Simon, Editions of the Bible, 1684
Critical Enquiries into the Various Editions of the Bible: Printed in Divers Places and at several Times. Together with Animadversions upon a Small Treatise of Dr. Isaac Vossius; Concerning the Oracles of the Sibylls. And an Answer to the Objections of the late Critica Sacra. Written Originally in Latin, by Father Simon of the Oratory: Translated into English, by N. S. London, Printed by Tho. Braddyll. 1684.
Original brown leather over boards, rebacked, with raised bands and blind stamped in compartments. Leather a bit scuffed. Corners bumped and patched with leather. Shelf wear. Hinges strong. Thrice ex libris copy: book plates of Sven Ljungbeck on front paste down, Fitzroy Duke of Grafton on ffep, and Colenel Sir Charles J. J. Hamilton, Baronet on rear pastedown. Ffep, front blank, and rfep a bit toned and ragged at edges with some pencil marks. Otherwise, clean, bright, and tight. A large paper copy with exceptionally well-preserved margins. Pages crisp. Two title pages.
Ffep, blank, A^4, A-O^4, S-T^4, V^4, X-Pp^4, Qq^2, blank, rfep.
Pagination runs (16), 1-41, 34-35, 44-104, 137-304, 205-207. Many other pagination errors as well.
Text and catchwords are all continuous throughout. Matches collation and pagination on another copy.