctions in the Sacred Writings, Ancient Versions, Coins, Weights and Measures, Various Sects among the Jews: Introductions and Concluding Remarks to each Book: the Parallel Passages contained in Canne's Bible; Dr Adam Clarke's Commentary, 7 vols; Rev. J. Brown's Self-Interpreting Bible, 2 vols; Dr Blayney's Bible; Bishop Wilson's Bible, Edited by Crutwell; Rev. T. Scott's Commentary, 6 vols; and the English Version of Bagster's Polyglott Bible, Systematically Arranged: Philological and Explanatory Notes: Table of Contents, Arranged in Historical Order: An Analysis and Compendium of the Holy Scriptures: A Chronological Index, Interspersed with Synchronisms of the most Important Epochs and Events in Profane History: An Index of the Subjects Contained in the Old and New Testaments: And an Index to the Notes, Introductions and Concluding Remarks. 4to. [260 x 202 x 45 mm]. [4]ff, 96, [1352], xviii, xiii pp. Bound in near contemporary brown goatskin, the covers tooled in gilt with a wide border composed of fillets, a dog-tooth and two decorative rolls, enclosing a large panel of fillets, a dog-tooth and a chain roll, with fan-shaped inner corners flanked by fleurons, and a circular centrepiece with fan components and surrounded by fleurons. The spine divided into six panels with gilt compartments, lettered in the second, the others filled with small tools, including a medallion, swags of pearls and sprigs, the edges of the boards tooled with gilt floral roll, the wide turn-ins and inside joints tooled with multiple impressions of fleurons, red silk doublures and endleaves, gilt edges. (Corners slightly bumped). Contained within a later quarter dark green goatskin drop-over box. Darlow & Moule / Herbert 1763. Edited by William Greenfield, with a general introduction, some 4000 illustrative notes and 500,000 marginal references. Ordinary copies come in two volumes. This copy is on india paper, and appears to be one of only two such examples. It belonged to a member of the Bagster family and loosely inserted is a letter, dated 25 April 1912, from Sydney S. Bagster to his cousin, Robert Bagster, noting "I see you mention first Bible on India Paper. Do you know that I presented to British Museum: Comprehensive on India Paper with pencil inscription by Grandfather [Samuel Bagster] that it was the only copy so printed". The British Library Catalogue records that copy and Samuel Bagster's note that "This is the only copy that was taken off on India Paper". Our copy goes to show that at least one other was produced. Another inserted manuscript note reads: "Robert Bagster under F.B.'s will. First India Paper edition of the Comprehensive Bible. Nov. 1915". The paper is lightly browned and there are a few minor spots. The binding is most handsome, and may be the work of Bagster's own workshop. Buchnummer des Verkäufers ebc3025