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THE COVERDALE BIBLE
Biblia: The Bible: that is the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englishe by Miles Coverdale. [Cologne or Marburg: E. Cervicornus and J. Soter?], 4 October 1535.
Folio. 1140 pages ([8], xc, cxx, lii, cii, lxxxi [i.e., lxxxiii], [1], cxiii, [1] leaves, folded map), 12¼ x 7⅞ inches. Black letter (title page and 8 prefatory leaves only) and angular type, double column, 57 lines, no catchwords. Titles within woodcut borders, woodcut illustrations and initials. While there are no divisions there are letters of the alphabet in the margins to indicate portions of each chapter. Bound in 19th-century dark blue morocco by Charles Lewis (1786–1836), one of the master binders of his time. Title, five preliminary leaves, and map in facsimile by John Harris. § DMH 18, variant title page; STC (2nd ed.) 2063.
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