The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testament.

Description:

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testament. Amsterdam: Stephen Swart, 1672. Folio, King James translation with Geneva Bible notes, illustrated with added engraved title and six folding maps and plans, bound in full contemporary tanned leather over wooden boards with bosses, catches, and clasps, rebacked and restored, 15 x 9 in.
This rare (ESTC shows three copies worldwide) English-language Bible is one of only two printed in Amsterdam by Swart in the 1670s.
Estimate $700-900


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