THE LONDON POLYGLOT). Walton, Brian, Ed. Old and New Testament and Apocrypha. Text in nine languages: Hebrew, Samaritan, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos), Greek, Latin, Syriac, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Persian (Farsi)

Magnificent Set of The Celebrated and Influential London Polyglot. “The fourth and the last of the great Polyglots; known as the London, or Walton’s Polyglot. The most accurate and best-equipped of the great Polyglots.” Darlow & Moule 1446. This is the post-Restoration set, with the “Loyal” preface in Volume I, omitting mention of Oliver Cromwell’s role in the duty-free importation of paper for this edition. It does not contain the dedication to Charles II. An earlier “Republican” version of the preface had acknowledged Cromwell’s help at length. The map of the Land of Israel, entitled “Chorographica Terrae Sanctae Descriptio,” occurs in Vol. I after p. 53. The map orients to the East, with Lebanon at the far left, and what is presently referred to as the Negev Desert at the far right, while the Mediterranean Sea takes the foreground. Size: 8 1/2 x 19 inches. Above the large map are three cartouches of Old Syria, the Israelite Encampment in the Desert and the Wanderings of the Israelites in the Desert