Description
BOOK OF REVELATION, 8-leaf set. Title. + 2 JOHN + 3 JOHN + JUDE. Titles. “Alpha & Omega”. King James “He” Bible. Printed in London by Robert Barker, 1613. First Quarto Black Letter Edition. Overall size: 8.6″ x 6.25″. Reference: Herbert 323 (text block 199mm x 138mm), the “He” edition, containing the original error in Ruth 3:15 “he went into the citie” and according to Herbert a “close reprint” of the 1611 folio “He” first edition, first issue. This 1613 “He” edition is the last of its kind; after 1613, no other “He” editions were printed. Hence the relative rarity of this edition Note: The best indicator of a genuine 1613 “He” Bible is the correct block size (under 200mm tall), the Ruth 3:15 citation, and uniform pages throughout. For scholarly reference, see Herbert’s Historical Catalogue of English Bibles. See also David Norton’s A Textual History of the King James Bible.
Leaf is in FINE condition overall; some moderate smudges (see pics). DATED COLOPHON 1613. With 4 WOODCUT initials. On the reverse side of the final leaf, the name “Henery Woolworth” is written in pen, likely a previous owner. The book of REVELATION [apocalypse, or “hidden but now revealed”], the last book in the bible, summarizes the entire enterprise of God: to defeat sin and death and to bring creation to the final completion that God intended from the beginning (Ch 21-22). This 8-leaf set (leaves are still bound together) comes in a black, archival clamshell box. COA on premium “gold leaf” paper with signature and gold seal.
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