Illustrated with reproductions from early editions of the King James Bible, Bible: The Story of the King James Version offers an authoritative history of this renowned translation, ranging from the Bible's inception to the present day.--From publisher description.

The Bible in English --The commissioning of the King James Version -- Translators and translating -- The translation -- The first edition -- The seventeenth century -- The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century -- The Cambridge paragraph Bibles -- The Bible in America -- The Revised Version -- The early twentieth century -- The King James Version in the modern world -- Appendix 1. The companies and later revisers -- Appendix 2. The preliminaries to the KJV. The Bible in English -- The Commissioning of the KJV -- Translators and Translating -- The Translation -- The First Edition -- The Seventeenth Century -- The Eighteenth Century -- The Nineteenth Century -- The Bible in America -- The Cambridge Paragraph Bibles -- The Revised Version -- The Early Twentieth Century -- The KJV in the Modern World.