The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.: A Monthly Magazine for the YoungVarious
Religion
The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.: A Monthly Magazine for the Young
Various
Christian literature for children -- Periodicals
The "Bishops'" Bible, a revision of the "Great Bible" undertaken by
Archbishop Parker and eight other bishops, black letter, folio, 1568. It
is sometimes called the "Treacle" Bible, from the words, "Is there no
_tryacle_ [instead of 'balm'] in Gilead?" £70 [sold to] (Quaritch).
Second edition of the German Bible, _circa_ 1466, £86 (Quaritch); first
edition of Luther's Bible, £51 (Quaritch); the Mazarin Bible, or the
Gutenberg Bible--the first edition of the Bible, and the earliest book
printed with movable metal types; a rare and much-sought book, two
volumes, printed by Gutenberg and Füst about 1450, £2,650. This book was
put up at £695, for which price this particular copy was sold thirty
years ago. The book will remain in this country. Sir John Thorold's
copy, a few years ago, fetched £3,900. Another Latin Bible, two volumes,
first edition, with a date beautifully printed upon vellum, folio, 1462,
£1,025 (Quaritch); Biblia Slavonica, the Ostrog edition, 1581, £73
(Quaritch); the Virginian Bible, by John Eliot, with Psalms in metre,
two volumes in one, quarto, 1685 and 1680, £40 (Quaritch); first
edition of the Welsh Bible, from the Wepre Hall Library, 1588, £60
(Quaritch); Block Book, Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis, forty-eight leaves
printed from wooden blocks, in colours, and the xylographic text in
brown ink, bound up with other matter in the old oak boards, folio,
_circa_ 1430. This rare and curious volume is generally considered as
being the second attempt in xylographic printing, the priority being
given to the Ars Memorandi. Block books are supposed to have preceded by
nearly twenty-five years the discovery of printing with metal types, and
the workmanship is attributed to the press of Laurence Coster at Harlem.
This specimen was put up at £100, and after a keen competition between
Mr. Ellis and Mr. Quaritch, it was secured by the latter for £500. The
day's sale realized upwards of £7,000.
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