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Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« on: Friday 27 November 15 00:40 GMT (UK) »
I have a very old bible published by Eyre and Spottiswoode but I can find no reference to the print date. It was given to my mother when her grandfather passed away in 1951. Is there any way I can find out how old it is?

The only information I can offer is it was printed in London at 33 Paternoster Row, EC on HIS Majesty's special command and has a silk sewn leather cover. I can scan and post if that helps
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Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« Reply #1 on: Friday 27 November 15 08:53 GMT (UK) »
I have a very old bible published by Eyre and Spottiswoode but I can find no reference to the print date. It was given to my great grandfather as a child and then to my mother when he passed away in 1951. Is there any way I can find out how old it is?

The only information I can offer is it was printed at 33 Paternoster Row, London EC on HIS Majesty's special command and has a silk sewn leather cover. I can scan and post if that helps
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Re: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« Reply #2 on: Friday 27 November 15 10:30 GMT (UK) »
If you google the name there is a lot of information on-line.

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Re: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« Reply #3 on: Friday 27 November 15 10:35 GMT (UK) »
Old bibles are notoriously difficult to date - print dates are virtually never used. Which version is it? King James or Standard Revised? I think Eyre, allng with OUP were the only printers authorised to print the latter

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Re: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« Reply #4 on: Friday 27 November 15 10:55 GMT (UK) »
Hi Steve,

On the first page it says "To the most high and mighty Prince James" and below that " King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the faith, etc". It goes on with what appears to be a bit of a prologue.

Does that help at all?
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Re: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« Reply #5 on: Friday 27 November 15 11:46 GMT (UK) »
Have you seen the wiki page? While you say your G-Grandfather was given the book as a boy wiki says they took over in 1845 ( Queen Vic) and their sons carried on under Edward VII.

There is also an Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible on a popular auction site suggesting it was 1839. Maybe have a look see and see which matches yours. :)
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Re: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« Reply #6 on: Friday 27 November 15 12:06 GMT (UK) »
It's a King James then (Authorised). I'm sorry, but it could be any date after 1845 when E&S became the Queen's Printer. The phrase "his majesty's special command" refers to James I who authorised the translation in the 17th century

Steve
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Bumstead - London, Suffolk
Plant, Woolnough, Wase, Suffolk
Flexney, Godfrey, Burson, Hobby -  Oxfordshire
Street, Mitchell - Gloucestershire
Horwood, Heale Drew - Bristol
Gibbs, Gait, Noyes, Peters, Padfield, Board, York, Rogers, Horler, Heale, Emery, Clavey, Mogg, - Somerset
Fook, Snell - Devon
M(a)cDonald, Yuell, Gollan, McKenzie - Rosshire
McLennan, Mackintosh - Inverness
Williams, Jones - Angelsey & Caernarvon
Campbell, McMartin, McLellan, McKercher, Perthshire

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Re: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« Reply #7 on: Friday 27 November 15 12:38 GMT (UK) »
Hi David

Welcome to Rootschat  ;D

I have merged your topics to prevent duplication of effort.

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Re: Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible
« Reply #8 on: Friday 27 November 15 21:51 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: DavidG02 on Friday 27 November 15 11:46 GMT (UK)
Have you seen the wiki page? While you say your G-Grandfather was given the book as a boy wiki says they took over in 1845 ( Queen Vic) and their sons carried on under Edward VII.

There is also an Eyre and Spottiswoode Bible on a popular auction site suggesting it was 1839. Maybe have a look see and see which matches yours. :)


Can you tell me the name of the auction site either here or by private message please?

He was born in Australia in 1886 but spent a fair amount of time in London during and after WW1 after being wounded in France. He married an English nurse and moved back to Australia in the early 1920's.
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