Rare Victorian Two Version Authorised & Revised King James Holy Bible Old/New
Item History & Price
With Double Columns Throughout Centre marginal References And Outside Marginal References To Each Page, Leather Overflaps all the way around and beautiful colour maps to the rear
This is such a rare Bible, it is normally only available as a print to order Bible! This is the fabulous edition where both th...e revised and the authorised version with the differences can be read from the same page at the same time, being
The Holy Bible Two Version Edition Being The Authorised Version With The Differences Of The Revised Version Printed In The Margins so that both texts can be read from the same page
Published By Oxford University Press And Henry Frowde in circa 1899 Preface dated 1899 and this is the latest date in the Bible
Brevia 8vo refs.thin all rights reserved
The New Testament featuring both versions also
Estimated Value £600-£700+ maybe more
This is an incredibly hard to find, sought after around the world Bible, you will struggle to find another one particularly in Victorian form
This very scarce Bible of 1374 pages plus classes of passages taking that to 1384 pages plus indexed atlas and many colour maps is in very good condition indeed on the inside with nice clean pages, very tight binding and beautiful gilt page edging all the way around. There are two quill ink inscriptions in the front the earliest one of those dated 1906. There is one old cellophane repair to part of page 1045 with none of the page missing and that is it for inside. There areno notes written inside the Bible at all to the text and there are a few small notes in quill ink to the top of the rear flying flyleaf that are unobtrusive. The Bible has nice black endpapers at both ends in good condition. The Bible also has the benefit of leather overflaps all the way around, these are in good unbroken condition. The Bible also has beautiful gilt page edging all the way around. The half title is present and correct and reads in block The Two Version Bible. The main title page to the front is nice and clean and in very good condition. The Bible also has unbroken inner seams to both ends.
The Bible is in a silk sewed high quality soft grained leather with overflaps. Both covers are in good condition with some age related surface rubbing. Both spine cover edges are solid and unbroken. The handsome ribbed spine is in good condition for its age with gold leaf titling still bright and legible if slightly rubbed. There is some age related rubbing to the extremities of the Bible mainly to the extreme top and bottom of the spine but unobtrusive and fairly minor causing no issues at all. There is some general age related rubbing to the spine and the extremities of the Bible generally but nothing of any great issue and the Bible is in its totally original and untouched condition. The Bible measures 9" long by 6" wide and is approximately 1 1/2" thick.
This is an extremely rare and extremely hard to find Victorian Bible in very good condition on the inside for its age and good condition on the outside for its age, that is being offered at a ridiculously low starting price, no reserve and a buy it now of £499.99.
The Bible will be very carefully packaged for the winning buyer and sent either signed for and/or tracked delivery only for safe arrival.