The Family Bible; containing the Old and New Testaments, with brief notes and instructions, designed to give the results of critical investigation,... including the references and marginal readings of the Polyglot Bible [Authorised/KJV version] by [Bibles - King James] - [1861]

Oxford University Press, 1865. Hardcover. Very good. VGC.Oxford University Press,1865(MDCCCLXV).Full leather.Large format hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,some nicks,dents and scratches on the cover and spine) in VGC.Nice and clean pages with some scratches on the outer edges,gilt edges on the outer edges of the pages,some ink marks and small foxing marks inside the front and back cover,small foxing/ink marks and creases on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear.The book is divided in two sections: The books of the Old Testament and The books of the New Testament.Also contains two pages with George Mitchell and Rebecca Browne Stokes wedding registration(1868) plus their six kids birth registration dates from 1870 to 1887.Please note: This is oversized and very heavy book(approx 6 Kg plus).

W Lewis, 1818. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. Fair condition.W Lewis,1818.Full-Leather.Brown hardback(some tears,marks,dents/nicks and scratches on the cover and spine,gillt illustrations to the spine) in fair condition,no Dj.Illustrated with b/w plates.Clean pages but aged and tainted on the outer edges,writing with pencil inside the first and last blank pages of the book,some stain and foxing marks inside the pages,creases,nicks and some marks on the edges of the pages,the front cover has sligthly separated from the book,large tear on the spine.The book is in in fair condition for its age with some shelf wear.Includes a list of Alphabetical table(How to find each Psalm by its beginning).A collectable and scarce book.

New London, CT: Wm. Bolles & Co, 1850. Hardcover. Miniature (2" X 1.75"). Full calf, gilt spine lettering. 192pp. Frontispiece woodcut, woodcut illustrations. Very good. Mild bit of edgewear; some slightly irregular and closely trimmed pages. Tight, lovely copy of this American Tom Thumb Bible, a popular category of miniature book in the early 19th century. This is a later printing of the edition that W. & J. Bolles first brought out around 1831. The woodcut illustrations are charmingly primitive. Original leather binding is in exceptionally sharp, handsome condition, with spine lettering bright.

London: E. Newbery, 1780. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. First edition of the Newbery miniature bible, approx. 2" x 1 3/4". Contemporary calf, modestly worn at edges, front board cleanly neatly reattached. Lacking front endpapers but otherwise complete with 2 engraved titles and 14 engraved plates. Light age toning and slight offsetting to the plates - an attractive copy of the Newbery thumb bible. Title in first state with miniature spelled "minuiture". 256pp Size: 64mo. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 042451.

The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1862. Hardcover. Good. Mid-19th century KJV English Bible printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1862. Bound in dark-brown leather with gilt "Holy Bible" to spine panel. Blind rulings and decorative elements to spine, front and back panels. Presumably a personal copy of prominent Seventh Day Adventist leader and pastor and later one of its most outspoken critics D. M. Canright. Inscription on front free endpaper reads: "R Deming Bible | Bought January 24, 1866 | of Elder Canright | Seventh day adventist | Price $3.00". Numerous additional inscriptions on endpapers, likely in Deming's hand. Unpaginated. 6 7/8" x 4 5/8". Tight copy with moderate shelf wear, slightly bumped corners and superficially split hinges (not affecting integrity of binding). Light staining to front pastedown and two preliminary blanks. Short tears to fore edges of front and terminal blanks.… Read More

London: Mark Baskett and the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1767. Hard Cover. Good +. [220] p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-N12 O4. Contemporary full calf; five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt borders on spine and on boards. All page edges red. Title printed within double rule. A leaf formerly attached to front fixed endpaper, possibly with birth and death information, now mostly removed. Former owner information on front free endpaper: Presented by Debarah Darby to Henry Hull 1811; Presented by Sarah C. Hull to Margaret Parker 5th mo 1845; Presented by Margaret Park to Samuel Allinson 1848; Presented to Saml. Bettle Jr. by Saml. Allinson Jr. 12mo 1855. In Good+ Condition: leather is rubbed; front joint starting to separate; tailband torn but present; most of gilt gone; most of back free endpaper lacking; foxing, heaviest on title page and first few leaves; otherwise pages are clean and tight.

Nuremberg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1730. Octavo. 17, 1120, 320. Very rare. Only two recorded copies of the Morl edition (Erlangen, Nuremberg); none on OCLC. Second corrected edition. Introduction by Gustav Philipp Morl (1673-1750), Doring notes in The Learned Theologians of Germany in the 18th and 19th Centuries was important both for his studies in Descartes as well as Confessional Theology. In the four page introduction he notes that Nuremberg is fortunate in this time. There is a pastedown of showing Jesus examining the 10 Commandments (though the fifth apparently is missing from the tables) and below is a panorama of the city. The other endpaper has a full page of Professor Morl (the same as in the NYPL digital collection of famous personages). The following preliminaries list the entire Augsburg Confession (it was the 200 anniversary of its first appearance). A very nice copy in original full leather binding with only a small 1/2" tear at bottom of spine.. Both title pages of Old and New Testament… Read More

MACK & AMC. London. 2013. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. (8.7 x 6.5 inches). Illustrated with 512 images from the Archive of Modern Conflict, London, imposed over the text of the King James Bible. 4 page booklet, printed in black on red paper, and featuring Adi Opher's essay Divine violence, mounted into the inner rear cover. A fine copy in publishers black leatherette with gilt lettering to spine and both boards. Black endpapers. Red cloth ribbon page marker. All edges gilt.

BASLE: CHEZ JEAN JACQUES SCHORNDORFF, 1757. Bella edizione illustrata del 1757 di questo Vangelo protestante rivisto e approvato dai pastori e professori della Chiesa e Accademia di Ginevra. All'interno sono presenti numerose xilografie a mezza pagina e una in antiporta che mostrano scene del Vangelo. Alla fine Apocalisse di San Giovanni con illustrazioni. Manoscritto datato 1805 alla prima pagina di sguardia. Note manoscritte e correzioni. In buone condizioni. Copertina in mezza pelle muta in discrete condizioni generali con usure e parti mancanti ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni. Rottura alla cerniera anteriore. Pagine in buone condizioni con rare fioriture e lievi gore d'umidità marginali. In 16. cm 18x11,5. Pp. (8)+840. Beautiful illustrated edition of 1757 of this protestant Gospel reviewd and approved by teachers of Chruch and Academy from Geneve. Inside there are different half page woodcuts and one full page print in the frontspice showing scenes of Gospel. At… Read More

GILPIN & COMPANY . Bella edizione di fine ottocento di questa Bibbia familiare molto in voga in Inghilterra durante l'epoca Vittoriana. <BR><BR>Edizione curata dal Reverendo John Eadie.<BR><BR>Testo inglese con commento di Scott ed Henry contenente numerose note esplicative e critiche selezionate dai grandi autori.<BR><BR>Nella prima parte numerose pagine (mai compilate) con il registro della famiglia, matrimoni, nomi dei figli, morti, galleria dei ritratti di famiglia.<BR><BR>Frontespizio figurato coperto da velina e 25 planches coperte da velina incise da Laplante, Pisan su disegno di Gustave Dore e planches colorate.<BR><BR>Copertina in piena pelle con disegni a rilievo e decorazioni in oro. Borchie di metallo agli angoli e fermagli di chiusura. <BR><BR>In buone condizioni.<BR>Copertina in piena pelle a quattro nervi con titolo in oro al dorso in discrete condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso.… Read More