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. IN CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO
by BIBLE
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
University Press, Oxford,, [c.1875]. 24mo., text in double-column, family annotation on rear blank preliminary; contemporary full burgundy pebble-grain morocco, sides with double frame border in black, back with five raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, all compartments ruled in black, gilt edges, gilt doublures, chocolate endpapers, a near fine copy. Classification: No. 19 b. Minion 24mo. With an elaborate personal presentation bookplate in calf gilt mounted on front paste-down. A beautiful copy.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27659
- Title
- 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. IN CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO
- Author
- BIBLE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University Press, Oxford,
- Date Published
- [c.1875]
- Keywords
- theology, bible, bible, theology, bibles, holy, bible, containing, old, new, testaments, translated, out, original, tongues, former, translations, diligently, compared, revised, his, majesty's, special,
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Paste-down
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
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