1769 WELSH Holy BIBLE Famed Baskett Wales James Phillips Jenkin Griffiths Family

1769 WELSH Holy BIBLE Famed Baskett Wales James Phillips Jenkin Griffiths Family

A rare Welsh Holy Bible! Baskett Bibles are considered some of the most desirable 18^th-century Bibles. In fact, the Baskett Bible became the first English Bible to see print in America in 1761 (see Darlow/Moule 1136). This 1769 Welsh edition, like other Baskett Bibles, includes both the Old and New Testaments. This particular example was published in London published by Mark and Robert Baskett.

Item number: #25342

Price: $599

Holy Bible

Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan; sef, Yr Hen Destament a’r Newydd

Llundain [London]: Printiedig gan Mark Baskett, Printiwr i Ardderchoccaf Fawrhydir̓ Brenhin, a chan Wrthddrychiaid Robert Baskett, 1769.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • Unpaginated – [1156]
  • Separate title page for New Testament
• References: Edition not in Darlow/Moule
• Provenance:
  • Supralibros – William James, 1834
  • Handwritten – Rachel Phillips
  • Handwritten – Mary Jenkin, 1764
  • Handwritten – Griffiths, 1786
  • Handwritten – Mary Phillips, 1814
• Language: Welsh
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Functioning brass clasps
• Size: ~8.75in X 6.25in X 3.5in (22cm x 15.5cm x 8.5cm)
• Quite rare

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