Bible, English.- The Holy Bible. Containing the Bookes of the Old and New Testament, engraved frontispiece of the arms of Charles II by Hollar (with internal tear to upper margin) bound in at beginning before The Book of Common Prayer (1660), lacking engraved dedication, engraved title depicting Solomon on his throne, 109 fine engraved plates mostly by Visscher or Le Blond after Heemskerck, de Bruyn, de Vos, Coninxloo, Rubens, Potter and others, including large folding view of Jerusalem by Hollar, ruled in red throughout with substantial margins, some occasional light soiling, heavier to 3N2 verso and 3N4 recto, some light marginal staining, a few ff. with short marginal tears, handsome later red straight-grain morocco, blue morocco panels to covers with Greek key roll borders, spines richly gilt in compartments, light fading to spines, rubbing to extremities, bumping to corners, light wear to lower edge, [Herbert 668; Wing B2258], folio, Cambridge, John Field, 1660.

⁂ An attractive copy of Ogilby's 1660 reissue of Field's 1659 Bible, updated to reflect the restoration with Solomon seated on his throne. Plate counts vary considerably.