Bible, English.- The Holy Bible containing the Old
Bible, English.- The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New, 2 parts in 1, double column, engraved architectural title, ruled throughout in red, lacking 2U8 and 2X1, D2 tear and creasing at head, without loss of text, 3Z7 lower corner torn with loss of text, [D&M 747; Wing B2307], printed by Jo. Bill, Tho. Newcomb, and H. Hills, his Mats: printers. Cum privilegio, 1679 bound with The Whole book of Psalms, collected into English metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, double column, ruled throughout in red, D8 torn with a little loss of text, [Wing B2569E], Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1689, text block split in 2, occasional spotting and staining, lightly browned, contemporary panelled red morocco, richly gilt with floral and foliage designs, split in 2, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo
⁂ Louis Dutens' copy with 4pp. of autograph notes in French at end and a list of places and dates in French to front free endpaper. Dutens (1730-1812) was a French writer born in Tours, but who spent most of his life in Britain or in British service on the continent, including as tutor to the younger son of the Duke of Northumberland. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. The Psalms is rare, with ESTC recording a copy at the Bodleian only, and the Bible is scarce with only one US copy recorded at the Folger (8 copies UK).
Provenance: 'Louis Dutens's Bible, 22 February, 1754, London, pret. twenty three shillings...' (ink inscription to front free endpaper); numerous 19th century genealogical inscriptions of a Day family.
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Bible, English.- The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New, 2 parts in 1, double column, engraved architectural title, ruled throughout in red, lacking 2U8 and 2X1, D2 tear and creasing at head, without loss of text, 3Z7 lower corner torn with loss of text, [D&M 747; Wing B2307], printed by Jo. Bill, Tho. Newcomb, and H. Hills, his Mats: printers. Cum privilegio, 1679 bound with The Whole book of Psalms, collected into English metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, double column, ruled throughout in red, D8 torn with a little loss of text, [Wing B2569E], Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1689, text block split in 2, occasional spotting and staining, lightly browned, contemporary panelled red morocco, richly gilt with floral and foliage designs, split in 2, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo
⁂ Louis Dutens' copy with 4pp. of autograph notes in French at end and a list of places and dates in French to front free endpaper. Dutens (1730-1812) was a French writer born in Tours, but who spent most of his life in Britain or in British service on the continent, including as tutor to the younger son of the Duke of Northumberland. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. The Psalms is rare, with ESTC recording a copy at the Bodleian only, and the Bible is scarce with only one US copy recorded at the Folger (8 copies UK).
Provenance: 'Louis Dutens's Bible, 22 February, 1754, London, pret. twenty three shillings...' (ink inscription to front free endpaper); numerous 19th century genealogical inscriptions of a Day family.
