Holy Bible, 1611 King James Version

I have to thank you for this Bible. It is perfect! I love the olde Englisch and it is beautiful to read. There is no J, it did not exist then. The u and v are swapped. The s looks like an f. If you are looking for a preserved copy of the 1st Edition Original I have to recommend Zondervan for putting this together. This it is a beautiful Bible and has replaced my King James compact. I also had to brush up on my Roman Numerals to find precepts such as Psalms 83 becomes PSAL LXXXIII. Honestly thank you this is incredible.

I am happy I have purchased the oldest edition of the KJV Bible. I have truly seen a difference from the 1611 to the current bible in the manner of use of language, set of the bible and display. As the font is much different and terminology, I have found it key to have in also checking if much changes have been made. Also to note the words used in the current bible that are published have different words that have been inserted which may give a different meaning to how it was interpreted or how one may interpret the scripture. Overall I am happy I have this edition and recommend to others

My partner has been after this version for years with all the original wording in, the book is exactly what he wanted and arrived in just over 2 weeks, pretty quick as it was shipped from the US to UK. Really good for the price I paid and in perfect condition. He is thrilled with it - now I just have to try and get him to put it down for a minute!

Bought this as a Christmas present for my wife after reading a number of reviews. Its a really nice piece, arrived slowly but in very good condition. She has now placed it in a position so everyone can read it. Will probably by more when possible.

This was a Christmas present for my husband. He was delighted with its condition, the care shown in wrapping & shipping, and the clarity of the text.

Very fast delivery and beautiful bible has all the old diagrams and old gothic writing and the old english language some of the letters look very different but still readable.

A fantastic, value for money piece of 17th century church treasure, replicated for all of us to own for less than the cost of a fish & chip supper, 1611 edition replicas have always existed on the Market but even the lowest costing one can set you back over £100 and other reprints are just not true reprints, this excellent quality budget reprint retains the 'olde' English typesetting, the fascinating pages of genealogy charts, the only thing missing is the collection of books and fragments called Apocrypha, which the church authorities always cast doubt over, within 150 years these books vanished completely from the bible, if you have never heard of the Apocrypha and don't know what it is you won't notice anything missing, so open the cover and step back 400 years into 17th century England

The best deal for anyone in search for a faithful copy of the 1611 King James Version at a bargain price. A warning: it does not contain the Apocrypha (like the Jewish canon), and retains the antiquated Gothic or "black letter" font. This is done in order to provide the beauty of the black letter and at the same time to keep the book to a manageable size. The use of the antiquated black letter font was intended to add status and authority to the 1611 version. Highly recommended!!!

Diese Holy bible gefällt mir gut .nur die Lesbarkeit(die Schriftart) finde ich nicht gut.sonst der Inhalt der Bible ist Vollständig.

First of all Apocrypha is not include in this edition. All the Maps, and a letter by King James to the readers the calendar for daily reading (twice a day) and the Genealogies of the Holy Scriptures (that means family tree) (Sketches are too good) where you can all generation from the Adam to Abraham to King David to Jesus Christ and also you can find small introduction and references to all the chapters of Old and New Testament. It was written in Old English,(Note: the word 'S' is look a like 'f' if you don't know to read old English much and some spellings like 'NEW' written as 'NEWE' ) You will experience the original design and Beauty of this Masterpiece. Overall Beautiful Bible. :)

I bought this to be a more manageable size Bible to read on a daily basis. I had already purchased the Bible Museum facsimile edition which at 11" × 8 1/2" × 3", is absolutely huge, and weighing in at over 4 pounds, is not exactly practical for daily use. The Zondervan version is considerably smaller, at 8 1/2" × 5" × 2 1/2", and weighs about 1 pound. It is not however a retypeset printing, but rather it's a scaled down version of the Bible Museum version. As such it presents some problems. Since it is just shrunk down, the Gothic Text font is quite a bit harder to read. It would have been better had the printer retooled the Gothic Text font for the smaller edition. I have a page from a quarter folio version that was printed at least 400 years ago, that is actually quite easy to read. Hopefully someone will decide to make a quarter folio version someday. But if you want a smaller easy to carry every day Gothic Text Bible, this is your only option right now. As such irs good points out weigh the bad. Another consequence of it being a scaled down version, is that in the interest of keeping the book a reasonable thickness, the Apocryphal books have been taken out. My only major issue is that when a seller is charging $65.00, for a book, it would be nice if they removed the Books A Million store tag that shows they spent $4.97 for it. It makes me feel a little bit had when a seller does that. So in conclusion, if you want a smaller 1611 version of the Bible this is your only affordable option. An actual quarter folio version printed in 1611, goes for thousands of dollars.

