Bible, polyglot.- Biblia Sacra Polyglotta..., edited by Brian Walton, 6 vol., text mostly double-column with parallel Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Samaritan, Ethiopic, Persian and Arabic texts, engraved frontispiece portrait of Walton by Lombart, engraved title in an architectural setting by Wenceslaus Hollar after Webb, 6 engraved maps and plates by Hollar (5 double-page and 1 single) and woodcuts of coins and illustrations in the text, letterpress title printed in red and black, without the 2ff. dedication to Charles II found in some copies, vol. 2 - 6 with half-titles, vol. 1 with tipped in "Advertisement to the Subscribers" f., vol. 3 final gathering duplicated, engraved portrait with repaired tear to upper and inner margins, small patch of worming to engraved portrait and additional title, tears to vol. 1 F2, 3B4 and 4V1 as well as vol.4 B1 and 2F3, vol. 2 half-title margins a little frayed, vol. 4 last 4ff. with loss to margins affecting a few letters of text, the odd small burn- or rust-hole, occasional light foxing or marginal damp-staining, some light creasing, but a good copy generally, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked in 19th century morocco, corners and repaired, a little rubbed, [D&M 1446; Wing B2797], Thomas Roycraft, 1657. ⁂ "The London polyglot represented the apogee of Renaissance biblical productions. The work was highly regarded in Europe in intellectual theological circles throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Walton's pivotal role in its production was recognized and praised by his contemporaries, while his learned prolegomena to the work drew compliments into the nineteenth century." - Oxford DNB.