Description
Old Testament. A Random Leaf from our remaining inventory. King James Bible, printed in London, 1617. This is the 2nd 59-line FOLIO edition (counting the two 1611 variations, “He” and “She,” as one edition), nearly identical to the 1611 “She” edition. The differences are in the spacing and spelling of certain words, as well as the exact initial woodcuts used at the beginning of each chapter. Leaves are 15.25″ x 10″ with minor soiling or similar imperfections, but text and notes are intact. Because of the historic value of this edition, both the leaf itself and the signed/sealed COA are set in a large Archival Booklet.
The census of extant Bibles is: 1611 “He”, about 175 copies; 1611 “She” about 450 copies; 1617 about 200 copies. While the number of extant 1617 Bibles is about the same as the “He” version, and about half as many as the “She” version, demand dictates price.
