Antique King James Bible c.1870
Antique King James Bible c.1870
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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. Undated, but circa 1870.
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Provenance:
The family register containing names and dates of birth, marriages and death of members born between 1815 and 1861.
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Size: 240 x 288 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), frontis, t.p., 1ff., A3-2N5 (OT), 2ff. (family register) 2N6-3D8, 3E1-3E4 (NT), (2)].
Full black leather with decorative gilt and blindstamping to boards and spine. Binding with minor rubbing and scuffing. Both boards securely attached with very minor wear to joints and hinges. Shelf and edge wear. Lacking part of the clasp, only front board clasp joint remaining. Gilt page edges with minor scratches. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Endpapers foxed. Text block very clean with light toning and occasional foxing.























