Published by Thomas Cowperthwait, Philadelphia, 1841
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 24 Mo. A near fine copy bound in contemporary full black leather with gilt lettering and decoration spine, gilt illustration covers, gilt inner dentelles, marbled edges and endpapers. Engraved frontispiece and title page. A beautiful little bible. viii, 587 pp. 190 pp.
Published by Sorin & Ball/Thomas Warddle, Philadelphia; 1845-46
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 12mo. With marginal readings together with a copious and original selection of references to parallel and illustrative passages, exhibited in a manner hitherto unattempted. Engraved half-title, 2 title pages, 2 frontispieces, illustrated with 6 maps(some folding) 7 engravings, and 1 folding chart, all bound in original green morocco elaborately decorated in gilt, raised bands with compartments gilt decorated, yellow endpapers, all edges gilt. A lovely little copy showing on very minor spots of rubbing to joints and edges, and a few ocassional spots of foxing, contemporary owner's name.
Published by Samuel Bagster and Sons c. 1850, London, 1850
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Contemporary brown full morocco. Covers with ornate tooled decorations and rules. Original brass clasp locks with publishers name engraved. Spine in six compartments of raised bands. Gilt text on 2. Tooled ornamentation on 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. All edges gilt. Gilt dentelles on all edges. Pasted and free brown endpapers. , A combination of selected Prayers, Rites and Ceremonies of the United Chirch of England and Ireland with a complete English version of the Polyglott Bible. Printed in double columns. There is no stated date of publication but an inscription on the verso of the front flyleaf is dated 1862. The inscription is a dedication from A godmother to her godson. , Size : 12mo (143x90mm). , The book is illustrated with 4 colour maps (1 of them is a double page map) of various important regions and cities that are mentioned in the Bible. A fine and handsome example of this work in full decorative tooled morocco.