1660 Octavo King James Bible Printed By Henry Hills And John Field Which Marked The Restoration Period-Bound With 144 Extra Illustrations

Note: The Bible has been reserved for a buyer already. Importance: A King James Bible printed in London by Henry Hills and John Field in 1660, marking the start of the reign of King Charles II. This edition is widely regarded as one of the most attractively typeset octavo-format Bibles of the 17th century. Binding: Octavo (6.8125” x 4.875” x 2”). 1 lb 12 oz. Late 19th c. blind and gilt tooled full fine purple calf leather binding with a.e.r. Spine with five raised single blind and gilt filleted bands and six compartments. Second compartment with gilt-lettered title in capitals HOLY BIBLE and sixth compartment LONDON 1660. Boards with blind and gilt rolled pattern borders. Late 19th c. red endpapers with an original rear flyleaf. Moderate wear and fading with spine detaching. Text block splitting. Traces of gilt on the fore-edges indicate the text block edges were originally in gilt. Provenance: Late 17th c. ownership inscription to recto of Engraved Presentation page: Anno Dom. Benedic