Lot 240 , [The rare 'Aberdonian' Scottish Psalms] The CL. Psalmes of the Princelie Prophet David ... According as they are Sung in the Church of Scotland ... title with engraved arms of the City, and all within decorated borders.

° [The rare 'Aberdonian' Scottish Psalms] The CL. Psalmes of the Princelie Prophet David ... According as they are Sung in the Church of Scotland ... title with engraved arms of the City, and all within decorated borders. (42)ff. d-column with central decorated divider. printed in Aberdene, by Edward Raban, for David Melvill ... 1629; preceeded by [The Bible, that is ... with Annotations ...] engraved illus. (incl. the Ezekiel vision) and maps, OT. part title (before Psalmes) with engraved headpiece, NT. pictorial engraved title - The New Testament ... imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Baker ... 1599; text followed by A Briefe Table; and the Aberdonian Psalmes (as above). old blind-decorated calf with decorated panelled spine, 4to. [by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1599]
£300-500

Condition:
Psalmes - final leaf (L2) stained and laid down, recto loss of divider at top (first 8 lines), text not affected, 2nd col. tears at top margin (lacks headline) and at fore-margin (clear of text) and text cut close at bottom, verso - first col. lacks headline, other title stained and lower border cut close, engraved headpiece next leaf, intermittent marks and stains, margins show (save 2 cut close); old ms. title verso. ESTC (S125347) give (44)ff., ours ends L2 (not L4) with FINIS after the Table; See Herbert 248 (etc.) for these Geneva Bibles, adapted by Barker, but apparently published at different times in Amsterdam and Dort. Bible lacks the general title, has two leaves preceding text (which is complete); Psalmes are words only (no music).

Sold for £550