Thumb Bible. Taylor (John) Verbum Sempiternum, second edition. Printed [by F. Collins] for T. Ilive, at the Nags-Head in Jewen-Street. London. [1694].[283 of 288] pages. Woodcut head and tail pieces, lacking imprimatur f., half title 'The Bible', blank before title and final 2 ff. (S7 final f. of text proper, S8 blank), the Bible text itself being complete, title soiled, occasional marginal loss, occasional spotting, lightly browned, lacking endpapers. 41 x 53 mm. Contemporary calf, chipped, creased and rubbed. John Taylor (1578 1653) was an autodidactic poet and travel writer who created the genre