{"product_id":"rare-antique-holman-holy-bible-illustrated-leather-cover-ca-1900","title":"Rare Antique Holman Holy Bible, Illustrated Leather Cover, ca 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eLARGE - The Holy Bible, Holman Self-Explanatory Edition with Old And New Testaments, King James Version. Also Contains Stories for Young Children, Gallery of Scripture Illustrations (B\/W), Trees, Plants, Flowers, and Animals named in the bible, and a Chronological Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eHas a Junior Order of United American Mechanics presentation page (unfilled). It appears to be published for Fraternal Organizations to present to families and other organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by A. J. Holman Company, Philadelphia.  Multiple Copyrights found. Last indicates early 1900s publication.  Birth dates inside start in 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMakes a great display piece or decor item for home or office.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThick, sculptured, embossed leather covers with richly detailed and in good original condition. It shows nicely as seen in the pictures, embossed owners name on front cover. Embossed decoration and lettering on cover, back and spine boards. Gilding shows on the ends of the pages. Some wear on the spine\/cover folds but overall in very good condition. Illustrations in Black and White with a few colored illustrations. The paper appears to have moisture exposure at some point but no odor or discoloration, just \"waviness\" to some pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresentation Cover, Marriage are UNMARKED. Deaths and Births pages are there and MARKED. Also no photo pages found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContains King James version of Old and New Testaments along with various indexes, tables, indexes, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize = approx. 13.5\"x 11\" x 5\"\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very Good condition after updates to spine and mull. Some leather has worn with  only on the edge ends. This item is at least 90 years old. Suitable for reading with \"waviness\" on end sections of the paper. However, it's not brittle and no odor.  The spine leather remains in good condition after addition of reinforcing leather on front cover (see pics).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWork Completed: I've also conditioned the leather using leather cleaner and Neatsfoot Oil. End papers are original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI've used archival tape to fix any large tears (minimal). Original headbands and endpapers kept. All work is done using archival quality neutral ph adhesives, cotton or archival tape. Leather additions are 100% leather and resourced from worn out old coats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e#bible\u003cbr\u003e\n#vintagebook\u003cbr\u003e\n#etsyshop\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PassTym","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52248046764313,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/0704\/5401\/files\/il_fullxfull.7856393629_iew0.jpg?v=1776628330","url":"https:\/\/www.passtym.com\/products\/rare-antique-holman-holy-bible-illustrated-leather-cover-ca-1900","provider":"PassTym","version":"1.0","type":"link"}