1612 Quarto First Edition King James New Testament Printed By Robert Barker in London-Historically Owned By a Scottish Man James Blyth

1612 Quarto First Edition King James New Testament Printed By Robert Barker in London-Historically Owned By a Scottish Man James BlythImportance: The aim of those who produced King James's, or the Authorized, Version of the Bible was not to produce a new translation, but to make a good one better. It was a continuation, a refinement, a synthesis of all that had gone before. The greatest monument of English prose, no book has had greater influence on the English language or on the character of English speaking people (Thomas, Alan G. Great Books and Book Collectors. Spring Books,

Catch plate with tiny letters scratched ELE or TLE

She was the mother of eleven children

lack of endbands

1836) was born in Wallingford

and always green and flourishing in the courts of our God

* asterisks or stars offering references to other agreeable passages within the Bible in Roman type

The joints of the leather have redrot and have torn

and a spirit of conciliation

daughter of the Rev

Binding: 19th c

The Historical Bindings Original Condition Description By Sonya: Progress Report: Textblock has been removed from the binding

Chase’s book entitled “Wiscasset in Pownalborough