THE ART BIBLE Containing the Old and New Testaments. With Numerous Illustrations
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Newnes Limited, 1896. Well illustrated Bible with many Monochrome Full-Page and In-Text illustrations. The Old Testament has 660 illustrations and 1023 Pages. The New Testament has it's own Title Page, 192 illustrations and 313 Pages. Contemporary Black Full-Leather Binding with 5 shallow Raised Bands to spine with Gilt Decoration. Gilt Title in 2nd Compartment. Blind stamped decorative and linear border to front & back. All Page Edges Gilt. Marbled Endpapers. Frontis illustrated with the Fifth Day of Creation.Text arranged in Double Columns. 10" Tall. Some Genealogical entries in the Family Register pages, Kelley Family, the oldest dated 1870. Some wear to boards and leather is split down sides of spine (see photos). Front hinge broken and reinforced with Hinge tape. Pages in very good, clean condition. Book weighs 2.7 kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Full-Leather. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013232
- Title
- THE ART BIBLE Containing the Old and New Testaments. With Numerous Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- George Newnes Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- RELIGION/CHRISTIANITY/BIBLES/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian Books; Illustrated Books; Religion;
Terms of Sale
Cornish Books
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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