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What is a Facsimile Reproduction? - An OverviewBefore you browse through all the facsimile reproductions we offer, we hope you will FIRST read our very brief overview of these items, which explains exactly what they are, and how they are made. Just click on the button to the right…

Then, check out each one, by selecting from the list below:

1385 Wycliffe | 1536 Tyndale | 1539 Great Bible | 1549 Matthew | 1560 Geneva | 1841 Hexapla
1611 King James | 1701 Illustrated Bible Stories | 1846 Illuminated Bible | 1684 Foxe's |
1455 Gutenberg  | 1585 Calvin | 1713 Lord's Prayer | Bible Set | CD-ROM Set




Wycliffe New Testament Facsimile
1385 Wycliffe Manuscript New Testament

This very first translation of the Bible into the English language, done decades before the invention of the printing press, is a beautiful hand-written manuscript. It features the dramatic and uniquely challenging “Middle-English” of the middle ages. John Wycliffe is called “The Morning Star of the Reformation”. This is the only facsimile reproduction of the first English translation of God’s Word that has ever been produced.


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1536 Tyndale New Testament Facsimile
1536 Tyndale New Testament

William Tyndale produced the very first English language New Testament to ever come off a printing press. He was burned at the stake in 1536 for the “crime” of printing these magnificently Illustrated English New Testaments. This 1536 edition was the last and most elaborate one done prior to his death. The woodcut illustrations are simply breathtaking. The calligraphy-like Gothic Blackletter Typeface is also a work of art. William Tyndale is called “The Architect of the English Language” that we now speak.


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Wycliffe New Testament Facsimile
1539 Edition of The Great Bible Belonging to the "Fry" Collection

The Bible, published in April 1539, is popularly known as the Great Bible, because it was splendidly printed on very large folio paper ( 42 x 28 cm; type-page 33.7 x 23.5cm). The first English Bible, formally authorised by King and Parliament, it is a notable landmark in the history of the English Bible. This "authorised" Bible was in effect a revision by Miles Coverdale of the Matthew Bible published two years previously.


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1549 Matthew-Tyndale Bible Facsimiles
1549 Matthew-Tyndale Bible

John Rogers, operating under the assumed name “Thomas Matthew” was the first person to ever print a complete English Bible that was translated directly from the original Greek & Hebrew. He took Tyndale’s New Testament, and completed his work on the Old Testament, publishing his First Edition in 1537. This is a facsimile reproduction of his nearly identical 1549 Second Edition. It is the oldest complete English Bible ever reproduced in facsimile form. Two binding styles are available: the Regular Edition, and an elaborately tooled fine binding Deluxe Limited Edition.

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1560 Geneva  Bible Facsimile
1560 Geneva Bible: First Edition

The Geneva Bible was the “Bible of the Protestant Reformation”, and the Bible of the Puritans and Pilgrims. It was the first Bible taken to America, and the first in English to add numbered verses. Also, the first to use easier-to-read Roman Style Typeface; it is the Bible quoted from hundred of times by William Shakespeare in his plays. It was the first “Study Bible” with extensive commentary notes, and the only Bible ever to outsell and exceed the popularity of the King James Bible. Produced by John Calvin, John Knox, Myles Coverdale, John Foxe, & other English refugees in Geneva, Switzerland, fleeing the persecution of Queen “Bloody” Mary.
Two binding styles are available: the Regular Edition, and an elaborately tooled fine binding Deluxe Limited Edition.

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1841 Hexapla Facsimile
1841 English Hexapla Parallel New Testament

The English Hexapla (pronounced “HEX-UH-PLA”) is our most popular facsimile reproduction because it gives you all six of the most important ancient English translations of the scriptures in easy-to-compare parallel columns, with the original Greek at the top, and a 160-page detailed preface telling the story of how each translation led to the next. From 1380 through 1611; it’s all here. This treasure should be part of every Christian’s library.

