Iyov has written recently about the Geneva Bible [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], so I thought he might take interest in this eBay listing for what purports to be a genuine leather First Edition 1560 Geneva Bible.
Certainly with a “Buy It Now” price of $19,500 USD, one might expect it to be authentic? Though that hardly compares with the “BIN” of $119,000 USD that the seller is asking for a First Edition 1611 King James…
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I’m actually surprised these aren’t from Greatsite. That place has pretty much cornered the market on antique Bibles (they call them “ancient,” which seems odd to me). Here is the storefront for the seller of that item. Cool stuff.
I love the look of this Bible. Is that what it actually looks like? What’s the age of the Bible?
@Dave - thanks for the links! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I wasn’t aware there were so many of these older (”ancient”!) editions still publicly available, much less sold on eBay.
@TC - the only date provided was 1560, which, combined with the First Edition label, is where I’d presume to start. I assume that is a photo of the actual Bible. Check out the storefront link that Dave provided to see more old leather!
Thanks for bringing this to my attention, but you can buy a facsimile edition from Hendrickson, which will for most people will be nicer than the original, for $40 ($70 for leather) from online retailers. I don’t want to own something as expensive and requiring as much care as a 16th century book.
My “recommendation” was fully tongue-in-cheek, as I too would have no use for such a piece of history. That said, I do appreciate your efforts to bring our attention to the Geneva Bible.