The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated out of the Original Tongues and with Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Self-Pronouncing Edition
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., ND (ca 1903). Later edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 x 10"). [10]pp (Half-title, Presentation leaf, Frontispiece, chromolithographic leaf, and title page), 32pp (Gallery of Scripture Illustrations), 104pp (A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible), 18pp (A History of Religious Denominations), 16pp (Biblical Antiquities), 32pp (The Story of the Books of the Old Testament), 16pp (A Self-Pronouncing Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names), VIII, [9]-667, [3]pp (Old Testament), [8]pp (Family section), 24pp (The Parables of the Lord), [671]-879, [1]pp (New Testament), 48pp (Questions and Answers on the Sacred Scriptures), 80pp (Standard Concordance to the Bible). Full blind-stamped morocco, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Beveled edges. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Chromolithographic half-title. Engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece. Both title pages in red and black lettering.
Lavishly illustrated throughout with hundreds of in-text and full-page wood and steel engravings, b/w photographic reproductions, color maps, and 10 chromolithographs, the Authorized Version has been strictly followed in this handsome Bible. The text has been carefully compared with that of the most accurate editions printed in England and in the United States.
Previous owner's name on fly leaf (David Robinson). Presentation leaf inscribed as followed: "Presented to my beloved friend David Robinson by Edward A. Reisler." Family section unused.
Binding rubbed along front joint and at head and tail of spine. Some creasing to fly leaf. Fore-edge of pages 12 to 17 slightly and partly water-stained (not affecting text or illustrations).
Binding in overall good-, interior in very good condition. g- to vg. Item #40884
Price: $275.00