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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments : Newly translated out of the original tongues and the former translations diligently compared and revised / by his Majesty's special command ; appointed to be read in churches.

Accession number
PML 150610
Published
Oxford : Printed by John Baskett, 1739.
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman.
Description
2v in 1. ; 48 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Full black morocco binding elaborately tooled with center herringbone ornaments, the outer roll border encloses thistle and other floral tools. Gold and green Nuremberg end-papers. A similar binding, described as "Edinburgh Binding" is illustrated in J.R. Abbey's English bindings (No. 82).
Classification
Department