· 38.-Bible, Genevan, by Barker. 1583. royal fol.

Title, in black and red, within a woodcut border, "The Bible "translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, &c. Imprinted at "London by Christopher Barker, &c. 1583." Dedication to the Queen, 2 pages. "To the diligent and Christian reader,” 1 page. Cranmer's prologue, 4 pages. The genealogy of Christ, 11 pages. An Almanac, beginning 1578, 1 page: Calendar, 12 pages. The names and order of the books, 1 page, in black and red. "Howe to take profyt, &c." 1 page. "The summe of the whole Scripture," 2 pages. "Certaine questions and answeres touching "the doctrine of Predestination," 2 pages. In a handsome border, the verses "Of the incomparable treasure," &c. 1 page: on reverse, an engraving of Adam and Eve. The text, Genesis to Job, 1--262. On a separate leaf, "The Psalter or Psalms of David," &c. Psalms to Malachi, 264-347. On a separate leaf, "The bookes called Apocrypha," &c. 438-532. Title, in the same border as before, "The Newe Testament, &c. Imprinted at London, &c. C B." On reverse, a small map and description. The text, 1-137. Tables, 18 pages. "A perfite Supputation," &c. 2 pages; ending with a vignette, the large coat of arms, the imprint and date, as at first.The book is finely printed, and the paper excellent.

39.-Bible, the Bishops'. 1585. fol.

Title, in black and red, within a compartment of fanciful architecture, "The Holy Byble, &c." Reverse blank.-Cranmer's prologue, 4 pages; Genealogies, 11 pages; Almanac, beginning 1580, 1 page; Calendar, 12 pages; the books of the Old and New Test. &c. 3 pages: on reverse of the last, a large cut of Adam and Eve. The text, Genesis to 2 Maccabees, fol. 1-536. Title of the New Testament, within the same compartment; on reverse, a Preface: Description of the Holy Land, with a map, 1 page : table of Genealogy, &c. 1 page; the text, fol. 3-137: on reverse of last, the Royal Arms, and the colophon.-This edition has no woodcuts. A full page contains 58 lines.

40.-Bible, Douay version. 1609-1610. 4°.

Title, "The Holie Bible Faithfully Translated into English, out "of the authenticall Latin. Diligently conferred with the Hebrew, "Greeke, and other Editions in divers languages. With Argu"mentes of the Bookes and Chapters: Annotations: Tables: and

"other helpes, for better understanding of the Text: for discoverie "of corruptions in some late translations: and for clearing Con"troversies in Religion. By the English College of Doway. Isaiah "12, &c. Printed at Doway by Lawrence Kellam, at the signe of "the holie Lambe, MDCIX." On reverse, the Approbation: Address to the English reader, 12 pages; "The summe and partition of "the Holie Bible," 4 pages: Argument of Genesis, 2 pages; the Text, p. 1-1114. "To the Curteous reader," &c. p. 1115.

Title, "The Second Tome of the Holie Bible," &c. MDCX. On reverse, the Approbation: "Proemial Annotations on the Psalms," 12 pages: the Text, p. 15-1071; on reverse, a Table of the Epistles taken from the Old Testament; an historical table of the Old Testament, p. 1073-1096. Table of principal things, p. 1097 -1123. Errata, 1 page, unnumbered; reverse blank.

41.-Bible, Genevan, Edinburgh, A. Hart. 1610. fol.

Title, "The Bible, that is, the Holy Scriptures contained, &c. "At Edinburgh, Printed by Andro Hart, and are to be sold at his "Buith, on the North side of the gate, a litle beneath the Crosse. "Anno Dom. 1610." "To the Christian reader," 2 pages. An Almanac and Table for 50 years to come (beginning 1610), 2 pages. "A declaration of conformitie, &c." "A Kalender," 3 pages. The verses "Of the incomparable treasure, &c." And the names and order of the books, 2 pages; in all, 6 leaves.

This edition was esteemed for many years as being very correctly printed; and it formed a kind of standard copy for several succeeding editions in Scotland.

42.-Bible, Authorized. First edition. 1611. fol.

Title, within a handsome copper-plate, exhibiting on the sides full-length figures of Moses and Aaron; at the corners, the four Evangelists; at the top, a group, of SS. Peter, Paul, Andrew, and other saints, with the Holy Spirit and the name IEHOVAH: at bottom, within an oval, a Pelican feeding her young; the engraver's name, "C. Boel, fecit-in Richmont," "The Holy Bible, conteyn"ing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of "the Originall tongues and with the former Translations dili"gently compared and revised, by his Maiesties speciall Cō"mandement. Appointed to be read in churches. Imprinted at "London by Robert Barker, Printer to the King's most Excellent

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"Maiestie. Anno Dom. 1611." This is followed by another title, in letter-press, within a woodcut border, having the same words.— Dedication to King James, 3 pages; Address of the translators to the reader, 11 pages; Calendar, in black and red, 12 pages; Almanac, beginning 1603, with table to find Easter, 2 pages; Table of Psalms and Lessons, &c. 4 pages; "Dayes to be observed," &c. 1 page; Names and order of the Books, 1 page; The Genealogies of holy Scripture (title within two black lines), 36 pages. A map of Canaan engraved on copper, by John More and Jo. Speede, dated 1611; on its back, a table of all the places mentioned in the map. The text, in two columns, with marginal notes: the pages enclosed within single black lines: the Signatures, A-z, A a-Z 2, ▲ a a—z z z, a a a a—z z z z, A a a a a—c c c c c, in sixes, ending with the Apocrypha.-Title, "The New Testament, &c." within a woodcut of fanciful architecture, with figures of the Evangelists, medallions, &c. and the imprint as before; reverse blank. The text, a 2-z, A a, in sixes. After Revelation, the word FINIS. The letter of the text is Gothic: heads of chapters, and marginal notes, in Roman: various readings, in Italic. A full page contains 59 lines.

