Description
DEUTERONOMY 5:25-7:13. “Hear O Israel!” (Shema, 6:4). Printed in London by R. Barker, 1617. 2nd 59-line LARGE FOLIO edition (counting the First Edition 1611 “He” and “She” variants as a single edition, the 72-line 1613 folio being a separate edition altogether). Reference: Herbert 353. 2 Woodcut initials! FINE condition; outer margin cuts to marginal line; lower outer corner wrinkled. Biblical text and Notes are wholly intact (see pics). The 1617 edition is nearly identical to the 1611 edition, with differences in some word spacing, spelling, and woodcuts — only an expert can distinguish the two editions! This leaf has the same heading and initial woodcuts as the first 1611 “He” edition. The leaves of the 1611 and 1617 editions were designed to be fully interchangeable. Census: 1611 “He”, 175 copies; 1611 “She” 450 copies; 1617, 225 copies. While the number of extant 1617 Bibles is about the same as the 1611 “He” Bibles, demand dictates price.
