1872-English very large antique leather bound embossed leather unique family bible.
Price
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Description
1872-antique very large embossed and gilt English leather King James version folio sized family bible, the property of Augustus Robert and Ellen Goff (nee Goodchild) who married in High Wycombe in 1871.Tightly bound in full black calf with both blind and gold stamped elaborate decoration to boards and hubbed spine.
The Universal Family Bible with with explanatory notes and references from Henry, Brown, Scott, Kitto, Clarke and Co.
With some colour illustrated pages, and numerous high quality finely engraved black and white plates, and including a handwritten family registry.
Roman font.
Leather book plate with owner's names to inside cover (increases collector interest and therefore value), marbled end papers to front and back, and lovely patinated gilt edges to pages. With ribbon page marker.
Some minimal foxing and fingerprints to some pages.
Front and back leather covers are decorated in the same ornate manner.
Over 1200 pages.
A very unique and impressive large antique family bible to use or display. Very readable.
Size-15.75 inches long by 12 inches wide by 4.5 inches deep.
Weight-approximately 9.3 kilos.
In very good condition.
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