Lot 267
Bible, English. The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures conteined in the Old and New Testament, 'Breeches Bible' with 'breeches' on Ruth III.7, red rule throughout, wood-engraved title-pages to Old and New Testaments, wood-engravings in text, some repair to margins, mostly to fore-edge, lacks 3 preliminary leaves, Lll6-7 of New Testament with burn-hole, extending to 25mm diameter, neatly repaired, but lacking text, some soiling and staining, mid-nineteenth century full velvet, silver-coloured corner ornaments and clasps, silk doublures, in fleece-lined box, rubbed, 8vo, London: Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1599 [Herbert 247]
