Author : Year of publication: 1882 Format: Hardback Signature: No First edition :No Condition: Very Good Category: Bibles / religion Cost of book: £350 Price negotiable: Yes
Specifics:
1880s Antique Family Bible Beautiful Hand Tooled Leather Covers Bright 22k gold Gilt Page edges and Engraving on Both Covers & Spine Gold is Still Very Bright & Shiny on All Covers and Bright Gilt on all page edges PUBLISHER: Forshee & McMakin 2000 illustrations (Stated on Spine)MANY Full page Gustave Dore PlatesMany Engravings on Steel , Wood and In Illuminated COLORold and New TestamentsThis Bible weighs 13 LBS & is 4" THICK (12 x 10 x 4 ")It has Every Bit of information you could possibly want or need in a Family Bibleincluding:* Apocrypha*A Complete Concordance*Comprehensive Bible Dictionary in which every Important Scriptural Word is Fully Explained*Complete History of Each Book of the Bible*Cities of the Bible*Parables of Our Lord*Life of Christ*Lives of the Apostles & Evangelists*Translators' & Reformers' Historical Illustrations of Bible Text*History of Herod, King of the Jews..etc..*A Concise History of All Religious denominations*and Many other Important & Useful Aids to the Study of the Holy Scriptures"All Written to Increase the Interest In & Simplify The Study of the Word of God"*Many Color Pages including:a Marriage Certificate Family Photos Pages Prayer pages ChromoLithographs of Biblical Botany & Zoology& a 3X Fold out Illustration/Diagram of Jerusalem The Marriage Cert & Family Photos pgs are unused/unmarked There are no other family records pages present Very Good ConditionVERY MINOR Wear to corners/edges of CoversTIGHT BINDINGThere is one loose page I found in Bible Not sure if it even goes in this one, but will mail with itNote:
The 1st 5 pages had been reinforced into binding with clear scotch
tape; I have removed this and replaced the tape with expensive Black
cloth Bookbinders tape which is acid free and Archival Safe!!!The last copyright date is 1877,but this bible includes the 1881 revised new testament& this publisher was active in the 1880sSo it is Presumed to be circa mid 1880s
