REDUCED FROM $19,500 TO $16,995 GIANT CLEARANCE SALE!!! EVERYTHING MUST GO!   SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOULL BE SORRY! CLICK BELOW, SOME ARE ENDING SOON! http://stores.ebay.com/THE-WORD-Antiquarian-Books   ANCIENT 1486 HOLY BIBLE! LARGE FOLIO SIZE IN ITS ORIGINAL LEATHER BINDING! CLEAN, CRISP & FRESH WITH WIDE MARGINS! WITH ANCIENT MIDDLE-ENGLISH MANUSCRIPT NOTES!   1486 (INCUNABLE HOLY BIBLE IN LATIN) [Johann Pruss: Strassburg] 1486. Colophon of Biblical text at end of "Apocalypssis" (Revelation), reads MCCCCLXXXVI. (1486). Large Folio 13" x 9" x 4 ¼" Inches, Original Blind-stamped calf leather over solid oak wooden boards, professionally rebacked to match. This Ancient 1486 Incunable Holy Bible Contains the Complete Biblical Text Genesis through Revelation with the Apocrypha! Bible also contains the complete prologues, and a Table at the rear with tear & loss to the bottom of the last page of the Tables. 537 Leaves (1,074 pages). Double column text, 48 lines, spaces for initials (with guide letters). First leaf of text (Prologues) slightly soiled, Bible is lacking only A1, the Title page which was only 2 words (Biblia Sacra) on an otherwise blank page. THIS MAGNIFICENT ANCIENT 1486 INCUNABLE HOLY BIBLE PRINTED ONLY 31 YEARS AFTER THE FIRST BOOK IN THE WORLD THE GUTENBERG BIBLE, IS CLEAN, CRISP AND FRESH THROUGHOUT WITH ORIGINAL WIDE MARGINS! Leather straps & clasps remains on both boards. BIBLICAL TEXT GENESIS THROUGH REVELATION IS 100% COMPLETE! ***IMPORTANT NOTE: Contemporary manuscript annotations, mostly in Middle English, thus a bit hard to read but providing a great provenance as a definitive example of a printed Bible owned in England prior to 1500 (very rare to find!). Apparently the edition itself is quite rare: A small auction description pasted on inside front cover reads: "EXCESSIVELY RARE!…so rare indeed that there is no copy in the British Museum!" ***EVERYTHING IN THIS ANCIENT 1486 LARGE, FOLIO INCUNABLE HOLY BIBLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!***   TERMS: PAYPAL. Insurance is available up to $5,000 for Priority Mail and up to $25,000 for Registered Mail in the United States only. All Items must have Insurance paid for by the buyer. All funds must be paid within 7 days. Insurance claims are the responsibility of the buyer and copies of insurance slips will be provided upon request. We are not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items. This is a Born Again Christian business and I strive to honor Christ in every transaction. I am happy to answer any questions you may have and Items may be returned within 7 days if significantly not as described. God Bless You and thank you for viewing these many blessings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.     SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOULL BE SORRY! CLICK BELOW, SOME ARE ENDING SOON! http://stores.ebay.com/THE-WORD-Antiquarian-Books     MANY PICTURES . . KEEP SCROLLING DOWN . .

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