THE HOLY BIBLE. Translated from the Latin Vulgate. Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and Other Editions, in Divers Languages. The Old Testament, First Published by the English College at Douay, A.D. 1609. And the New Testament, First Published by the English College at Rhiems, A.D. 1582. With Annotations, References, and an Historical and Chronological Index. The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared to the Latin Vulgate.

Contemporary full brown morocco, four raised bands and elaborately gilt-decorated compartments, with gilt titles to the spine and elegant gilt decorations to both boards. All edges gilt. One full page colour plate. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the gilt fresh with a few marks to the top and fore-edges, with mild wear to the extremities. The contents, with a hint of offsetting to the endpapers and opposite the colour plate, and light spotting to the prelims, are otherwise clean throughout, and without previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. A beautiful example.