WOW ! 1609-10 First Edition Catholic Old Testament- Douay Bible - 2 volumes
WOW ! 1609-10 First Edition Catholic Old Testament- Douay Bible - 2 volumes
SOLD $6,950.00 Sold: May 22, 2020 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
1st English Language Catholic Old Testament. First Catholic Old Test in England. In Doway a seminary was established for English Catholic exiles. Combined with Rheims NT of 1582. thus Douay Rheims Bible, English speaking Catholic standard for 350 years. Full old leather. paneled spines in 6 compartments over raised spines. Rare with both matching volumes together. Printed at Doway by Lawrence Kellam, at the sign of the Holie Lamb. Charles Buttlar (owner's inscription). Foreedge margins trimmed slightly affecting text on verso of few leaves; incoherent scribbling in brown ink on blank verso of
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Original Listing Description
1st English Language Catholic Old Testament. First Catholic Old Test in England. In Doway a seminary was established for English Catholic exiles. Combined with Rheims NT of 1582. thus Douay Rheims Bible, English speaking Catholic standard for 350 years. Full old leather. paneled spines in 6 compartments over raised spines. Rare with both matching volumes together. Printed at Doway by Lawrence Kellam, at the sign of the Holie Lamb. Charles Buttlar (owner's inscription). Foreedge margins trimmed slightly affecting text on verso of few leaves; incoherent scribbling in brown ink on blank verso of
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Bible collectors and appraisers.