The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
SOME CURIOUS B
Volumes Of Sacred Writ That Are Valued
Only for Misprlnts.

Volumes Of Sacred Writ That Are Valued
Only for Misprlnts.
The interest prevailing just at this
time in the subject of biblical accuracy
will render interesting some facts re-
garding curious bibles which have APP
peared since 1911, when King James
version was first published.
Several issues of the bible, says THE
NeW York Herald, have become famous
for curious misprlnts. There is, for
instance, the "Placemakers' bible"
BLESSED are the placemakers, for they
shall be called the children of God"-
| Matt. ", 9-is an extraordinary mis-
print occurring in the second edition
of the Geneva bible, published in
Geneva in folio form in 1862. The
mistake was soon discovered and cor
rected, and never occurred again.
Then there is the Vinegar" bible.
1.-The parable of the vinegar" instead
of ''the parable of the vineyard" ap-
pears in the chapter-heading to Luke
Xxx, in an Oxford edition of the
authorized version which was publish
ed by j. Basket in imperial folio, and
is said to be the most elaborate and
sumptuous of all the Oxford bibles.
The printing is very beautiful, and
some of the copies were printed on
vellum; but, unfortunately, the proofs
were carelessly read, and the book
printed by Basket was called ga
basketful of printers errors" The
book is now highly priced on account
of its typographical faults.
There is also the ''Wicked bible" In
existence. This extraordinary name
has been given to an edition of the
authorized bible printed in London by
1851. The negative was left out of the
seventh commandment, and William
Kilburn, writing in 1859, says that,
owing to the zeal of DR.. Usher, the
printer was fined f2, 900 or f3, 600. In
Laud's published works there is a
copy of the kings letter directing that
the printer be fined 5000, but DR..
Scrivener asserts, without giving an
authority, that the real fine was one
of 9300, inflicted by Archbishop Laud,
''to be expended on a font of fair
Greek type" Only four copies Of this
scarce bible are now known to exist,
as the edition was destroyed and the
copies called in as oon as the mistake
was discovered. DIR. Scrivener de-
clared that q copy existed at Wolfen-
made. No such English bible was
discovered, but a German bible with
the very same mistake was found in
its stead.
There is also the ~"Persecuting
Printers bible" princes have per-
secuted me without a cause" Psalms
cxix., has the word printers" used
instead of 'prlnces," and has given
occasion for this name. All that is
known of this edition is stated by Mr..
Henry Stevens, in the catalogue of
the Caxton exhibition of bibles, where
he says that these words were put
into the mouth of Cotton Mather by a
laundering typographer in a bible
printed before 1902.
There is also the ''Ears to Ear BIZ
ble." "Who has ears to ear let him
hear"-Matthew xiii, 43. This adapt
alton of London cockney is found in
an octave bible published by the Ok
ford press in 1910. The same book
contains a more serious blunder in
Hebrews tx, Il: .'How much more
shall the blood of Christ, who through
the eternal spirit offered Himself with
out spott to God, purge your conscience
from good works to serve the living
Cod
Among others may be noted the
standing Fishes bible" "And it
shall come to pass that the fishes shall
stand upon it," tc.-Ezekiel xvii, 10.
The word fishes is used for fishers in
a quarto bible printed by the kings
printer in London in 1906 and reprint
ed in a quarto edition of 1913 and an
octave edition of 1923.
There is also the ''Breeches bible"
which, like the other is cut of print.
"And the eyes of Adam and Eve were
opened, and they knew that they were
naked, and they sewed fig leaves to-
gether and made themselves breeches'
Genesis Ill, Z. The word '~'breeches"
was put in the text in place of sap
roDs." 1t is found in a quarto bible
printed in London by Robert Barker in
the early part of the seventeenth GEN.
fury.