RARE BIBLE ILLUSTRATED Holy Jesus Family GUSTAVE DORE

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RARE BIBLE ILLUSTRATED Holy Jesus Family GUSTAVE DORE Description ~The Beautiful Story~ A COMPANION BOOK TO THE HOLY BIBLE. CONTAINING A NARRATIVE HISTORY OF ALL THE EVENTS RECORDED IN THE SACRED BOOK, ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY, FOR THE CHILD, STUDENT, MINISTER, AND THE EASY UNDERSTANDING OF ALL WHO LOVE GOD. DESIGNED TO INCREASE OUR INTEREST IN THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE, AND TO GIVE A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S PROVIDENCE AND IMMEASURABLE LOVE FOR THE CHILDREN OF MEN. TO WHICH IS ADDED GOLDEN GEMS OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT, INCLUDING NUMEROUS SELECTIONS FROM GREAT WRITERS AND SPEAKERS, FOR FIRESIDE READING, SACRED REFLECTION, THE ELEVATION AND HAPPINESS OF THE HOME CIRCLE, AND TO POINT THE WAY TO HEAVEN. WRITTEN AND EDITED BY J. W. BUEL, THE RENOWNED WRITER AND HISTORIAN. ASSISTED BY REV. T. DEWITT TALMAGE, D.D. ILLUSTRATED WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SUPERB ENGRAVINGS FROM DESIGNS BY BIDA, THE CONVERTED JEW, DORE, AND OTHERS OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTS. MAGNIFICENT ALLEGORICAL PLATES IN BRILLIANT COLORS. CINCINNATI PUBLISHING CO. 1887 First Edition, First Printing A Beautiful copy!!!! Victorian Art Nouveau bindings with Elaborate gold and silver leaf designwork and printing stamped into it!!! Gold Gilt Titling and designwork stamped into front cover and spine. Original color pictorial endpapers. Full page B&W Plates, "Colored" Plates (Chromolithographs), in-line drawings . Gustave Dore artwork. A superb example of Victorian Art Nouveau designwork!! This book would be the focal point of any library shelf or placement. The Color Chromolithographs and other plates are being cannabalized from these books & being sold as artwork - on Ebay and elsew!!!!! IN Very Good / Near Fine CONDITION !! This Book is a vast repository of accumulated Biblical information regarding scenes and characters of the bible. This book is a very thick & heavy 8vo., 10-1/2" tall by 8-1/4" wide and 1-7/8" thick, it weighs in at nearly 5 pounds!! 544 pages. The publishers spared no expense creating a historical account of ancient biblical scenes & stories in the form of this book, and after 122 years it is still outstanding. This is a rare find in such excellent condition...... is your chance to own an authentic piece of literary history at a reasonable price. This book is an excellent investment as market prices continue to go up and this book keeps appreciating in value. Get it while you can!!! CONTENTS: THE STORY OF CREATION ................................................................ BIRTH OF CAIN AND ABEL ................................................................ STORY OF THE GREAT FLOOD ......................................................... THE STORY OF ABRAHAM ................................................................. THE STORY OF JACOB AND ESAU ................................................... THE STORY OF JOSEPH ..................................................................... THE STORY OF MOSES ....................................................................... STONING A BLASPHEMER ................................................................. THE SIN OF MOSES AND AARON ...................................................... THE STORY OF JOB'S FAITH ............................................................. JOSHUA CHOSEN TO SUCEED MOSES ........................................... GOD IS FORSAKEN BY THE ISRAELITES ......................................... THE STORY OF GIDEON ...................................................................... THE STORY OF SAMSON ..................................................................... THE STORY OF RUTH AND NAOMI .............................................. read more

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