The Holy Bible, : containing the Old and New Testaments. Newly translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. By His Majesties special command. Appointed to be read in churches..
Brown, John,1722-1787,former owner.StEdNL
Brown, David,1782-1827,former owner.StEdNL
Ramsay-Brown, Euphemia,active 1827,donor.StEdNL
Oxford, : Printed by the University-printers.,
1695..
Signatures: A-2V¹²
In two columns, roman.
"The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" has separate dated title page; register is continuous.
ESTC
Wing (2nd ed., 1994),
Darlow and Moule
Manuscript signature of "John Brown" at the head of the title page. Manuscript inscription on the verso of the title page "This Bible was the property of my much esteemed and deeply lamented kinsman and friend Mr David Brown, bookseller, and was presented to me by his widow Mrs Euphemia Ramsay-Brown. Oct. 15th 1827.". David Brown (1782-1827) was an Edinburgh bookseller, the 5th of six sons of John Brown of Haddington, the celebrated, self-educated clergyman and author of the Self Interpreting Bible which first appeard in 1778.
Maroon leather binding, boards decorated with a gilt herring-bone design, gilt decorations on spine in five compartments. Gilt text block edges and marbled endpapers.
England Oxford.