Y Bibl Cyssegr / The Holy Bible (in Welsh): Lan, sef Yr Hen Destament a'r Newydd
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Germantown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Y Bibl Cyssegr-lan sef yr hen Destament a'r Newydd / The Holy Bible in which there is the Old Testament and the New
Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1855. Text in double columns. 1156pp., 4to, in the original binding black calf, elaborately blind tooled, a.e.g. Llundain (London): Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1867. Reprint of the first quarto Welsh Bible issued by the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1841. This is the bible commonly used as a pulpit Bible in Wales.
Condition: The binding is in good condition (please see photos) with some peeling to the calfskin along the hinges, but square and sound. At the front is a neatly written gift inscription dated 1857 in script. on a blank page before the New Testament is a recipe for a tincture. Otherwise the pages are age toned commensurate with the age of the book, but unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camphor Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio1151
- Title
- Y Bibl Cyssegr / The Holy Bible (in Welsh)
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Welsh, Wales, Bibles, books in Welsh, Welsh Bible, Antique Bibles, Antiquarian Bibles, rare books, translations, psalms, the Holy Bible, religion, prayer
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