1857 LARGE HOLY BIBLE / ORNATE BINDING METALWORK by HAYDAY / MUSEUM QUALITY

  
See My Other Listings This Week. HERE OFFERED FOR SALE is ARGUABLY THE FINEST VICTORIAN BIBLE. ORNATELY BLINDTOOLED FULL GRAINED DARK BROWN CALF by HAYDAY. WITH UNUSUAL FULL WIDTH ORNATE WROUGHT GILT METAL STRAPS / CLASPS. FINISHED by STURDY GILT METAL EDGES.

VERY WELL PRESERVED with ONLY QUITE MINOR WEAR to LEATHER. BINDING is FIRM and TIGHT EXTERNALLY and INTERNALLY. The pages are very good and crisp. Some foxing to endpapers / see gift inscription. Front marbled endpaper has full length crease, also lightly edge worn.

Generally lightly grazed, larger graze to top gilt edged area. SIZE : 12 1/2" x 10" x 4 English Imperial 4to. WEIGHT is a HEAVY 8kg WHEN VERY CAREFULLY PACKED.

This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable". The seller is "william_cairns_books" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Binding: Leather
2. Date of Publication: 1950-2000
3. Non-Fiction Subject: Religion & Spirituality
4. Format: Fine Binding
5. Language: English
6. Year Printed: 1857