The Holy Bible. Ornamented with Engravings by James Fittler from Celebrated Pictures by Old Masters, the Letter Press by Thomas Bensley -
1795 - R. Bowyer &, London - First Illustrated by Fittler
A lovely two volume bible in contemporary 18th century binding.
Containing the Old Testament and New Testament, profusely illustrated with 63 engraved plates and three engraved titles by James Fittler (1758-1835) after Old Master paintings by Dürer, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens, etc. With text is in two columns, volume I contains Genesis to Psalms, volume II - Proverbs to Revelation
Sometimes referred to as the Killer Bible for its typographical error in Mark 7, verse 27: ‘Let the children be killed’ rather than ‘filled’.
Provenance: With detailed 19th-century genealogical entries relating to the Gouthwaite family (Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Liverpool), and the armourial bookplate of S. Hemingway to upper pastedowns. James Fittler (1758-1835), was an esteemed British engraver of portraits and landscapes, who served as marine engraver to King George III. He produced illustrations for the Boydell Shakespeare and Dibdin's Aedes Althorpinae.
References: Darlow & Moule 961. Herbert 1394.
Two large thick octavo volumes (binding size 25.7x17.6cm), pp. Without pagination. Bound in contemporary full red calf, spines smooth with gilt ruling lettering and decoration, panels with multiple gilt filet and decorated borders, inner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, additional blank leaves at front of each volume. Condition: Very good, some toning, occasional spotting mostly to plates, offsetting and light marginal damp staining, in very good binding, some rubbing and wear to corners and spine ends, surface wear to panels. Ref: 111322 Price: HK$ 11,000
Containing the Old Testament and New Testament, profusely illustrated with 63 engraved plates and three engraved titles by James Fittler (1758-1835) after Old Master paintings by Dürer, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens, etc. With text is in two columns, volume I contains Genesis to Psalms, volume II - Proverbs to Revelation
Sometimes referred to as the Killer Bible for its typographical error in Mark 7, verse 27: ‘Let the children be killed’ rather than ‘filled’.
Provenance: With detailed 19th-century genealogical entries relating to the Gouthwaite family (Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Liverpool), and the armourial bookplate of S. Hemingway to upper pastedowns. James Fittler (1758-1835), was an esteemed British engraver of portraits and landscapes, who served as marine engraver to King George III. He produced illustrations for the Boydell Shakespeare and Dibdin's Aedes Althorpinae.
References: Darlow & Moule 961. Herbert 1394.
Two large thick octavo volumes (binding size 25.7x17.6cm), pp. Without pagination. Bound in contemporary full red calf, spines smooth with gilt ruling lettering and decoration, panels with multiple gilt filet and decorated borders, inner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, additional blank leaves at front of each volume. Condition: Very good, some toning, occasional spotting mostly to plates, offsetting and light marginal damp staining, in very good binding, some rubbing and wear to corners and spine ends, surface wear to panels. Ref: 111322 Price: HK$ 11,000