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PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION EXQUISITE GENUINE 178 YEAR OLD FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE 1846 ILLUMINATED BIBLE. PRINTED BY HARPER AND BROTHERS IN NEW YORK. HERBERT # 1860,HILL # 1161. A LARGE FOLIO- 13 " x 10 1/2" x 4" AND WEIGHING NEARLY 15 POUNDS WITH 1600 ENGRAVINGS BY J.A. ADAMS & J.B. CHAPMAN AND WITH WONDERFUL ORNATE DROP CAPITAL INITIALS.THE ILLUMINATED BIBLE (probably more accurately described as the illustrated Bible) was perhaps the most important American Bible printed in the 19th century.
This work was originally announced in 1843 and was offered by subscription in 54 periodic sections of 28 pages each for 25 cents each to fund the project. Subscriptions were commonly used to finance expensive editions in the 18th and 19th centuries. Other notable works that were sold by subscription were the 1763 John Baskerville Bible, the 1793 Benjamin Kennicott Bible and the enormous 1800 Thomas Macklin Bible. These periodic sections were issued from 1843 forward. Once a subscriber received them… Read More