N. B. See in Mr. Lea Wilson's Catalogue a detailed account of minute differences which distinguish genuine copies of this first edition from some others which greatly resemble it.

DESCRIPTIONS OF DETACHED BOOKS OF

THE OLD TESTAMENT.

1.-Pentateuch, Tyndale's. 1530. 12°.

Title, "The fyrst boke of Moses called Genesis;" within a border of wood. On the reverse, "W. T. to the reader," occupying 7 pages. "A prologue, shewing the use of the Scripture," 8 pages. "The fyrst boke," &c. fol. i-lxxvi. On the reverse begins 66 a "Table expoundinge certeyne wordes," 7 pages: at the end of the seventh is this Colophon; "Emprented at Malborow in the "lande of Hesse by me Hans Luft, the yere of oure Lorde

M.CCCCC.XXX. the xvii. dayes of Januarii." On the reverse of fol.

v. (Genesis, c. 4.) is a marginal note, occupying the whole length of the page.

A full page contains (generally, but not always,) 31 lines.

The Letter is a Dutch Gothic. The Signatures are Gothic Capitals.

"A Prologe in to the seconde boke of Moses called Exodus." 8 leaves.

"The seconde boke of Moses, called Exodus," (within the same woodcut as before.)

Exodus, fol. ii-lxxvi. On foll. xliii. xliv. xlv. xlvi. xlvii. xlviii. xlix. 1. lvi. lvii. are woodcuts, nearly filling the page.

"A prologe into the thirde boke of Moses, called Leviticus," (within the former woodcut,) occupying 8 leaves.

"The thyrde Boke," &c. (within the woodcut,) fol. ii—lii. "A prologe into the fourth boke," &c. as before; 10 leaves. "The fourthe boke," &c. fol. ii-lxvii.

"A prologe into the fyfte boke," &c. as before; 4 leaves. "The first chapter of Deuteronomye," fol. i-lxiii. At the end is an explanation of some Hebrew words, occupying part of the next leaf.

Genesis and Numbers are printed in Gothic character; the others in Roman, except the letter W. It is nearly certain, that these two books were published before the others. Perhaps the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy, were executed at some other place; possibly at Hamburgh. Genesis and Numbers have 31 lines in a page; the other books 28. There are some marginal notes throughout, but no woodcuts, except in Exodus.

2.-Pentateuch, Tyndale's. 1534. 12°.

Title, between four woodcuts,

"The firste boke of Moses called Genesis, newly correctyd and "6 amendyd by W. T. M.D.XXXIIII."

"Unto the reader. W. T." xi pages.

Genesis begins on the reverse of the last leaf of the preface; and the next leaf is paged i. It ends on fol. lxxxi. b. At the end is "The end of the first boke off Moses called Genesis." It is printed in Roman letter. The other four books are exactly as in the edition of 1530. There are a few marginal notes.

3.-Isaiah, by George Joye. 1531. 16o.

Title, within a compartment, "The Prophete Isaye, Translated

"into englysshe, by George Joye, My shepe heare my voyce (saith "Christe) Joan x. Every man that is of ye truthe hearethe my "voyce. Joan. xviii. Despyse not the doctrine ad warninge of ye "Prophete of God." Reverse blank. Prologue, 7 leaves. The

text, "The vision or prophecy of Isaye, &c." 112 leaves, unnumbered. Sign. A-P, in eights. On recto of fol. 112, "Printed in "Straszburg by Balthassar Beckenth in the year of our lorde 1531. "the x daye of Maye;" reverse blank. The text is printed in a large German letter: the running titles and heads of chapters in The initials are cut in wood. There are only two mar

the same. ginal notes or references; but occasionally a pointing hand occurs in the margin. The stops are, the sloping line, colon, period, and note of interrogation. A full page contains 25 lines.

The spelling is generally very incorrect; so that the modern reader will scarcely be disposed to agree with George Joye, that his book is "Isaye speakinge playne Englisshe."

Nothing can be finer than the condition of the copy at Bristol, which formerly belonged to Herbert.

4.-Jeremiah, by G. Joye. 1534. 12°.

Title, "Jeremy the Prophete, translated into Englisshe: by "George Joye, &c. The Songe of Moses is added in the ende, to "magnif ye our Lorde for the fall of our Pharao, the Bisshop of "Rome. Anno. M.D. and XXXIIII. in the monethe of Maye." Preface, 13 pages. Errata, 1 page. Text, fol. i-c. Lamentations, fol. ci-cix. The prayer of Jeremi, fol. cx. The Song of Moses, fol. cxi. cxii. At the end is the word "Finis." There is no colo

phon. The volume has marginal notes: some few chapters have an argument prefixed, in a smaller letter. A full page contains 29 lines.

5.-The Book of Joshua, by Coverdale. No mark. (1539?) 12o.

Title, within an architectural woodcut, "Annotations in the "boke of Josue shewynge breflye in every chapter by comon places "how thys boke servyth for oure learnynge, what is ye profyt and "the use therof whych is the fyrst boke of the seconde part of the "Bible." On reverse, The printer to the reader. "The auctor "to the Reader," 4 pages. The Annotations, sign. A 4-1. 5. recto; reverse blank. The text, [Coverdale's version] with a separate title, (sign. 1 6) having a woodcut of Joshua, the same as that prefixed to this book in the Bible of 1535. On reverse, the printer's