1717 Vinegar Bible John Baskett Red-Ruled First Edition King James Famous Errors

Description: The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty’s Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. The Famous and Monumental Vinegar Bible Summary: London: John Baskett, 1717. Elephant folio (20.5 x 13 in). The famous and monumental "Vinegar Bible" also known as the "Baskett full of errors," and generally acknowledged as the most magnificent Bible printed in England. Description: The text is the King James Version and was printed in large folio by John Baskett at Oxford in 1717-16. The volume is adorned with sixty beautifully engraved head- and tailpieces depicting scenes from the Bible that cover about one quarter of the page, and is also further adorned with engraved initials. This edition is the more elaborately illustrated 'A' variant with two general titles. The first one - engraved by Du-Bose- represents Moses writing the first words of Genesis. The second title shows a particularly fine view of Oxford. The text contains the famous typographical error in the headline of Luke XX that reads "The Parable of the Vinegar" and comprises the complete text of the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament, along with the two title pages and the preliminaries. Herbert calls it "A magnificent edition, printed in large type. With many plates at the beginning and end of books, engraved in steel from the designs of various artists. Some of the initial letters are similarly engraved... " Collation: (*)2, *2, a-b2, c1, A-Z^6, Aa-Zz^6, Aaa-Zzz^6, Aaaa-Pppp^6, Qqqq^4, (Old Testament) [A]-[X]^6, Y^4 (New Testament). Complete. Binding: Polished black calf with elaborate gilt paneled border. Gilt fillet rolls and central gilt lozenge on covers. Spine with six raised bands and extensive gilt tooled compartments. A red gilt tooled label with the words "Holy Bible". Plain endpapers. Condition: Infrequent foxing, mostly to margins. Some browned leaves on occasion; Qq5 small half-inch piece loss to margin; Bbb3 with 3" closed tear to tail impacting a few letters; [g]6 with 1" taped tear to head; [s]1 with 1" small tear to margin at tail. Note: The 1717 Vinegar Bible is renowned for both its exquisite workmanship and its glaring errors. It was printed by John Baskett (1664-1742), a man of significant influence in the world of printing. Though he produced one of the most magnificent Bibles ever printed in England, he had a shady business reputation and was often criticized for his business dealings, carrying significant debts, and facing numerous legal challenges. The presentation quality of the Vinegar Bible is truly stunning. With a richly decorated gold gilt spine and numerous engravings throughout, it served as an ideal status symbol for the elite. Unfortunately, once it made its way into the hands of the clergy, numerous errors and omissions in the text were discovered. One of the famous misprints for which the Bible is named is the heading of Luke 20 which reads “the parable of the Vinegar” instead of “Vineyard”. References: Herbert 942. ShippingFree domestic shipping via UPS 2nd Day Air. International shipping at cost. Returns We work hard to meet our ethical responsibility to describe our material accurately. All items are guaranteed as described and may be returned for any reason within 10 days of receipt. Please notify us before mailing a return. Books must be returned in the same condition to be eligible for a full refund. Buyer is responsible for securely packing, shipping, and insuring returned items. Terms and Conditions All photographs are of the actual item for sale. We are happy to provide additional photographs on request. We guarantee the authenticity of our items. All materials are original (meaning not facsimiles or reproductions) unless otherwise noted. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and uphold their Code of Ethics. Dungeness Books Books in all fields with an emphasis in antiquarian Bibles and theology. Located in Holland, MI.

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Location: Holland, Michigan

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