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Visit our gallery at 535 Madison Avenue To place an order, please call 800-972-2862 Ecclesiasticus The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach 1932. “Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us.” The acclaimed Ashendene Press’ limited edition of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus—the Press’ final original work and widely esteemed as one of its most beautiful pro- ductions—one of 328 copies printed on paper, bound in the original vellum. $4000. Zeev Raban The Song of Solomon Circa 1950. Illustrated edition of “The Song of Songs” in English and Hebrew, with 25 lovely mounted color plates by Zeev Raban, in a deco- rative binding featuring a copper centerpiece of the Queen of Sheba. $950. The Book of Common Prayer 1753. Splendid tall folio Cambridge edition of the Book of Common Prayer in a beautiful Harleian-style gilt-tooled binding, 11 by 16-1/2 inches. $6000. Thomas Macklin The Holy Bible 1800. “A splendid work… ornamented with fine engravings” (Allibone). Magnificently illustrated first edition of the Macklin Bible, seven large folio volumes, each 16 by 19 inches, with 71 splendid full-page engravings by Fuseli, Reynolds, West, and other renowned artists. $18,000. Moses Mendelssohn / Joseph Budko Die Psalmen 1921. Moses Mendelssohn’s German transla- tion of the Psalms, with 12 lovely full-page woodcuts and decorated initials by Joseph Budko. Quarto, in original boards. $750. Richard Blome / Nicolas Fontaine The History of the Old and New Testament 1712. Expanded fourth edition in English of this spectacular production, superbly illus- trated with 260 folio engravings and five fold- ing maps. A lovely tall folio in contemporary morocco-gilt, 12 by 18 inches. $4200. King James Bible The Holy Bible 1619. Early edition of the King James Bible, bound with the Book of Common Prayer, in a splendid contemporary embroidered binding of red satin worked with colored silks and silver thread. $16,000. Arthur Szyk The Book of Job 1946. Limited edition, one of 1950 copies signed by Szyk, with eight lovely color illustrations. $1200. Geneva Bible The Bible, Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke… 1611. “Of cardinal importance for its influ- ence on the English language, literature and thought” (Great Books and Book Collectors). Arguably the most significant Protestant translation of Scripture prior to the King James Version, in handsome contemporary tooled calf with original brass fittings. $8500. Richard Corbould The Holy Bible 1795. “His illustrations… occupy one of the highest places in that department of art” (DNB). First edition of this lovely illustrat- ed two-volume folio Bible, with 23 splendid copper- engraved plates after paint- ings by Corbould, beautifully bound. $7200. Hebrew Bible The Five Books of Moses 1787. Five-volume Hebrew Bible, con- taining parallel pages of the English and Hebrew text as translated by respected Jewish scholar David Levi, “the most authoritative spokesperson for Judaism” (Popkin). $13,000. King James Bible The Holy Bible 1723. Impressive illustrated King James Bible, illustrated with over 200 copper-plate engravings by James Cole and fine maps, folio in beautiful full contemporary morocco- gilt, 9 by 14 inches. $6000. Gustave Doré The Holy Bible Circa 1867. “Perhaps the most important landmark in Doré’s career” (Muir). One of the earliest editions in English of Doré’s great Bible, splendidly illustrated by him with 238 engravings and beautifully bound. Two folio volumes, 12 by 15 inches. $7200. Illuminated Liturgical Leaf Circa 1450. “O Lord, my helper and my redeemer.” Lovely illuminated leaf bearing verses from Psalms 19 and 24, handsomely framed to be viewed from either side. $1800. King James Bible The Family Bible Circa 1820. Illustrated 19th-century fam- ily King James Bible, illustrated with 55 engraved plates, two quarto vol- umes handsomely bound by Sangorksi & Sutcliffe. $3200. Geneva Bible The Bible, that is, the Holy Scriptures 1607. Beautifully bound edition of the Geneva Bible, with beautiful engraved title page, splendid frontispiece of the Garden of Eden, and numerous woodcuts, folio 9 by 12 inches. $7500. “One of the great classics of the English tongue.” —British Museum Bible Exhibition, 1911 The magisterial King James Version of the Bible has exercised an incal- culable impact on piety, language and literature throughout the English- speaking world since its first publication in 1611. is year we mark the 400th anniversary of the edition Macaulay praised as “a book, which if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power” (Printing and the Mind of Man). e following is a small selection of the wide variety of Bibles we cur- rently have in stock, from the King James Version to the Geneva to the Bible in Hebrew, from illustrated editions to splendidly bound family Bibles passed down through generations. For more, please visit us at www.BaumanRareBooks.com/NYT. www.BaumanRareBooks.com/nyt For over 35 years Bauman Rare Books has been offering fine and important books. For an introduction to book collecting, stop by our Madison Avenue gallery or visit our website. Or if you are in Las Vegas, visit our newest gallery at The Palazzo. Scan to receive our Bible catalogue.
