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1872 The Holy Bible Published by William Collins, Sons and Company.

1872 The Holy Bible Published by William Collins, Sons and Company.

Title: The Practical and Devotional Family Bible: The Holy Bible, Containing Old and New Testaments According to the Authorised Version. With Marginal Readings and Original Selected Parallel References Printed at Length, and the Commentaries of Henry and Scott, Condensed by the Rev. John McFarlane, LL. D., London. And a Compact Bible Dictionary by the Rev. John Eadie, D. D. LL.D. With a Scripture Atlas and a series of illustrations of the Lands of the Bible, engraved from photographs taken expressly for this work.

Publisher: William Collins, Sons, and Company.

Published Date: 1872

Pagination: pp.1276+ 48

External Size: Folio. [H13 1/4" x W10 1/4" x D3.5"]

Condition: Very Good

 

This is a large , finely bound and very handsome edition of The Holy Bible in very good condition. Full brown Morocco, stamped in blind, raised bands with compartments lettered and decorated in blind and gilt. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Decorative half-title page. Full title page.

 

Bevelled boards are in very good condition with the odd tiny chip to the leather and minor cracking to the upper and lower front joint. Some rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Soft yellow endpapers which are free from inscriptions. The contents are lightly age toned with some moderate browning to the preliminary and endpapers and occasional foxing throughout. The main text block is predominently clean and bright. 

 

Overall a stunning, well preserved edition of The Holy Bible. 

 

    £350.00Price
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