Description
ISAIAH 49:8-52:1. “Beholde, I have graven thee upon the palme of mine hands” (49:16). Printed in London by Christopher Barker, 1576. First folio edition printed in England. Herbert 144b. FINE condition, light browning to outer edges, light smudges (see pics). Small folio, 10.25″ x 6.75″. Text continues the oracles of “Second Isaiah” (Ch 40-55) written at the end of the Babylonian Exile c.538 BCE, the most important event in OT history besides the Exodus. The prophet affirms God’s “love” for Israel as revealed in her servanthood to bring about the “salvation” of the world.
