Spirit of the Holy Bible Pictorial and Polyglot with Illustrations by the Most Celebrated Artists from Dürer to Fragonard
New York: United States Publishing Company, 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 557, [1]pp. Original 3/4 brown morocco over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and tooling on spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's inscription on fly leaf, dated 1875, and previous owner's signature on upper margin of the Introductory Note. "The design of this volume is to illustrate in the most complete manner the spirit and meaning of the incidents of the Holy Scriptures; to give an enlightened explanation of the many epochs of sacred history as understood by the great masters of olden time. In the preparation of the work, the aim has been to present to the reader of the present day the artistic, and, it would seem in many instances, the inspired interpretations of those wonderful painters of old, who have done so much, in their light and shadow, to advance the cause of faith in God and the establishment of the Christian religion." (from the author). This volume contains 48 striking b/w full-page and hundreds of b/w in-text illustrations. Binding rubbed along edges. Head and tail of spine partly chipped. Front board starting. Minor and sporadic foxing and age-toning throughout. Binding in overall fair, interior in good+ condition. g. Item #38244
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