In spite of the somewhat small print (or are my eyes just aging a little more than I want to admit?!) I am very well pleased with this Bible.....except for one thing: for a collector's edition of such a rare text and format, etc, I would have expected that Zondervan would have issued it in a sewed format. No matter how well they are glued, these "hard back" glued (paper back spine) books do not wear well under regular use. Sooner or later they start to deteriorate in the spine, and then the book begins to get loose pages, etc. And, yes, I had hoped to use it for a regular every day working Bible, i.e. to use in my study, devotional, writing, and teaching efforts, as God may enable. I won't go into my reasons, but let's just say that I am keenly disappointed that it isn't what I would call a true hardback production. I have an original 1629 edition, and I have to ask myself that if it had been a paperback type Bible, with hard boards glued on it, would it be here today for anyone to actually own?! I have looked for several years for a true facsimile edition in an affordable, as well as a convenient sized, edition; but I had hoped that when I found it, that it would be bound in such a manner that it would be designed to last for many years to come. Perhaps it may. Time will tell. The price is good; even though Walmart (as of April 20, 2011) is selling them at $4.97! Here is a thought for your consideration: I agree that the so called King James version of 1611 is the best translation thus far of the old Hebrew and Greek texts which were used in its production (which I do accept as the originally inspired texts); and so for those who honestly believe that those old texts are no longer THE inspired texts which God promised to preserve on the earth forever; wouldn't this edition of the King James be the one which has replaced them?! I mean, there are several KJV editions which differ from one another (in minor details, mostly spelling); and if one of them has become the promised edition, wouldn't it be the first one which the translators actually produced? But wait: it was discovered that it had a (printer's) mistake in it before the first edition was even off of the press, so to speak; giving us the first (of many such) 'corrections' (as I said, mostly in spelling); and resulting in the "great he" and "she" editions! But if God was seeing to it that it was translated into the replacement inspired text of His Holy Word, wouldn't you think that He would have intervened, and prevented ANY type of 'mistakes' to be in this particular edition AT ALL; printers' or other wise?! And if He allowed for these slight discrepancies in the English text; wouldn't that strengthen the idea that this particular edition (viz, prior to ANY spelling alterations, etc) would be THE inspired text of today?! Its just a thought. Actually, since I accept it as a descent translation of the inspired original texts (viz, Hebrew and Greek) I do not have a problem with any honest and truly scholarly 'corrections' which have been made over the years. Mind you, I would have preferred that certain Hebrew and Greek words were actually translated, rather than just anglicized, as for example, "church" and "baptism;" and thus avoided certain errors which have disrupted 'Christian harmony' for so long. But even at that, it is still a good translation of those old texts; but it ought not to replace them AS the inspired texts! So it is left up to the expounder, or writer, to clearly explain the full meaning of my two examples. And I suppose it is safe to say, that even those who DO believe the 1611 KJV English Bible is THE inspired text, never the less explain what "church" and/or "baptism" mean when they are preaching or teaching on those subjects to their congregations or classes! (HOW could they NOT do so, and expound on the meaning of the Holy Scriptures?!) So if you must explain; why not use the Hebrew and Greek texts to do so??? Even our Lord read the Scriptures; laid them aside; and said (in effect) Now THIS is what the text MEANS at this point! So, yes; buy it; and use it; and hand it down to your children and grand children as an heirloom....for as long as it may (physically or materially) last! And I hope God will bless you as you do so...and them too, of course. I am proud (and I am sure I should say: thankful) to be able to add this anniversary edition of the beloved old King James Bible to my shelf; and I think you will be too! (It isn't hard to learn how to read the 'Gothic' type with a little practice.) Thank you; and may I please remain your servant in the hope of God's grace in Christ (as Paul wrote); Larry L. Burton

too much good book...though the printing quality is poor...but overall it's a very good book...