A 16th century 'breeches' Bible, full leather, inscribed 'Gr...

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£750

A 16th century 'breeches' Bible, full leather, inscribed 'Gredington... 1592' to front inside cover with Kenyon bookplate over, bound with 'Two right profitable and fruitful Concordances, or large and ample tables Alphabeticall. The first conteining the interpretation of the Hebrue, Caldean, Greeke, and Latine wordes...', and 'The Whole Booke Of Psalmes Collected into English meetre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and other', the Old Testament dated 1589, the New Testament dated 1592, both printed by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes most excellent Majestie, London

Provenance: The Estate of Lord Kenyon, Gredington

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W17cm x D9cm x H21.5cm

Opens with ecclesiastical calendar starting at September (page for Jan to August not present), followed by 'Proper Lessons to be read for the first Lessons both at morning and evening prayer...', 'An order for Morning prayer dayly', 'The Collectes...', 'The order for the Administration of the Lords supper...', 'The ministration of Baptisme...', 'Confirmation...', 'The fourme of Solemnization...', 'Psalmes of David...' and 'Godly prayers'.

Old Testament: Old Testament title page, 'Of the incomparable treasure of the holy scriptures...', 'To the Christian Reader' (page torn), 'How to take profite in reading the holy scriptures', all un-numbered. 'Genesis' begins page numbered 1, subsequent pages numbered recto only. Old Testament ends page 394 (un-numbered).

Apocrypha: begins page numbered 395, subsequent pages numbered recto only. Apocrypha ends page 434.

New Testament: New Testament title page, 'The Summe of the whole scripture...', 'Certain questions and answeres...', and 'The names and order of all the Bookes', all un-numbered. 'The holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Matthewe' begins page 441, subsequent pages numbered recto only. New Testament ends page 555 (un-numbered).

'Two right profitable and fruitfull Concordances...': title page, preface, 'The first Alphabet of directions to common places...' and 'The second table of directions...' all un-numbered.

'THE WHOLE BOOKE OF PSALMES...': title page (printed by John Windet for th Assignes Of Richard Daye. 1592'), 'To the reader' and remaining pages all un-numbered. Last seven pages loose in binding. Last page somewhat tattered.