UNIQUE VICTORIAN BIBLE, 2 X FINE BINDINGS, REV JAMIESON, BICKERSTETH, STUNNING
Item History & Price
[Nd] circa 1870.
This is a lovely, large and heavy bible from the Victorian era, in 2 bindings in stunning black morocco, heavily gilt tooled.
Vol 1, Genesis to Esther measures 38cm x 30cm x 6cm. Vol 2, Job to Revelation measures 38cm x 30cm x 7.5cm.
The spine is heavily gilt tooled, with minor rubbing to extremities. The boards are heavily blind and gilt stamped, showing an ornate pattern around a central cross motif.
All page edges gilt..., with a lustrous shine.
The outer top joint to Vol 1 is starting for 4 cm. Inner gilt dentelles to boards. There is also some variation in the colour, with the black a little thinner on rubbed parts, perhaps where it has been restained. There are also 2 gouges on the back board, approx 1cm and cm square.
Vol 2 is in similar condition, though not starting, and without gouges.
The register of births and deaths is NOT filled.
The binding is tight and clean, and has been well looked after, remaining solid. It's very pretty indeed.
Numerous steel-plate engravings throughout, including John Martyn images, some a little foxed at edges.
It's lovely.
This is quite heavy, and will require extra postage costs. In all, this is just lovely. A find looking item. USA Postage, £65. Australia Postage cost £85. A lovely antique item.
More images available on request.
This is a lovely, large and heavy bible from the Victorian era, in 2 bindings in stunning black morocco, heavily gilt tooled.
Vol 1, Genesis to Esther measures 38cm x 30cm x 6cm. Vol 2, Job to Revelation measures 38cm x 30cm x 7.5cm.
The spine is heavily gilt tooled, with minor rubbing to extremities. The boards are heavily blind and gilt stamped, showing an ornate pattern around a central cross motif.
All page edges gilt..., with a lustrous shine.
The outer top joint to Vol 1 is starting for 4 cm. Inner gilt dentelles to boards. There is also some variation in the colour, with the black a little thinner on rubbed parts, perhaps where it has been restained. There are also 2 gouges on the back board, approx 1cm and cm square.
Vol 2 is in similar condition, though not starting, and without gouges.
The register of births and deaths is NOT filled.
The binding is tight and clean, and has been well looked after, remaining solid. It's very pretty indeed.
Numerous steel-plate engravings throughout, including John Martyn images, some a little foxed at edges.
It's lovely.
This is quite heavy, and will require extra postage costs. In all, this is just lovely. A find looking item. USA Postage, £65. Australia Postage cost £85. A lovely antique item.
More images available on request.
