The final edition of the Great Bible. Octavo.
 
Lacking 30 leaves (being 15 preliminaries - general title, 7 leaves of Kalendar etc., first 7 leaves of Book of Common Prayer Ai-Avii; folio 36 from Apocrypha; New Testament title & leaves B5, D7, H6, Q7, Q8, & R1-4, and final 2 leaves of table/colophon S1-S2 and 2 internal blanks at end of Parts 2 and 4), several leaves holed and/or with text loss, fully repaired with facsimiles provided for 19 of 29 leaves (including general and New testament titles, preliminaries and several text leaves).
 
Contemporary calf over wooden boards, diamond-shaped blind roll decoration to boards, brass corner pieces and central boss to boards. Some dust-soiling throughout and few marks, endpapers renewed. Repair at foot of spine and upper joint, some cracking to joints, lacking clasps.
 
There are at least three editions of the Great Bible version "printed by Cawood, and ascribed to this date, which while generally agreeing so closely as to read together page for page, nevertheless differ in many small points, and are distinct issues. No doubt some copies are mixed" (Herbert, Darlow & Moule).
 
This example is version A. This volume contains a facsimile New Testament title from version B. No known example of the general title from this version. A & B agree closely but differ mainly in separate foliation of each part and the New Testament title. With repaired text to Part 1 leaves 1, 58, 94, Part 2 leaves 7, 101, Part 3 leaves 93*, 147, 172, Part 5 leaves 5*, 6*, Q6*, plus holes to o5, o6. 4 leaves (marked *) with significant loss to text.