Appeal to Save Birmingham's Iconic Bible

Please help save John Baskerville's iconic Bible and pledge now (March 2020)

On 26 March 2020, Boulton’s Baskerville family bible will be auctioned in London. This particular bible is arguably one of Baskerville’s most important volumes due to the quality of its bindings and the use of his endpapers. Annotated by a contemporary hand with details of the Boulton family, it is also of great significance to Birmingham as it represents the relationship between the printer John Baskerville and the industrialist Matthew Boulton, two of the most influential figures in the city’s history.We feel very strongly that the bible should remain in its ancestral home and made publicly available.

Please contact;

Caroline Archer ([email protected])

Malcolm Dick ([email protected])