[ Bible in Greek. New Testament ].

[Greek title.] Novum Testamentum Graecum. Editio Hellenistica.

London: Pickering, 1843. First edition thus. The “Hellenistic Edition” was edited by Edward William Grinfield (1785-1864), who founded and endowed an Oxford lectureship on the Septuagint in 1859. Title-pages in black and red, with Pickering anchor and dolphin device. Includes the editor’s preface, Apparatus Hellenisticus (a list of books consulted), the text, with running commentary, followed by a list of Citata et parallela. Binding extremities rubbed in places, former owner’s signature, dated 1890. A few neat ink marginal notations in Greek. A very good set. Contemporary calf, ruled in blind and with blindstamped leaf and cross ornaments, black and burgundy morocco spine labels, edges stained red. Two volumes, octavo. xii, ,781. [1]; [4], pp. 783-1493, [1], [1, errata with blank verso]. Item #14525

Pickering also did a small (8.5 cm.) one volume Greek New Testament in the Diamond Classics series in 1828.

Darlow and Moule 4835. Keynes, p. 81.

Price: $450.00