1826. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, by Samuel Collingwood and Co. Printers to the University, 1826. 12mo (3.5 x 5.5 inches), 805, [1], 251, [1], pp. Text in double columns. Finely bound in green straight-grain morocco with elaborate gilt borders, backstrip pannelled in gilt, all edges gilt, brown coated... More about The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out Of the Original Tongues

1613. London: Robert Barker, 1613. Single leaf 15 1/2 x 11”, printed on both recto and verso in two columns, with woodcut initials. Mounted; very good. § From the second edition, with 72 lines as opposed to 52 for the first edition. “John: 11:1, Christ raiseth Lazarus...” One of the... More about A leaf from...] The Holy Bible: Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated

1780. London: Harrison and co., [1780-81]. Single plate, 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges, very good. § First edition thus, issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has... More about Joseph sold to the Ishmeelites (in) The Protestant’s Family Bible. Containing the Old and New...

1780. London: Harrison and co., [1780-81]. Single plate, 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned around the edges, very good. § First edition thus, issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has... More about Lots Escape (in) The Protestant’s Family Bible. Containing the Old and New Testament, with the...

1945. London: Puffin Picture Books, [1945?] Oblong 8vo, 32 pages including wrappers. 8 double-page original color lithographs, b/w illustrations. §. More about The Tale of Noah and the Flood

1450. Dutch school: c. 1450 or later. 138 x 98mm. Miniature, without text, image of Christ before Caiaphas being held by a soldier with a jester dancing behind Him, disciples (?) behind Him with a cock sitting above the, three-sided border of simple flowers. In good condition. § Origin and... More about Christ before Caiaphas

1430. Northern France or Flanders: ca. 1430. 7.5” x 5.75”. Text from the opening of Terce. Beautifully embellished and illuminated manuscript on vellum, with a miniature painting of the Annunciation to the Shepherds. Right border just slightly trimmed, border with a hint of soiling, otherwise in fine condition, the miniature... More about Illuminated Leaf with An Especially Fine Miniature Painting of the Annunciation to the Shepherds,...

1260. Rhineland (or possibly Flanders or England): c. 1260-1280. Single leaf, 177 x 131mm. 20 lines of text in gothic script., 4-line historiated initial of a knight in armor, 4 initials in gold, gold highlighting in text. Small drawing of a dragon in red ink, drawing of a bird in... More about A leaf from a liturgical Psalter, in Latin

1525. South German (?): c. 1525. 2 cuttings on vellum, each approx. 58 x 71 mm. Beautifully painted in gold and colors, on a brown background. In fine condition. § Two lovely miniatures from the same hand, once part of a group of four all cut from the same book... More about Two miniatures, depicting St. Dominic holding a book, and a richly attired Bishop holding a book...

1937. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1937. Folio, [2], xxi, [2] pp., single leaf inserted, printed in red, blue, gold and black. Original quarter cloth, paper boards printed to look like cloth, label affixed to backstrip. Minor foxing to paper boards, corners bumped, internally bright; very good. §... More about A Leaf from the 1611 King James Bible. With “The Noblest Monument of English Prose” by John...

1961. Chicago: The Coverdale Press, 1961. Large folio, xvi, 263pp. Original faux red morocco, lettered in gilt to backstrip and decorated in gilt and gray and gilt to to board, in red morocco slipcase; decorated endpapers (maps showing the locations of known copies of the Gutenberg Bible), illustrated throughout from... More about The 500th Anniversary Pictorial Census of the Gutenberg Bible

1966. Paris: The Trianon Press, 1966. 80 leaves. Large, unbound folio in stiff, glassine covered wrappers, housed in large, vellum box, stamped with gilt lettering on front, back, and spine,with double clasp closure. Loosely inserted foam cushions at back of box. Spotting and scuffs on box with some tip wear... More about Haggadah for Passover, Copied and Illustrated by Ben Shahn

1966. Paris: The Trianon Press, 1966. 80 leaves. Large, unbound folio in stiff, glassine covered wrappers, housed in large, vellum box, stamped with gilt lettering on front, back, and spine, with double clasp closure. Includes two extra sets of colored plates, one on Japanese Nacre hand-made paper, and one on... More about Haggadah for Passover, Copied and Illustrated by Ben Shahn