The Press
Scripturae Originales Bibliorum
The founding Press run: oldest Bible texts translated fresh, bound by hand into a numbered edition of 50, then retired.
Gaffney Fine Press · 2026-07-09
Scripturae is not a Library reprint of a familiar English Bible. It is the founder's own return to the earliest surviving sources, selected, translated, and bound for a single numbered run. When the 50 copies are gone, this binding and die are not repeated.
Why a Press run, not a Library title
The Library is the standing shelf: Cloth, Leather, or Vegan Leather on classics you can reorder. The Press is scarcity with a purpose. Each run gets a special-edition design. Scripturae uses deep black full-grain leather, a custom cross die, and full-cover gold foil made for this title alone.
What you receive
- Numbered copy in a run of 50
- Special-edition materials and die work
- Archival DFAB binding that opens flat
- Lifetime craft guarantee
- Typical lead time of 4–8 weeks
- Price: $199
Reserve a copy on the Scripturae product page, or read how we bind every edition in How we bind a book by hand.