Signatures: [star]́œ A-Ṕœ 2A-4B́œ 4Ćı [pi]℗ø ℗øA-Źœ a-ńœ o-ŕþ.

Title page woodcut (device of firm of Andreas Wechel); head and tail pieces; initials.

[Vols. 2-4] have special title pages: Bibliorum pars secunda [tertia, quarta] id est libri historici [poetici, prophetici], latini recens ex hebraeo facti ...

[Vol. 5] has special t.p.: Libri Apocryphi, sive Appendix Testamenti Veteris ad canonem priscae ecclesiae adjecta. latinaq ...

[Vol. 6] has special t.p.: D.N. Jesu Christi Testamentum Novum, sive fedus novum ... [imprint as on t.p.] with title woodcut (device of firm of Andreas Wechel) repeated on p. [16].

cataloged 20180511 lrouse

condition reviewed 20180316 cletizia

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy H.41.8 FOLIO with title page signature of Nath. Parkhurst. From the collection of Thomas Prince with his ownership inscription on t. p. verso: "T. Prince Ipswich March 11. 1714/15", together with the letterpress bookplate of the South-Church-Library, later completed in manuscript with the date of Prince's last will and testament, "given by said Prince in his last will Oct. 2, 1758, for the use of their ministry forever." An earlier inscription at the top of page is defaced with ink, and the number 1075 present in pencil. On front free endpaper is bookplate of the BPL Thomas Prince Library. Flyleaf following with inked shelf mark 7.1.5, and inscription "my dere lade bok ...". Inked marginalia on 2F6, 3A6 verso, 3H2 verso, 4B1; inked correction of catchword on 4C7verso.

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy H.41.8 FOLIO with 2 pastedown endleaves from a large medieval manuscript codex containing Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae. Bound in contemporary calf over wooden boards, with wide rolls forming a double outer border and central lozenge which fills the compartment. The roll tool containing initials "GK" (cf. Hobson MW, a(1) 857). G.K. was known to be a bookbinder in Oxford from around 1550 to 1600. Rebacked in calf. Final leaf of text laminated in tissue.