Hosea runs into several letters, which are supplied in MS. facsimile, some writings in the ornamental initials have either been pasted over or erased), 2 vol., finely bound in modern green morocco, covered with elaborate gilt ornaments, broad inside borders, silk linings, joints, gilt edges, Moguntiæ, Jo. Gutenberg et Jo. Fust, circa 1450-55 (216) Quaritch, £2,950

[The first printed edition of the Bible, and the first book printed with movable metal types. Exceedingly rare, only 25 copies on paper known. It is also known as the Gutenberg, Mazarin, or forty-two-line Bible. It is what is called the second issue, having 40 lines in the prologue and first page of Genesis, 41 on the reverse of the latter, and 42 afterwards. Apart from the very slight defects mentioned above, it is an exceedingly good, clean and sound copy, measuring 15 in. by 10 in. It was sold not subject to return. Catalogue. This was the Syston Park copy, which sold for £3,900 on the dispersion of that library in December, 1884.-ED.]

478 Biblia Sacra Latina Editionis Vulgatæ cum prologis S. Hieronymi, printed in bold semi-gothic letter in double columns of 41 lines, without marks, painted ornamental capitals, some with marginal decorations, chapters divided and headlines written in red ink, 2 vol., contemporary oaken boards, stamped pigskin, a large and clean copy (from the Eichstadt Monastery), Absque ulla nota [Argent., Eggesteyn, circa 1466], folio (217) Quaritch, £27 10S.

[This extremely rare edition is regarded by Copinger as the first of Eggesteyn's editions. It had not the 4 leaves of the "Table of Rubrics" found in one or two copies.Catalogue.] 479 Biblia Sacra Latina, editionis Vulgatæ cum prologis S. Hieronymi, lit. goth., double columns, 42 lines, without marks, chapters numerated (Copinger, No. 9), numerous painted ornamental initials in blue and red, some contemporary MS. copies of St. Jerome's Epistles inserted, 2 vol., contemporary oaken boards, stamped leather, clasps, contents of each volume written on vellum within metal frames on upper covers, Absque ulla nota [Colon., C. de Homborch, 1469], folio (218) Quaritch, £17 10s.

[The first of the three editions attributed to this printer. -Catalogue.] 480 Biblia Sacra Latina, Editionis Vulgatæ, cum prologis S. Hieronymi, lit. goth., double columns, 50 and 48 lines (436 leaves), without marks, painted initials in blue and red, beginning at the Canticles, large woodcut ornamental initials occur at the head of each book, coloured by hand in this copy, russia, gilt edges, Absque nota, sed Basil B. Rodt et B. Richel, circa 1470-71, folio (219) Tregaskis, £3 35. [A very rare edition of the Latin Vulgate, and the first Bible printed in Basle. (Copinger, No. 12.)-Catalogue.] 481 Biblia. Monumenta Sacra Inedita; Nova Collectio, edidit A. J. C. Tischendorf, numerous facsimiles, vol. i. to vi. and

ix. (vol. vii. and viii. were never issued), 7 vol., uncut, Lips., 1855-70, 4to. (470) Quaritch, £4 15s. 482 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editionis Vulgatae, finely printed in roman letter in double columns, without marks, ornamental initials painted in blue and red, running titles in red, leaf of contemporary MS. readings at end, old stamped pigskin, r. e., fine copy, Absque ulla nota [Argent., circa 1471], folio (473) Leighton, £26 [The extremely rare edition, known as the R Bible, formerly attributed to Mentelin's press. Catalogue.] 483 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editionis Vulgatae, cum prologis S. Hieronymi, lit. goth. (titles of books in red), double columns, 48 lines (481 leaves), without marks, numerous large and finely-painted ornamental initials, first page of Genesis decorated, capitals in blue and red, running titles written in red, brown morocco extra, antique style, gilt edges by Bedford, Moguntiae, Petrus Schoeffer de Gernsheym, 1472, in Vigilia Mathie Apost. (shields in red), folio (474)

Quaritch, £40

[A very rare edition, reprinted page for page, but with corrections, from the first printed Bible with a date issued in 1462, a fine large copy, measuring 16 in. by 11 in.— Catalogue.] 484 Biblia Sacra Latina. Vulgatae Editionis, cum prologis S. Hieronymi, Epistola Jo. Andreae Episcopi Aleriensis, ad Paulum II., interpretationibus Hebraicorum Nominum, etc., lit. goth., double columns, 60 lines, without marks (wanted 7 leaves, 3 leaves mended), otherwise a fine copy, fine illuminated initial and marginal decoration to first page of Prologue, and other painted initials with marginal decorations, sold with all faults, contemporary oaken boards, stamped deerskin, clasps, Nurembergae, per And. Frisner et Jo. Sensenschmit, 1475, V. Idus. Decembris, with printer's device in red, royal folio (475) Quaritch, £6 485 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editionis Vulgatae, cum prologis S. Hieronymi, et Interpretationibus Hebr. Nom., lit. goth., double columns, 51 lines, without marks, but with running titles to the books, painted ornamental capitals in blue, red and green, oaken boards, stamped ornamental pigskin, Venet., F. de Hailbrun et Nic. de Frankfordia, 1475, folio (476) Quaritch, £8

[The first Latin Bible printed in Venice. In the bottom margin of the last leaf of "Interpretationes," occurs the name of an early former owner, "Mgr. Jos. Muller de Rastein, anno 1480, in Baden "; and there are 11 leaves of a MS. index at end, in the same minute but clear hand, ending, "Finis Instrumenti noni anno 1480 die bti zoili in Baden."-Catalogue.]

