first edition
1999 · (New York)
by Moser, Barry; [BIBLE]
(New York): Viking Studio / Penguin, 1999. First edition. Fine in a fine jacket.. Lovely copy of the first printing of the trade edition of the Pennyroyal Caxton Bible, designed and illustrated by Barry Moser, and originally published in a limited letterpress edition. Text follows Frederick Scrivener's 1873 critical edition of the Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English (King James) Version. 11.75'' x 8.25''. Original beige cloth with gilt-stamped front board and spine. In original gilt-stamped parchment-colored dust jacket. Cream-colored silk ribbon bookmark. Includes original folded cardstock promo sheet loosely laid in. Hand lettering by John Benson; illustrations engraved in Resingrave. [16], 994, [10] pages. Clean, bright, and sound overall.
(Inventory #: 45849)