Oxford's ESV with Apocrypha
If three new editions of the ESV wasn't enough, there's now some concrete news on a fourth: the Oxford edition of the ESV with Apocrypha, which is being published in hardback at the end of the year. Thanks to a sharp-eyed reader, my addition was called to the official page:Oxford University Press: English Standard Version with Apocrypha Since the publication date is given as December 31, 2008, I'm assuming we won't actually see it until 2009 (around the time Cambridge's wide margin ESV is expected to hit). According to Oxford:
The English Standard Version Bible with the Apocrypha, for which the Apocrypha has been commissioned by Oxford University Press, employs the same methods and guidelines used by the original translators of the ESV, to produce for the first time an ESV Apocrypha. This will be the only ESV with Apocrypha available anywhere, and it includes all of the books and parts of books in the Protestant Apocrypha, the Catholic Old Testament, and the Old Testament as used in Orthodox Christian churches. It will have a lovely pre-printed case binding, and will include a full-color map section, a table of weights and measures used in the Bible, and many other attractive features.
So if your wishlist isn't already straining, here's something else to add. I'm looking forward to seeing the page spread, just in case it proves interesting.