FINE BINDING - PRAYER BOOK AND BIBLE - KING JAMES' VERSION .

The Holy Bible: Containing The Old And The New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tougues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised: By His Majesties speciall Commandment. Appointed to be read in Churches.

      London: Printed at London by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie: And by the Assignes of John Bill, 1640 8vo. 7.5" x 5" x 2" . A very good original full leather binding. Brown full calf with gilt acanthus scroll central losenge, with "M" in the middle of the front board, and with "T" in the middle of the rear board, on a field of small inverted fleurs-de-lys. The spine has 5 raised bands and gilt decorated compartments. All paged edges bright gilt with neat gauffering. Plain endpapers. Engraved title to The Book Of Common Prayer, dated 1639 (lightly soiled). The prayer book is complete and followed by: "The Genealogies...Anno Dom. 1640." the title page within a wood cut border. Followed by a double page map of Canaan (very clean). The engraved title page to BIble is dated 1640, and has a large cut of the Royal Coat of Arms to the verso. At the beginning of Genesis is a cut of Adam & Eve. The Old Testament is complete and followed by the Apocrypha. The engraved New Testament title page is dated 1639, but the colophon at the end of Revelation is dated 1640. Bound with: "The Whole Book Of Psalmes...Printed by R. Bishop for the Company of Stationers, 1640." The Psalmes are complete. The printed title page has a wood cut border, so has the table at the end. A very good example of a Charles I personal bible, probably given as a gift at a wedding. Referenced by Herbert No. 546 / Darlow & Moule No. 423 / STC 2342 .