Antique Leather 1900 Self Pronouncing Edition The Holy Bible Large Royal Quarto Size Ornate & Embossed Covers - Illustrated Color Pictures

LARGE - The Holy Bible, Illustrated ca 1900 Standard Edition Holy Bible with Old And New Testaments, Apocrypha, Concordance, and Psalms. Comprehensive Bible Dictionary with Engravings on Steel, Wood, and Colors.

Unknown Publisher - Copyright 1892 but presentation page (blank) begins with 19 so dating ca 1900.

Makes a great display piece or decor item for home or office.

Thick, sculptured, full leather covers with richly detailed, some of the gilt is worn but still shows nicely as seen in the pictures, embossed pictorial decoration and lettering, heavily beveled boards. Worn gilt edges all around and wear on the edges. There are NO clasps. Lots of illustrations in Black and White and a few color pictures as seen in the pictures.

THERE are blank Presentation Cover, Marriage, Deaths and Births pages. There are NO pocket pages for photos in this edition. This bible was recently re

Contains Old and New Testaments along with other works like History of the Books of the Old and New Testaments illustrations, along with various indexes, tables, lists, concordance.

Size = approx. 13"x 11" x 4"

Condition: Very Good condition: Some leather has worn, brittle areas and wear. This item is over 125 years old. Suitable for reading but a touch of browning and soiling on the old paper (not too brittle. interior pages remain in very good shape) - Review pictures for more details.

The interior pages have good paper condition overall. The spine leather is renewed at some point recently and the end covers replaced. Several minor spots where leather worn away on the covers. (see pics).

Leather - I've conditioned the leather using leather cleaner and Neatsfoot Oil. End papers, spine leather and corners were renewed at some point. Appears new mull and header/tail bands are replaced as well.

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