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HUGE ANTIQUE MAROON LEATHER HOLY BIBLE 1890 PA2U
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Click Double your traffic. Try Vendio Gallery Risk FREE! This Bible is the perfect choice for the person wanting a quality Family Bible from our collection and....we have a LOW RESERVE on this auction !. The Bible has been restored to preserve the integrity of the covers and spine....it will last another 118 years !........and then some.. All of our Bibles come with a hassle-free money-back guarantee...and are backed by our feedback record of almost 1000 official feedbacks. .... a 100% positive feedback record... This is a Maroon leather Bible...Maroon Bibles are prized by collectors for their relative scarcity..., The Bible also contains a page that is not frequently found in 19th century Bible....the Red and Silver Facsimile Page of a 4th century Gothic Bible...see below ! This Bible features some Color Pages and Black and White Engravings not usually found in other Bibles of this period......It measures 6 x 10 1/2 x13 inches.!... and it is extremely well illustrated... It is sculpted deeply, with gold stamped, fully tooled, embossed leather boards and spine , lettered and decorated extensively in gold. Very well illustrated......Among the color pages are:: a color 1/2 title page;....(page before the Title page)...a color frontispiece (of Moses)......A color title page...8 Map pages with a total of 11 maps; 9 old Testament scenes in color; A Psalm or Commandment Page; 9 New Testament Scenes in color; ; The Red and Silver Gothic Bible Page;...............T is a beautiful original Presentation page with no former owner's writing on it.... Although t are no Family pages in this Bible....t are 4 Family Photo pages in the rear to put your family's photos. We will provide a Facsimile copy of an Original 19th century Marriage Certificate, so that this Bible may be used as a Wedding Gift should you choose to do so in the future . T are hundreds and hundreds of black and white illustrations....some by the 19th century master....Gustave Dore. Indeed, t are two full Galleries that contain many Dore illustrations, as well as a Hofmann Gallery of Sepia-Toned New Testament Illustrations. "The title page states that it is "The Holy Bible--containing the Old and New Testaments, ..The Authorized (King James) and Revised versions of the Old and New Testaments, arranged in parallel columns, with a Complete Concordance; A Bible Dictionary; a Complete History of each Book of the Bible; Cities of the Bible; The Life of Christ; Lives of the Apostles and Evangelists; Historical illustrations of Biblical Text; History of Herod, King of the Jews; A Concise History of all Religious Denominations....etc. The Whole embellished with magnificent illustrative Egravings on Steel, Wood and in Colors. This is an Award winning Bible ....t is an Awards page that lists Awards having been granted at: The U.S. Centennial Exposition...1870 The Southern States Exposition...1876 The Franklin Institute Exhibition....1874 The Cincinatti Industrial Exhibition1874 The American Institute Exhibition 1873 The World's Industrial and Cotton Exhibition....1885 Other Special Features of this Bible include: * A History of English Translations of the Bible * Books of the Bible Biographical and Historical *Biographical Sketches of Translators and Reformers * Religious Denominations...Histories *Testimony for the Bible * Histories of David, Moses, Ruth, etc. * Biblical Antiquities and much much more... .... Published by the John C Winston co., Phila., Chicago, and Syracuse....... The publishing date is 1890 , as seen on the verso of the title page . A wonderful Family Bible ...the condition is Excellent .... 's the front cover...... .... ... is a view of the spine....... ...... is the back cover....this photo captures the maroon shade to the leather on this Bible better than some of the other shots.....The binding is tig... 
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