1611 King James Bible

1611 King James Bible

Dec 28, 2008 | Collectibles

Dallas couple donates rare 1611 King James Version of Bible to Abilene university

Dallas Morning News | Texas Regional News
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Abilene Reporter-News

“ABILENE – Only about 50 known copies of the first-edition 1611 King James Version of the Bible exist, and Hardin-Simmons University now has one, thanks to a Dallas couple.

Dr. Charles Tandy and his wife, Roena, also donated a collection of other Bibles, leaves, fragments and volumes of secondary literature, some dating to 1521.”

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