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Novum Testamentum Domini nostri Jesu Christi BOUND WITH Liturgia seu liber precum communium in Ecclesia Anglicana receptus New Testament & Book of Common Prayer

1706 · réf. 479 — London Londini: A & J Churchill 1706. First. Contemporary fine Georgian paneled morocco. Very Good. Early 18th Century New Testament and Book of Common Prayer both in Latin: Work 1:1706 Liturgia seu liber precum communium in Ecclesia Anglicana receptus. Epistolæ evangelia & psalmi inseruntur juxta Sebastiani Castellionis translationem: cætera autem omnia Latinitate donavit Thomas Parsell. First edition of this Latin translation of the Book of Common Prayer by Thomas Parsell 1674-1720 who had graduated from Oxford in 1697. Work 2 1708 or 1720 Novum Testamentum Domini nostri Jesu Christi interprete Theodoro Beza Overall Condition: Good to Very Good. Book of Common Prayer complete. New Testament lacking title page. Without front and rear blank. PROVENANCE David Enderton Johnson was a biblical scholar author and an exceptionally prolific high-end book collector. Among rare book dealers his library is famously referred to as the 'Johnson cache' or the 'David Enderton Johnson library'. He was known for tracking down and acquiring highly sought-after valuable volumes-particularly pre-publication advanced review copies bound proofs and first editions personally signed by major mid-century literary figures like Vladimir Nabokov and C.S. Lewis. As an author and scholar he published works focused on theology and scriptural literacy most notably: Opening the New Testament: A Way to Read the Bible in Logical and Historical Order and Uppsala to Nairobi 1968-1975: Report of the Central Committee to the Fifth Assembly of the World Council of Churches. ABOUT THE BOOK Bound in contemporary Queen Anne black paneled fine morocco. Boards with gilt paneling fillets and corner fleurons and rosettes. Spine with five raised bands separating compartments richly tooled and ruled in gilt. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentelles and marbled endpapers. Two duodecimo works 6.25 in x 3.75 in.0 bound in the following order: 1 Liturgy or the book of common prayers received in the Anglican Church. Epistles gospels and psalms are included according to Sebastian Castellio's translation; all other things were provided in Latin by Thomas Parsell. Published in 1706 by A & J Churchill in London. Collated and complete: 24 180 148 pp. First Latin edition translated by Thomas Parsell. 2 The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ translated by Theodore Beza. Published in either 1708 or 1720 by A & Churchill in London. Lacking title page textually complete: 3-347 1 pp. Much research of font type used page collation book format and other info in the English Short Title Catalog WorldCat OCLC and bibliographic sources was used to narrow down the publisher and date of publication. NOTE: It is most likely the 1708 New Testament edition given its proximity in date to the 1706 Book of Common Prayer it is bound with by the same publisher; however the 1720 edition cannot be ruled out without carbon dating or some advanced method as the two editions were nearly identical. ABOUT THEODORE BEZA Theodore Beza 1519 - 1605 was a French Calvinist Protestant theologian reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a disciple of John Calvin and lived most of his life in Geneva. Beza succeeded Calvin as the spiritual leader of the Republic of Geneva. He worked on many Greek New Testament editions and his annotations greatly influenced the textual preservation translation and theological understanding of the New Testament. Between 1565 and 1604 he produced several editions in Greek with accompanying Latin translations and detailed annotations. Beza's editions served as primary textual sources for the Geneva Bible and influenced later translations including the 1611 King James Version. His work ensured that the Greek New Testament was both readable and teachable supporting ministers theologians and students across Europe. CONDITION REPORT Good to Very Good. Lacking front and rear blank and title page for the New Testament. Exterior and binding: Front hinge cracked head of front joint starting but binding and text block holding firm. Rubbed boards and extremities. Soiling to covers. Top edge darkened per usual. Spine slightly sun-faded to a dark brown leather is dry and cracking. Tailband partially detached and headband lacking along with top layer of leather at head of spine. Bumped corners. Binding strained/pages over-opened in several sections. Gilt work in great condition overall. Interior: Pages of Book of Common Prayer range from lightly toned to foxed/browning. Pages in the New Testament are toned with light foxing throughout. Marbled endpapers faded per usual given their age. Bookplate of David Enderton Jones on front pastedown. Title page Book of Common Prayer and blank final page of New Testament with a name in cursive written in contemporary ink. A handful of pages with small 1/8" to 1/4" diameter holes. A few marginal reading tears including a 1/2" page tear on page 61 of the Book of Common Prayer and a 1-1/2" tear at fore edge margin and into the text on pp. 103-104. Other signs of handling: an occasional crease or bent corner ink spot or smudge. Multiple pagination errors as called for in the New Testament but catchwords and signatures align. All in all a Queene Anne period Book of Common Prayer and New Testament bound together in contemporary fine paneled morocco. A & J Churchill unknown