King James Version Bibles

Collection ID

BIB.001366

Type

Bible - Printed Book

Date

1836

Geography

England

Language

English

Medium

Printed on Paper

Dimensions

11.7 × 9.4 × 2 in. (29.7 × 24 × 5 cm)

Exhibit Location

Not on View

This King James New Testament was printed in gold on enameled paper by Thomas De La Rue and his associates for Adolphus Richter, a publisher and foreign bookseller in London. De La Rue helped pioneer this enameling technique, which he used to print other goods ranging from playing cards to banknotes. Only a small number of these New Testaments were printed in 1834 and 1836, which included notes by Matthew Henry. Few survive today. Each copy weighs nearly 14 pounds due to the enameled paper. This 1836 copy is in near-perfect condition and is bound in contemporary red morocco leather with gilded edges.

Printed in 1836 by Thomas De La Rue, Isaac James, and Thomas Rudd, printers, London, England. Acquired by 2010 by Phillip Pirages Fine Books, bookdealer, Oregon, United States; Privately purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2021 to The Signatry, Overland Park, Kansas, under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.

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