Coverdale Bible Leaf, 1535
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Leaf from the first edition of the Coverdale Bible, printed 1535, which was the first complete Bible printed in English. 13" x 8.5". One of the preliminary leaves, being the end of the "to the reader" (recto) and a table of the "first boke of Moses, called Genesis. What this boke conteyneth" (verso.) Herbert notes some variations among preliminary leaves for this Bible, though this leaf seems to comport with one of the variants he mentions. (See Herbert 18) –
Condition
Some mounting tape remnants to both sides (margins), some soiling and toning, see photos.
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Coverdale Bible Leaf, 1535
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