486 Biblia Sacra Latina.

Editionis Vulgatae cum Prologis S. Hieronimi, semi-gothic letter, double columns, 48 lines, without marks, numerous MS. notes in margin, 6 leaves of contemporary MS. notes at end, 2 vol., modern red morocco extra, inside dentelles, joints, gilt edges by Henderson and

Bisset, fine copy, Impressum in Civitate Nurembergen. per
Anthonium Coberger, 1475, XVI. Novem., folio (477)
Quaritch, £13 15s.

[The first of the 15 Latin Bibles printed by Koburger in the fifteenth century.- Catalogue.] 487 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editionis Vulgatae, cum Prologis et interpret. Hebr. Nom., lit. goth, parva, double columns, 52 lines, with signatures, fine painted miniature with marginal decoration on first leaf of Genesis, ornamental initials in blue and red (A, a blank, and leaf of Register wanted), half pigskin, Venet., Nic. Jenson, 1476, folio (478)

Edwards, £4 4s. [Jenson's first Latin Bible, and one of the earliest with printed signatures.-Catalogue.] 488 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editionis Vulgatae, cum prologis S. Hieronymi et "Vocabulis Bibliae," lit. goth., double columns, 42 lines, without marks, but with running titles, and divisions of chapters (some plain margins mended), 2 vol., oaken boards, blue velvet, in two new morocco cases, with clasps, and Perkins's initials and arms on sides, Absque nota, but with device of Nic. Götz of Cologne at end [Colon., 1476?], folio (479) Quaritch, £45

[This is the Perkins copy, which was bought for £65. There is no "Compendium," with the title noted by Copinger at end of this copy, but there is a Vocabula" of 43 leaves, headed, "Incipiunt Vocabula Biblie Secundum Ordinem librorum et Capitulorum," 23 leaves of which are in the first and 20 in the second volume.-Catalogue.]

489 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editionis Vulgatae cum prologis S. Hieronymi et interpret. Hebraicorum Nominum, semigothic letter, double columns, without marks (except in the "Interpretationes," which has signatures), first page of each vol. decorated with an illuminated initial to each, painted ornamental initials in blue and red (first 10 leaves in vol. i. mended), 2 vol., old red morocco gilt, side borders in green and gold, with crest, Paris, U. Gering, M. Crantz et M. Freburger (circa 1476), folio (480) Quaritch, £26

[The first Bible printed in the city of Paris by the original introducers of printing into that city in 1470.-Catalogue.] 490 Biblia Sacra Latina. Vulgatae Editionis, cum interpret. Hebr. Nominum, lit. goth., double columns, 52 lines, capitals painted in red, first and last leaves backed, some inner margins in the " Interpretationes" mended, but otherwise an excellent copy of a rare edition, bound in 2 vol., bright old calf gilt, y. e. (Sunderland copy), Neapoli, Mathias Moravus, 1476, folio (481) Quaritch, £18 491 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editio Vulgata, cum interpretationibus Hebraicorum Nominum, lit. goth., double columns (50 lines), without marks, but with printed running titles, woodcut ornamental initials in vol. ii. (some leaves stained), 2 vol., red morocco gilt, gilt edges, Basil, Bern. Richel, 1477, folio (482) Quaritch, £14

492 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editio Vulgata, lit. goth., double columns painted ornamental capitals in blue and red (wanted title, several leaves torn and mended, with all faults), old calf gilt, rare edition, Coloniae, Conr. de Homborch, 1479, folio (483) Quaritch, £2 493 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editio Vulgata, cum Glossa Ordinaria, etc., lit. goth., two types (interlinear gloss in the text and in margin), signatures and headings of chapters, numerous finely painted ornamental initials in blue and red, with some marginal decorations, bound in 6 vol., modern morocco, t. e. g., large, sound, and clean copy (183 in. by 13 in.), Absque ulla nota (Venet., 1480?), folio (484)

Quaritch, £7 17s. 6d. 494 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editio Vulgata, cum prologis S. Hieronymi, Epistola ad Menardum et Canonibus Eusebii, lit. goth., double columns, 51 lines, without signatures or catchwords, but the leaves numbered throughout to CCCCLXI. (leaf of Table of the Books at the beginning, and the 6 leaves of Canones, etc., at the end unnumbered), first page of text had a fine large painted initial with marginal decorations, and there were many ornamental initials in blue and red, 2 vol., brown morocco gilt, gilt edges, Nuremb., Ant. Koburger, 1480, folio (485)

Leighton, £7 15s. [Koburger's Sixth Latin Bible. It had a MS. inscription beneath the imprint, showing it to have belonged to a Vicar of a church in 1482.-Catalogue.]

