Crawford Sterling provides professional services for collectors of the world’s most valuable early printed books and manuscripts. We specialize in the acquisition, curation and long-term management of heritage assets - combining wealth preservation with the stewardship of works of global cultural significance.

Extraordinary

We are presently offering a collection that chronicles Western Civilization as seen through one of its most prominent and carefully preserved objets d’art - the Bible. From Greek manuscripts to Gutenberg, from the Hebrew Torah to the Lunar Bible, its scope is truly extraordinary.

priceless

Our featured collection contains an astonishing number of first editions, important association copies, and unique literary treasures. From Coverdale's first manuscript Psalter in English to the Bay Psalm Book, the collection contains priceless artifacts that are an important part of our world heritage.

Unsurpassed

The unique collection currently offered is distinguished by an overwhelming number of the first folio editions of the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible, often termed the "Noblest Monument of English Prose." Providing incredible opportunities for new scholarly research, it is the largest such collection in history.

Once in a Lifetime

The Legacy Collection

At no time in history has a comparable collection been offered.

Within the scope of this landmark collection is more than seventy copies of the first folio editions of the Authorized Version of the English Bible - a text that holds immense significance as a literary, religious and cultural milestone.

"A book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone
suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power."

Additional information and pricing available upon request.