Transcript of fileEden, and numerous woodcuts, folio 9 by 12 inches. $7500. “One of the great classics of the...
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EcclesiasticusThe Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach 1932. “Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us.” The acclaimed Ashendene Press’ limited edition of the Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus—the Press’ final original work and widely esteemed as one of its most beautiful pro-ductions—one of 328 copies printed on paper, bound in the original vellum. $4000.
Zeev RabanThe Song of SolomonCirca 1950. Illustrated edition of “The Song of Songs” in English and Hebrew, with 25 lovely mounted color plates by Zeev Raban, in a deco-rative binding featuring a copper centerpiece of the Queen of Sheba. $950.
The Book of Common Prayer1753. Splendid tall folio Cambridge edition of the Book of Common Prayer in a beautiful Harleian-style gilt-tooled binding, 11 by 16-1/2 inches. $6000.
Thomas Macklin The Holy Bible1800. “A splendid work… ornamented with fine engravings” (Allibone). Magnificently illustrated first edition of the Macklin Bible, seven large folio volumes, each 16 by 19 inches, with 71 splendid full-page engravings by Fuseli, Reynolds, West, and other renowned artists. $18,000.
Moses Mendelssohn / Joseph BudkoDie Psalmen1921. Moses Mendelssohn’s German transla-tion of the Psalms, with 12 lovely full-page woodcuts and decorated initials by Joseph Budko. Quarto, in original boards. $750.
Richard Blome / Nicolas FontaineThe History of the Old and New Testament1712. Expanded fourth edition in English of this spectacular production, superbly illus-trated with 260 folio engravings and five fold-ing maps. A lovely tall folio in contemporary morocco-gilt, 12 by 18 inches. $4200.
King James Bible The Holy Bible 1619. Early edition of the King James Bible, bound with the Book of Common Prayer, in a splendid contemporary embroidered binding of red satin worked with colored silks and silver thread. $16,000.
Arthur Szyk The Book of Job1946. Limited edition, one of 1950 copies signed by Szyk, with eight lovely color illustrations. $1200.
Geneva Bible The Bible, Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke…1611. “Of cardinal importance for its influ-ence on the English language, literature and thought” (Great Books and Book Collectors). Arguably the most significant Protestant translation of Scripture prior to the King James Version, in handsome contemporary tooled calf with original brass fittings. $8500.
Richard Corbould The Holy Bible1795. “His illustrations… occupy
one of the highest places in that department of art” (DNB). First
edition of this lovely illustrat-ed two-volume folio Bible, with 23 splendid copper-engraved plates after paint-ings by Corbould, beautifully bound. $7200.
Hebrew Bible The Five Books of Moses
1787. Five-volume Hebrew Bible, con-taining parallel pages of the English and Hebrew text as translated by respected Jewish scholar David Levi, “the most authoritative spokesperson for Judaism” (Popkin). $13,000.
King James Bible The Holy Bible1723. Impressive illustrated King James Bible, illustrated with over 200 copper-plate engravings by James Cole and fine maps, folio in beautiful full contemporary morocco-gilt, 9 by 14 inches. $6000.
Gustave Doré The Holy BibleCirca 1867. “Perhaps the most important landmark in Doré’s career” (Muir). One of the earliest editions in English of Doré’s great Bible, splendidly illustrated by him with 238 engravings and beautifully bound. Two folio volumes, 12 by 15 inches. $7200.
Illuminated Liturgical LeafCirca 1450. “O Lord, my helper and my redeemer.” Lovely illuminated leaf bearing verses from Psalms 19 and 24, handsomely framed to be viewed from either side. $1800.
King James Bible The Family BibleCirca 1820. Illustrated 19th-century fam-ily King James Bible, illustrated with 55 engraved plates, two quarto vol-umes handsomely bound by Sangorksi & Sutcliffe. $3200.
Geneva BibleThe Bible, that is, the Holy Scriptures1607. Beautifully bound edition of the Geneva Bible, with beautiful engraved title page, splendid frontispiece of the Garden of Eden, and numerous woodcuts, folio 9 by 12 inches. $7500.
“One of the great classics of the English tongue.”
—British Museum Bible Exhibition, 1911
The magisterial King James Version of the Bible has exercised an incal-culable impact on piety, language and literature throughout the English-speaking world since its first publication in 1611. This year we mark the 400th anniversary of the edition Macaulay praised as “a book, which if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power” (Printing and the Mind of Man). The following is a small selection of the wide variety of Bibles we cur-rently have in stock, from the King James Version to the Geneva to the Bible in Hebrew, from illustrated editions to splendidly bound family Bibles passed down through generations. For more, please visit us at www.BaumanRareBooks.com/NYT.
www.BaumanRareBooks.com/nyt
For over 35 years Bauman Rare Books has been offering fine and important books. For an introduction to book collecting, stop by our Madison Avenue gallery or visit our website.
Or if you are in Las Vegas, visit our newest gallery at The Palazzo.
Scan to receive our Bible catalogue.
