Holy Bible in Two Volumes

5B London: Cambridge, 1760.

Notes

The printing history of the Holy Bible is one of the most significant in the world, both technologically and culturally. The first major book printed using movable type was the Gutenberg Bible, produced by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany, around 1455. This Latin Vulgate edition marked the beginning of the print era, revolutionizing the dissemination of religious texts. Over the following centuries, the Bible was translated into numerous languages, with key milestones including William Tyndale’s English translation in the 1520s (which influenced the King James Version of 1611), Martin Luther’s German Bible (1522–1534), and the Geneva Bible (1560), popular among English Protestants. The invention of the printing press allowed for mass production, enabling ordinary people to access scripture for the first time—an essential driver of the Reformation and widespread literacy. The Bible has since become the most printed and distributed book in history, with thousands of versions and billions of copies produced in virtually every language.

Description

Red contemporary morocco with gilt borders on upper and lower boards. Rebacked spine with five raised bands and gilt ornamentation and lettering in the second and fourth compartments. Marbled endpapers. Gilt turn ins. Some scuffing to the boards. Bumped down points now rounded and frayed. Fading to gilt edges. Fully intact. Volume one and two separated with Psalms 149 ending Volume one and starting on Psalms 150 in volume two. Fine condition overall.

Size: 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4