Genre

Religious & Spiritual

Format

Leather

Special Attributes

Early Edition

**Additional savings are available beyond this listing. Additional info & photos are available on request** Importance: A Bible that was once owned by Sir William Codrington the 2nd Baronet, who was an English Politician & the eldest son of Sir William Codrington 1st Baronet. After his father died the 2nd Baronet inherited large plantations in the West Indies at Barbuda & Betty’s Hope, as well as Dodington Park. The Bible was also owned by Captain Thomas Collins who was a Whaler, Master Mariner, & Pastoralist of Queensland. Binding: Thick Octavo (8” x 5.375” x 3”). 2 lb 13 oz. Rebacked (1794 to 1853) blind & gilt tooled full fine brown calf leather binding with a.e.r. Original spine relaid with five compartments divided by double gilt-lined fillets. Second compartment with blind tooled brown calf leather label and title in capitals HOLY BIBLE. Boards with blind rolled pattern borders & blind stamped corner fleurons. Modern marbled endpapers with three original fly-leaves at front & two at rear. Recornered, slightly worn, & stained. Collation & Notes: OT has [394] ff or [788] pp: A-Z8 ([A1r] G.T.P., A2-3), Aa-Zz8, Aaa-Ccc8, Ddd2 (ends Ddd2r). Apocrypha has [96] ff or [192] pp: A-M8 (ends M8v). NT has [122] ff or [244] pp: Eee-Ttt8 ([Eee1r] T.P.), Uuu2 (ends Uuu2r). Total [612] ff or [1,224] pp. Complete, with an original title page. Lacks first 3 ff & last 1 ff. Vertical chain lines. Wove paper fly-leaves. Darlow & Moule 866. Herbert 1163. Condition: Leaves (7.5625” x 4.75”). Tight gutters; stained & foxed; some folios cropped with slight text loss, but generally good. OT: H2 tail slight paper loss; Zz5 in text minor hole; Ccc1 tail into text small cut. Apocrypha: Some quires cut down & reset; I4 in text small tear; M8 in text old repair to large tear. NT: Lll4-5/8 marginal tiny tears; Lll5-6 marginal tiny paper loss; Uuu1 head into text slight tear.