BIBLES, IN ENGLISH, GENEVA VERSION [The Bible], NT title within woodcut border, woodcut ornament

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BIBLES, IN ENGLISH, GENEVA VERSION [The Bible], NT title within woodcut border, woodcut ornament on parts title, lacks title and final leaf of OT, incomplete book of Psalms bound in at end, cropped with loss of some side-notes, opening preliminary leaf soiled with small losses, seventeenth century calf, rebacked, worn [Herbert 248 A, 'probably the earliest of these editions, as it abounds with more than others in gross errors'; STC 2174], [Christopher Barker, 1599]--The Holy Bible, black letter, general title (dated 1620) and NT titles (dated 1621) within wide historiated woodcut borders, bound with Booke of Common Prayer (1621, title and calendar in red,), Speed's Genealogies, 'Two Right Profitable...' (title dated 1619, colophon 1620), and incomplete Book of Psalms (1619), shaved with loss to some side-notes throughout, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine, red edges [Herbert 379; STC 2262], Norton and Bill, [1621]; idem, another copy, lacking general title, NT title within woodcut historiated border (dated 1621), bound with incomplete Psalms and Common Prayers, contemporary calf, 5 (of 8) metal corner-pieces and one centrepiece, remnants of clasps, rebacked, worn [Herbert 379; STC 2262], [Norton and Bill, 1621], 4to; and 3 other seventeenth century Bibles in English (1615, 1628, 1633), sold not subject to return (6) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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BIBLES, IN ENGLISH, GENEVA VERSION [The Bible], NT title within woodcut border, woodcut ornament on parts title, lacks title and final leaf of OT, incomplete book of Psalms bound in at end, cropped with loss of some side-notes, opening preliminary leaf soiled with small losses, seventeenth century calf, rebacked, worn [Herbert 248 A, 'probably the earliest of these editions, as it abounds with more than others in gross errors'; STC 2174], [Christopher Barker, 1599]--The Holy Bible, black letter, general title (dated 1620) and NT titles (dated 1621) within wide historiated woodcut borders, bound with Booke of Common Prayer (1621, title and calendar in red,), Speed's Genealogies, 'Two Right Profitable...' (title dated 1619, colophon 1620), and incomplete Book of Psalms (1619), shaved with loss to some side-notes throughout, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine, red edges [Herbert 379; STC 2262], Norton and Bill, [1621]; idem, another copy, lacking general title, NT title within woodcut historiated border (dated 1621), bound with incomplete Psalms and Common Prayers, contemporary calf, 5 (of 8) metal corner-pieces and one centrepiece, remnants of clasps, rebacked, worn [Herbert 379; STC 2262], [Norton and Bill, 1621], 4to; and 3 other seventeenth century Bibles in English (1615, 1628, 1633), sold not subject to return (6) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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SW7 1HH

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Buyers' Premium and Charges

For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:

Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.

A 3rd party bidding platform fee of 4% of the Hammer Price for Buyers using the following bidding platforms will be added to the invoices of successful Buyers for auctions starting on or after 6th July 2024 – Invaluable; Live Auctioneers; The Saleroom; Lot-tissimo.

VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.