1685 KJV Bible with 1682 Book of Common Prayer and Metrical Psalms
THE BOOK OF Common Prayer AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE Sacraments, AND OTHER RITES and CEREMONIES of the CHurch, According to the Use of the Church of England; Together with the PSALTER or PSALMS OF DAVID Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said In CHURCHES. LONDON, Printed by the Assigns of John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Fenry Hills, Printers to the Kings most
Excellent Majesty. 1682.
BOUND WITH:
THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING The Old Testament AND THE NEW: Newly Tranfated out of the Original Tongues, AND With the former Tranflations diligently Compared and Revifed. By His Majesties Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. LONDON, Printed by the Assigns of John Bill Deceas'd: And by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the Kings moft Excellent Majelty. MDCLXXXV. [Given as 1685 on New Testament title page]
BOUND WITH:
THE WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMS, Collected into English Metre, by THOMAS STERNHOLD, JOHN HOPKINS, and others, conferred with the Hebrew :
Set forth and allowed to be sung in all Churches, of all the People together, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons; and moreover in private houses, for their godly solace and comtort, laying apart all ungodly songs and ballads, which tend onely to the nourishing of vice, and corrupting of youth. LONDON, Printed for the Company of Stationers. 1682.
Blind tooled full brown leather with raised bands and red title lable on spine. Large, thick octavo. Ruled in red. Decorative capitals. Five title pages (including one architectural date MDCLXXVIII). Includes apocrypha. Slight toning. A few small scattered smudges. A few leaves trimmed barely into the top edge running titles, and a few leaves trimeed near the ruling at the bottom edge. Most margins well retained well around red ruling. a 5 with old paper repairs. Ll7 with 2 inch tear into text without loss. Nn7 bottom edge with 1 inch tear with loss of 2 letters. Stain at bottom edges of F1 and F2 (with corresponding tear) in apocrypha with loss of a few letters. 3 inch tear at fore-edge of f3 in apocrypha wtih loss of a few letters (torn off fragment still present, loose inside). 4 inch tear without loss involving A7 in New Testament. K1 in New Testament with 1 inch tear at borrom without loss. P6 in New Testament with 2 inch tear at bottom without loss. Early owner's manuscript notes on front blanks.
New ffep, 2 blanks (adhered together), 1682 BCP title - a8, A - H8.
1685 Bible main title page - (A2), B - Kkk8.
(apocrypha) a - n8, o4.
1685 NT title - R8, S2.
1682 Metrical Psalms title - B8, C7, new rfep.
Appears to be Herbert 798 (Darlow & Moule 629) quarto Bible. Titles are engraved with the royal arms and initials I2 R. Collation matches.
