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The King James Version of the Holy Bible

Title

The King James Version of the Holy Bible
Containing the Old and the New Testaments together with the Apocrypha, translated out of the original tongues in the year 1611
Bible. English. Authorized. 1935.

Description

"The second in the Seventh Series of books issued to the members of the Club... The type used is the 12-point size of monotype Bell, decorated with hand-set Baskerville in large sizes and printed on a thin, tough, white Worthy rag paper; the text is printed in black, and the and the Books are begun with drawn initials printed in a variety of colors. The binding is of blue Bancroft linen, the edges of the books stained in dark blue, and the covers stamped with a lavish all-over decoration in gold. The printing was done at the Printing-Office of the Limited Editions Club"--Publisher's announcement to Vols. 1-3.
"The fourth in the Seventh Series of books issued to the members of this Club... The type used is the 12-point size of monotype Bell, decorated with hand-set Baskerville in large sizes and utilizing the Bell italics for the poetic passages; it is printed on a thin white Worthy paper, especially watermarked. The text is printed in black, and the Books are begun with drawn initials printed in a variety of colors. The binding is of blue Bancroft linen, the edges of the volumes stained in dark blue, and the covers stamped with an allover decoration in gold. The printing was done at the Printing-Office of the Yale University Press"--Publishers announcement to Vols. 4-5.
Designed by George Macy and printed under the supervision of Julian E. Berla (Vols. 1-3) and George T. Bailey (Vols. 4-5)
No. 1113 of a limited ed. of 1500 copies
Gift of Loryn Romadka
From the collection of Austin Fredric Lutter, with his book plate

Source

UW-Milwaukee Libraries Special Collections

Publisher

New York, The Limited Editions Club

Date

1935-1936

Contributor

George Macy

Rights

It is the responsibility of the researcher to seek permission from the copyright holder to reproduce for publication.

Format

5 v. (xlviii, 2575 p.)
24 cm.

Language

English

Identifier

(SPL) BS185 1935 .N4x

Files

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Appears in Exhibits

The Classic Text

Citation

“The King James Version of the Holy Bible,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed September 21, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/59.