The Bible, that is, the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn in to Englishe.

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Names: Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568 (Translator)
Dates / Origin: Date Issued: 1535; Place: [Marburg?]; Publisher: [E. Cervicornus and J. Soter?]
Library locations: Rare Book Division; Shelf locator: *KC+ 1535 (Bible. English. 1535. Biblia)
Notes: Content: For authority for imprint, and statement regarding the first signature, cf. British museum catalogue.; Content: Formerly wrongly assigned to Christopher Froschouer at Zurich.; Content: Many folios wrongly numbered.; Content: The Coverdale version.; Content: The first signature as printed on the Continent consisted of 4 leaves, the second and third of which are not known to have survived. This copy has the Continental t.-p. (in facsimile), and all but the t.-p. of the 8 preliminary leaves later printed by James Nycolson of Southwark, including the dedication to King Henry VIII (with mention of "Quene Anna [Boleyn]") signed: Myles Couerdale, and "A prologe. Myles Couerdale Vnto the Christen reader."; Content: With colophon: Prynted in the yeare of oure Lorde M.D.XXXV. and fynished the fourth daye of October.; Ownership: 1884 (Astor) Copy 2.; Ownership: No acc. (Lenox) Copy 1.
Physical Description: Extent: 6 pts. in 1 v. illus., map. 32 cm. (fol.)
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14464173; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5d5148e0-c605-012f-612d-58d385a7bc34

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