Matthew Bible       153       7   
    Extremely       Rare Master Bookbinder Edition   
   Only     199     copies available!  
     The First Complete English Bible Printed With Royal Approval     
  The     Matthew Bible of 1537    occupies a pivotal place in the history of the English Reformation and the development of the English Bible. Although often overshadowed by later translations, its influence is profound—literary, theological, and political.  
  It is a     transitional monument    —the link between early reforming translations and the great 16th- and 17th-century Bible tradition.   The Great Bible drew heavily from it, meaning that the Matthew Bible indirectly shaped     the official scriptures of the Church of England    .  
   EXTREMELY RARE:   
  Original copies of the Matthew Bible are extremely scarce, because of official suppression, political shifts and heavy use.  
  Most bibliographers place the number at about 30–35 surviving copies worldwide. 
   Complete copies:     Extremely few    — generally thought to be fewer than 10. 
   Incomplete or fragmentary copies:    Approximately 20–25.  
   Institutional holdings:  
  o    British Library  
  o    Bodleian Library (Oxford)  
  o    Cambridge University Library  
  o    Library of Congress  
  o    Huntington Library  
  o    Folger Shakespeare Library  
  o    A small number in European libraries  
  This is a f   aithfully reproduced   facsimile of the 1535 first edition   .  
  Bound entirely by hand by a master bookbinder, ensuring durability, authenticity, and beauty   .  
  The 153   7   Matthew   Bible   is one of the most important milestones in printing and religious history.  
  Date: 1537  
  Dimensions:   13.5" × 9.1" (34x23cm) 
  Page number: 1120  
  Compiler / Editor   :   John Rogers   (c. 1500–1555)  
  Principal Translator   :   William Tyndale   (c. 1494–1536)   /   Miles Coverdale   supplied portions not completed by Tyndale.