1486 RARE FOLIO HOLY BIBLE+ORIGINAL BINDING INCUNABULA
LARGE, FOLIO SIZE + ORIGINAL LEATHER BINDING!
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SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOULL BE SORRY! CLICK BELOW, SOME ARE ENDING SOON! http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZtheQ2dword CLEARANCE SALE REDUCED FROM $35,000 TO ONLY $19,500ANCIENT 1486 INCUNABLE HOLY BIBLE! LARGE FOLIO SIZE IN ITS ORIGINAL LEATHER BINDING!CLEAN, CRISP & FRESH WITH WIDE MARGINS!WITH ANCIENT MIDDLE-ENGLISH MANUSCRIPT NOTES! 1486 (INCUNABLE HOLY BIBLE IN LATIN) [Johann Pruss: Strassburg] 1486. Colophon of Biblical text at end of "Apocalypssis" (Revelation), reads MCCCCLXXXVI. (1486). Large Folio 13" x 9" x 4 ¼" Inches, Original Blind-stamped calf leather over solid oak wooden boards, 537 leaves, professionally rebacked to match. This Ancient 1486 Incunable Holy Bible Contains the Complete Biblical Text Genesis through Revelation with the Apocrypha! Bible also contains the complete prologues, and a Table? at the rear with tear & loss to the bottom of the last page of the Tables. Double column text, 48 lines, spaces for initials (with guide letters). First leaf of text (Prologues) slightly soiled, Bible is lacking only A1, the Title page. THIS MAGNIFICENT ANCIENT 1486 INCUNABLE HOLY BIBLE PRINTED ONLY 31 YEARS AFTER THE FIRST BOOK IN THE WORLD THE GUTENBERG BIBLE, IS CLEAN, CRISP AND FRESH THROUGHOUT WITH ORIGINAL WIDE MARGINS! Leather straps & clasps remains on both boards. BIBLICAL TEXT GENESIS THROUGH REVELATION IS 100% COMPLETE! ***IMPORTANT NOTE: Contemporary manuscript annotations, mostly in Middle English, thus a bit hard to read but providing a great provenance as a definitive example of a printed Bible owned in England prior to 1500 (very rare to find!). Apparently the edition itself is quite rare: A small auction description pasted on inside front cover reads: "EXCESSIVELY RARE!…so rare indeed that there is no copy in the British Museum!" ***EVERYTHING IN THIS ANCIENT 1486 LARGE, FOLIO INCUNABLE HOLY BIBLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!*** TERMS: BANK WIRE TRANSFER IS PREFERED AND MANDATORY FOR INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS, OR PAYPAL WITH CONFIRMED ADDRESS, Postal Money Order, Cashiers check or Bank Wire Transfer. No, we DO NOT take Personal Checks, Sorry! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS MUST PAY BY BANK WIRE TRANSFER ONLY! Insurance is available up to $5,000 for Priority Mail and up to $25,000 for Registered Mail in the United States only. All Items must have Insurance paid for by the buyer. All funds must be paid within 7 days. Insurance claims are the responsibility of the buyer and copies of insurance slips will be provided upon request. We are not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items. All Jewelry, Coins, Electrical Items and Antiques are sold as is. SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOULL BE SORRY! CLICK BELOW, SOME ARE ENDING SOON! http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZtheQ2dword Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
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