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Rare books and special collections.
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Descript |
[4], 388, 387-410; 94, [6]; 129, [11]; [8], 82, [8] leaves, [5] folded plates : ill. (woodcuts), maps |
Note |
The Geneva version, translated by William Whittingham, Anthony Gilby, Thomas Sampson, and perhaps others. |
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Signatures: 3*⁴ a-c⁴ d-z A-Gg; a⁴ b-n; AA-BB⁴ CC-SS TT⁴; AAA-YYY⁴ ZZZ² ; [par.]. |
Contents |
Also includes: Calender historical. [Geneva] : By Iohn Crispin, MDLXIX [1569] -- The whole booke of Psalmes / collected into English metre by T. Sternho[l]d, I. Hopkins and others. The catechisme or maner to teache children the Christian religion ... / made by ... Iohn Caluin. Geneva : Printed by Iohn Crespin, MDLXVIII [1568] |
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Apocrypha begins new foliation and register. New Testament and Psalms have separate foliation. |
Ownership and Custodial History |
Inscription on back of front endpaper: 'Mary Katharine Moore from P.A.F. daughter of Francis Fry. Tidied up by M.K.M. & then rebound. December 1888.' P.A.F. was Priscilla Anna Fry. |
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University College of Hull bookplate: Presented by Miss Wentworth, Holderness House, Hull. |
Copy and Version Identification Note |
Overall title page missing. New Testament title page is present, but Psalms title page is missing. Calendar historical has facsimile title page. Much damaged and repaired at beginning and end of volume. Severely cropped. Collation of this copy given in Wm. George's Sons of Bristol's sale description given on front end paper. |
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Records of births, marriages and deaths in the Wilkinson and Moore families on leaves at back of volume copied by Mary Katharine Moore from her father's and uncle's Bibles. |
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Pen-tryouts in ?17th century hands on blank page opposite opening of dedicatory epistle. |
Binding Information |
Blind-tooled black morocco binding of 1888, with gold lettering and gilt gauffre edges. Spine erroneously stamped: Geneva 1569. |
Alt author |
Whittingham, William, -1579.
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Gilby, Anthony, approximately 1510-1585.
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Sampson, Thomas, 1517?-1589.
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Sternhold, Thomas, -1549.
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Hopkins, John, -1570.
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Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.
Instruction et confession de foy.
English.
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Fry, Priscilla Anna, 1837-1916, former owner.
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Moore, Mary Katharine, 1847-1926, former owner.
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