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1611 King James Facsimile
1611 King James Bible: First Edition

The King James Bible is the most printed book in the history of the world. Here is what it looked like in its original form. We offer a very affordable 11” tall regular edition in bonded leather … and a 17” tall investment-grade deluxe limited edition bound in the finest calf with 100% rag cotton linen pages. Any so-called “1611” King James Version you buy today at the local Christian Bookstore is absolutely NOT the 1611. .. it is the 1769 revision. The only way to own a true, unaltered, original 1611 Version is to buy a genuine original (last one sold at auction fetched $440,000), OR buy one of our exact photographic facsimile editions here.

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1611 King James Facsimile
1701 Illustrated Bible Stories
This is our most beautifully illustrated facsimile. Published in 1699 to 1701, this huge folio features several hundred pages of a condensed summary of all the stories of the Bible, along with 242 full-page woodcut engraved illustrations, depicting each of the main events as told in the Bible. The translator and editor of the classic masterwork actually did most of this project while imprisoned in the French Bastille. This is Biblical artwork at its finest, and a stunning addition to any personal library.

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1611 King James Facsimile
1846 Illuminated Bible
The most heavily illustrated Bible ever printed. Featuring over 1,600 detailed illustrations, and over 1,000 unique decorative dropletters, this Bible was the publishing event of the 1800’s. The publisher spent over six years (and the equivalent of about $2 million) to commission all the artwork, making this the most popular American Family Bible of the century.

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Foxes Book of Martyrs Facsimile
1684 Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs has been called “The most important Christian work ever printed outside of the Bible itself.” It documents The martyrdom of all of history’s recorded saints from the original Apostles of the First Century, to the mid-16th Century Reformation. Perhaps most famous for its many graphic woodcut illustrations showing the gruesome methods of execution and torture used against those who gave their lives for the truth of God’s Word. In three tall leather volumes, nearly 3,000 pages, this is the only unabridged facsimile of Foxe’s Martyrs that has ever been made!

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1455 Gutenberg Facsimile

1455 Gutenberg Bible: The First Book Ever Printed

The first thing ever printed by the inventor of the printing press, was a Latin Bible printed in Germany in 1455. A magnificent work of art, these Bibles were hand-illuminated with many full-color images and decorations. We offer two different productions of the Gutenberg: a Four-Volume Set with two volumes of English translation, and a less expensive two-volume set.

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Calvins Institutes Facsimile

1585 John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion

The first English language abridged edition of history’s most famous theological treatise, enlarged to more than twice the size of the original for easy reading. No theology book has ever been more loved or hated than this Magnum Opus of the Reformation, addressing the most controversial question in church history: “Which comes first in the believer’s heart: faith or regeneration?” Every Christian needs to read and understand this defense of God’s total sovereignty in the salvation of His chosen children.

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1713 Lords Prayer Facsimile

1713 Lord’s Prayer Book

In 1713, this was one of the most popular books: The Lord's Prayer in Over 100 Languages. The preface is in Latin... but, hey, you can't read most of this book anyway! It is a cute little novelty showing one of the most beloved passages of scripture, as it appears in the language of more than a hundred different cultures. A great little gift.

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Set of Greatest English Bibles

“The Greatest Printed English Bibles of History” Set

The 1385 Wycliffe – First Translation of the English Scriptures.
The 1536 Tyndale – First printing of the English scriptures.
The 1549 Matthew-Tyndale Bible – Earliest Available English Bible
The 1560 Geneva – Bible of the Reformation, Puritans, & Pilgrims.
The 1611 King James – Most Loved Bible of Four Centuries.
The 1841 Hexapla – Parallel Comparison of the Ancient Versions.
Have an instant library of all six facsimile reproductions, at a great package price… with free bonus gifts.


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CD-ROm Collection

The 22 CD-ROM Collection

Containing the complete 1611 King James Bible optically scanned- in, Webster’s 400,000-word 1913 Dictionary, Calvin’s Institutes, Pilgrim’s Progress, many of Shakespeare’s plays, all the important documents of American history, The McGuffy Readers, and over 400 other famous books… and the complete 29-volume 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica – the last time the sum total of human knowledge was ever printed from a Christian perspective. Over 14 gigabytes on 22 CD-ROMs in a very nice case… for less than $10 per CD-ROM. Over 60,000 children have been home-schooled from this set. A ‘must-have' for the Christian home.


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