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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE KENNETH JOHN HEWETT

K.J. Hewett (1919-1994) was a renowned London dealer in ethnographic art and antiquities. Other books from his library were offered in these rooms on 21 March 2018.
Lot 174

BIBLES, IN ENGLISH
The Holy Bible, 8vo (2)

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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BIBLES, IN ENGLISH

The Holy Bible, bound with Psalms (1772), dampstain to upper half of text throughout (slightly heavier on opening leaves), tear to one leaf of first gathering, contemporary Scottish morocco gilt, covers with "herringbone" design of onion-shape, flower-spray and others tools, spine in 6 compartments, g.e. [ESTC T166027; not in Herbert], Edinburgh, Alexander Kincaid, 1772--[The Holy Bible], title to New Testament with woodcut ornament, lacks general title and final blank, ends on 3A7, small scuff to dedication leaf affecting text, bound with incomplete Psalms (1688), contemporary black morocco gilt, sides with elaborate central panel, [New Testament:] Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1675, 8vo (2)

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