1611 First Edition King James Bible Apocrypha

Printed: London

Measures: 17" x 10" x 4.5"

The King James Version, also known as the Authorized Version, is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James I.

Noted for its "majesty of style", the King James Version has been described as one of the most important books in English culture and a driving force in the shaping of the English-speaking world. The King James Version remains the preferred translation of many Christian fundamentalists and religious movements, and it is considered one of the important literary accomplishments of early modern England.

The King James Version was the third translation into English approved by the English Church authorities: The first had been the Great Bible in 1535, and the second had been the Bishops' Bible in 1568.