TWO VOLUME SET. RARE FIRST EDITION of the seminal English translation with commentary and apparatus edited in conjunction with many scholars by Robert Henry Charles (1855-1931) - an eminent Irish biblical scholar and theologian known particularly for his English translations of apocryphal and pseudepigraphic works, and editions including Jubilees (1895), the Book of Enoch (1906), and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (1908), all of which have been widely used. 5.8kg. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 285x225mm. [XII+684] + [XIV+871] pages. Green leather Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover somewhat stained. Cover and spine rubbed. Spine slightly yellowing, Spine edges bumped. Endpapers age-stained. [VOL.I - Apocrypha]: Title page bottom edge near binding torn (30mm). Binding slightly loose and visible between pages II-III. [VOL.II - Pseudepigrapha]: Binding slightly loose and visible between front whitepages. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare first edition of the most comprehensive collection of Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical and pseudepigraphic literature in English translation, of crucial importance to any biblical scholar, is in good condition.