The Portable Folio Family Bible: The Holy Bible, with the Commentaries of Scott and Henry, condensed by John Eadie; and containing upwards of four thousand notes, critical and explanatory, selected from the great standard authors of Europe and America, by Walter M'Gilvray. GLASGOW : 1856. **Fine Binding**
by Authorized King James Bible. EADIE, John (1810-1876). Rev. Walter M'Gilvray. HENRY, Matthew (1662-1714); SCOTT, Thomas Scott (1747-1821)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow : W.R. M'Phun, Publisher to HIs Royal Highness Prince Albert, 1856. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Large Folio. GLASGOW : 1856. **Finely-bound; full leather folio**. Hardback. Contemporary full black Morocco-leather. Gilt lettered spine; raised bands - elaborately tooled to panels. Gilt decorative boards and gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Blind decorative cartouche to centre of each cover. Original yellow end-papers. Title-page printed in red and black. Family Register left blank. Double-column text; central references. Commentary and notes in a section to foot of each page. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear to spine (with no loss). An attractive binding of the period. Feint old ink splash to fore-edge. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xvi), 1,080 pages. Continuous pagination with title-pages to New Testament and Book of Psalms to rear. **Large heavy book; extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Large folio; approx. 18 x 10 inches. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE
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- The Portable Folio Family Bible: The Holy Bible, with the Commentaries of Scott and Henry, condensed by John Eadie; and containing upwards of four thousand notes, critical and explanatory, selected from the great standard authors of Europe and America, by Walter M'Gilvray. GLASGOW : 1856. **Fine Binding**
- Author
- Authorized King James Bible. EADIE, John (1810-1876). Rev. Walter M'Gilvray. HENRY, Matthew (1662-1714); SCOTT, Thomas Scott (1747-1821)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W.R. M'Phun, Publisher to HIs Royal Highness Prince Albert
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- Large Folio
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Rosley Books
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
About Rosley Books
SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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