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PHILIPPIANS 2:1-25. “Obedient Unto Death” (2:8). King James, New Testament. Printed in London by Robert Barker, 1612. First Black Letter Small Quarto Edition, single column. This rare edition exactly duplicates the text of the 1611 folio “He” edition. 7.5″ x 5.5″. Herbert 318. FINE+ condition; ink smears at editor’s summary and at v.24 (see pics). A very hard to find edition! COA on premium “gold leaf” paper w. gold seal. Note: See pictured colophon page d.1612, not included. This important text includes the most significant Christ-hymn in the Pauline corpus, in 2:5-11, which we are called to reflect in our own lives among each other. More has been written about this text than any other in the NT, with the possible exception of John 1:1-18. Leaf and COA set in a museum-quality Bifold Portfolio, 12″ x 9″ closed.
