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Originally posted by Colin@Nov 29 2004, 03:26 PM
Collect rare books? Check out this one.
http://www.greatsite.com/ancient-rare-bibl...s/platinum.html
1631 "Wicked Bible"
This King James Version Bible is an unspeakably rare collector’s item. The printers were fined 300 pounds sterling for their terrible typographical error in printing the Ten Commandments, omitting the all-important word “not” and rendering the verse as, “Thou shalt commit adultery”! The lot of 1,000 copies were ordered destroyed, but only a handful escaped destruction, making them the rarest of rare. This is the only one for sale in the world.
Offered at $89,500
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I recon they did it on purpose to get out of trouble with their wives ... they had probably been caught before, but with their 'improved' version of the bible, could say 'no look, it says its ok in the bible'