495 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editio Vulgata, cum Interpr. Hebraicorum Nominum, lit. goth., double columns, with signatures, bound in 2 vol., modern calf antique, with centre gilt ornament, gilt edges, "Fontibus ex Graecis Hebræorumque libris," etc., s. 1. aut typ. nom., 1483, folio (486) Maggs, £2 12s. 6d. 496 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editio Vulgata cum prologis S. Hieronymi, Summariis, Tabula Alphabetica et Interp. Heb. Nom., lit. goth., capitals painted in red (wanted title and end of "Interpretationes," after Tabita), some margins cut into, blue morocco gilt, gilt edges, Argentina [s. nom. typ.], 1497, folio (487) Bull, LI IIS. 497 Biblia cum Concordantiis, Interpretationibus Nominum Hebraicorum, etc., lit. goth., two woodcuts on title and numerous spirited woodcuts in the text, oaken boards, stamped ornamental pigskin with central figures, Lugd., Jo. Saccon expensis A. Koberger, 1512, folio (489) Leighton, £335. 498 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editionis Vulgatæ, tribus tomis distincta. Ad Concilii Tridentini præscriptum emendata, et a Sixti V., P. M. recognita et approbata, engraved and printed titles, old red morocco, full gilt back, ornamental frame sides, gilt edges (Sunderland copy), Romæ ex typ. Apost. Vaticana, 1590, folio (500) Quaritch, £20

[The first edition of the Sixtine Bible; suppressed by Sixtus V.'s Successor, Gregory XIV. Autographs of "R. Hartland" and "C. Spencer" (third Earl of Sunderland) on printed title; and the following inscription, "Liber

hic emptus ex auctione Bibliothecæ D. Worsly 32 Lib. Sterlinis Londinii 13 Maii 1678."-Catalogue.]

499 Biblia Sacra Vulgatæ Editionis, Clementis VIII. Pont. Max. jussu recognita atque edita, apparently LARGE PAPER (17 in. by 11 in.), fine engraved frontispiece, vellum, emblazoned Ex-Libris, in cover, fine copy, Roma ex typographia Apostolica Vaticana, 1592, folio (501) Quaritch, £6

[The second and revised edition of the Sixtine Bible; and the standard text of the Vulgate.-Catalogue.]

500 Biblia. Commento di Antonio Brucioli in tutti I Sacrosanti libri del Vecchio et Nuovo Testamento, dalla Hebraica verita et Fonte Græco per esso tradotti in lingua Toscana, the 7 vol. complete in 2, title to vol. iv. a little mended, otherwise a fine, large, and clean copy, half russia, gauffered edges, Venet., per Francisco Brucioli e Frategli, 1546-42-44, folio (503) Leighton, £2 8s. 501 Biblia en Lengua espanola traduzida de la verdadera Origen Hebrayca por muy excelentes letrades; con yndustria y deligencia de Duarte Pinel Portugues (second edition of the Ferrara Bible), lit. goth., double columns, corners and inner margins of several leaves mended, wanted the 2 leaves of Hephtharoth, with all faults, vellum, Ferrara, Jer. de Vargas, 1553, folio (504) Quaritch, £6 10s. 502 Biblia. La Saincte Bible en Francoys translatee selon la pure et entiere traduction de Sainct Hierome, avec les concordances en Marge diligemment revisitees (par Jacques Lefevre d'Estaples), lettres bâtardes, titles within woodcut borders, numerous fine woodcuts, and ornamental initials. 2 vol. in 1, a generally sound copy, oaken boards, stamped leather, metal bosses and clasps, Anvers, Martin l'Empereur, 1530, folio (506) Quaritch, £8 17s. 6d. [A rare edition, long regarded as the first of Lefevre's translation. All the early editions were rigorously suppressed. Catalogue.]

503 Biblia.

La Bible, qui est toute la Saincte Escripture . Translatez en Francoys, le Vieil de Lebrieu, le Nouveau du Grec, aussi deux amples Tables, lettres bâtardes, old stamped calf, fine, large and clean copy, Acheve dimprimer en la Ville et Conte de Neuchastel par Pierre de Wingle dict Pirot Picard l'an, 1535, IIIle de Juing (507)

Quaritch, £27 10S. [The first edition of the first Protestant Bible for the Vaudois; translated by P. Olivetan with the assistance of Calvin.-Catalogue.]

504 Biblia. La Grand Bible en Francoys, hytoriée et corrigée [du Latin de Pierre Comestor par Guyart des Moulins] lettres bâtardes, numerous woodcuts and woodcut initials, ruled in red, 2 vol. in 1, clean copy, oaken boards, stamped leather (rebacked), rare edition (not noticed in Brunet), Paris, A. Bonnemere, 1537-38, folio (508) Leighton, £6 505 Biblia Sacra Latina. Editionis Vulgatae cum Prologiis S. Hieronymi, small neat semi-gothic letter, double columns, without marks, 60 lines to a page, painted and illuminated