Includes bibliographical references (pages [82]-86)This thesis is a descriptive and historical study of the 1599 Genevan Bible printed by J. F. Stain, RSTC #2174, based on an examination of a copy lent by the Biblical Heritage Collection Archives, London, and a comparison of this copy with the copy at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Special Collections. The aim of this study is to consolidate existing research on the phenomenon of J. F. Stam's pirated editions of the Genevan Bible and to propose new hypotheses about their origins through descriptive and analytical study of this one edition. In particular, this study aims to focus attention on the false imprints in these editions, and to amplify information in such works as the Revised...