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Baskerville Bible, featured at the Rare Book Exhibition at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935

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Title: Baskerville Bible, featured at the Rare Book Exhibition at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: July 9, 1935
1935-07-09
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of the title page of the Baskerville Bible. In English, it reads, “The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New: Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revifed, By His Majesty’s Special Command, Appointed to be Read in Churches. Cambridge, Printed by John Baskerville, Printer to the University, M DCC LXIII. Cum Privilegio.”
This photograph is associated with the article, “RARE BOOKS TO BE SHOWN,” Los Angeles Times, 7 Jul. 1935: 24.
Text from negative sleeve: 1193—F. Ronald Mansbridge with Rare Book Exhibition at the Los Angeles Central Library also pix of title page of the famous Baskerville Bible 7/9/35, [Stamped:] JUL 18 1935
Handwritten on negative: Title Page of the Baskerville Bible 7/9/35
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_7520
ark:/21198/zz002df75v
Language: English
No linguistic content
Subject: Bibles--California--Los Angeles
Libraries--California--Los Angeles
Cambridge University Press
Baskerville, John, 1706-1775
Los Angeles Public Library
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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