The English Bible, 1538-1938, The Four-Hundreth Anniversary of the Setting Up of the English Bible by Royal Authority in the Churches of England
8pp, stapled leaflet with paper covers. Covers mildly spotted with some minor creasing, and has been stored folded across the centre. A little edge worn and corners turned in. A small leaflet issued to mark the 400th anniversary of the English Bible, with messages from the then Archbishop of Canterbury (William Cosmo Gordon Lang) and then Prime Minister (Neville Chamberlain) and a short, imperialistically toned, essay on the significance of the English Bible in Britain and its Dominions. 12mo. A rare survival from Britain's 'Bible Year'.
