Description: The Coverdale Bible First Printed Bible in English "The Prologue Leaf" Southwark, 1535 BIBLIA. THE BIBLE, THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTURE OF THE OLDE AND NEW TESTAMENT, FAITHFULLY AND TRULY TRANLSATED OUT OF DOUCHE AND LATYN IN TO ENGLISH [?COLOGNE: EUCHERIUS CERVICORNUS (PTS. 1–2, 6) AND JOHANNES SOTER (PTS. 3–5)] 4 OCTOBER 1535; [PRELIMINARIES (FIRST QUIRE) PRINTED AT SOUTHWARK: JAMES NICOLSON, 1535] An extraordinary uncut example of the rare prologue leaf from the first edition of the printed Bible in English. Folio (App. 14 x 9 in.). The Prologue Leaf from the First Printed Bible in English. "Myles Coverdale Unto the Christian Reader." Text in single column, black letter. Large woodcut initial. 2pp. Current scholarship indicates that this leaf, belonging to the first quire containing preliminaries, was printed in England by James Nicolson. From the collection of Francis Fry (1803-1886), prominent English bibliographer and collector of early printed Bibles in English. Acquired and preserved during his historic research and work on the Coverdale Bible. Please feel free to contact us with questions or requests for additional images.
Price: 14750 USD
Location: Munford, Alabama
End Time: 2025-01-08T18:22:40.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Uncorrected Proof
Author: Myles Coverdale
Publisher: James Nicolson
Topic: Christianity, Bibles
Year Printed: 1525
Original/Facsimile: Original
