The Universal Family Bible, or Christian's Divine Library. Containing the Sacred Text of the Old and New Testament. A Beautiful Folio Bible With 100 Engraved Maps and Plates, and in a Contemporary Binding. This item is unavailable.
Language: English
Published by London, Printed for J. Cooke, at No. 17, in Pater-Noster Row, London, 1775
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: That Guy With The Books, Cambridge, ON, CanadaThat Guy With The Books
AbeBooks seller since May 21, 2021
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 842.95
Item description from seller
A late 18th century edition of Southwell’s Universal Family Bible, or Christian's Divine Library. Containing the Sacred Text of the Old and New Testament, With the Apocrypha at Large. The Bible is printed in a double column format, and there are roughly 100 highly detailed and beautiful plates of engraved maps and illustrations, with the illustrations featuring lovely ornamental borders. This volume most recently belonged to the library collection of Mulberry House, a former rectory of High Ongar church. This volume has been finely bound in full contemporary leather, with gilt tooling to the covers and spine. One finely bound volume in folio, A2-11Y+a2-d2 This volume is in very good shape, with some rubbing and wear to the binding, heaviest to the hinges and spine. There is minor foxing and soiling throughout.
Seller Inventory # ABE-1775135986981
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Universal Family Bible, or Christian's Divine Library. Containing the Sacred Text of the Old and New Testament. A Beautiful Folio Bible With 100 Engraved Maps and Plates, and in a Contemporary Binding
- Author
- Henry Southwell; Church of England
- Publisher
- London, Printed for J. Cooke, at No. 17, in Pater-Noster Row, London
- Publication year
- 1775
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English