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Title continues, " Each Paragraph Reduced to Its Proper Heads, the Sense Given, and Largely Illustrated with Practical Remarks and observations." Frontis of Vol. I illustrated with a Portrait of Henry. Text arranged in Double Columns. Preface Dated 1706 and W. Romaine's Preface Dated 1761. Followed by "The Life of the Rev. Matthew Henry, with Anecdotes of his Family and an account of his excellent writings." 96 Pages. Follwed by the Expositions, comencing with GENESIS. Vol. I continues to ESTHER. 40 Full-Page Plates + Frontispiece. Vol. II JOB to MALACHI. 3 Full-Page Plates. Vol. III has a Fronti illustrated with Adam & Eve looking up to Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Cross. MATTHEW to REVELATION + Chronological Index &c. 55 Full-Page Plates. Contemparary Full Reverse-Leather Bindings with 6 Raise Bands to spines. Gilt Titles on Red Grounds in 2nd Compartments and Gilt Vol. Nos. on Black Grounds in 5th. Narrow blind-tooled Decoration on front and rear boards. 17" Tall. Unpaginated, Volumes I & II are both 3" Thick and Vol. 3 is 3 1/2" Thick. Genealogical Entries relating the "Winn Family" from 1793 on Endpapers. Vol I has a little piece of leather missing from top of spine and a fine split on right side of spine, the length of the top compartment. Another smaller piece missing from bottom of spine. Vol. II has a small piece of leather missing at top of spine and some little bits from bottom of spine and bottom right corner. Small tears to leather at spine ends and 2 small tears at top edge of of Vol 3. Hinges sound & Bindings firm. No inscriptions apart from Genealogical Entries, Text pages in very good, clean condition, some a little darkened. Some faint staining to a few pages, including titles & frontis's, with faint tide marks. Some fairly even, light browning (not spotted) to some Plates (see photos). Very large, Heavy Volumes, weighing about 15 Kilos, so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Seller Inventory # 015348
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Title: AN EXPOSITION ON THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, ...
Publisher: J. Stratford, Holborn Hill, London
Binding: Full-Leather
Condition: Near Very Good
