19th Century English Victorian Illustrated National Family Bible With Gilt Pages

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An impressive mid-19th century “Illustrated National Family Bible,” published circa 1860 by William Collins, Sons & Company of Glasgow, Edinburgh … Read more An impressive mid-19th century “Illustrated National Family Bible,” published circa 1860 by William Collins, Sons & Company of Glasgow, Edinburgh & London. Edited by Reverend John Eadie, D.D., LL.D., this monumental volume features the Authorized King James Version with the celebrated commentaries of Matthew Henry and Thomas Scott, along with extensive marginal readings and parallel references.
The Bible is bound in richly tooled and gilt-embossed leather, with all page edges gilt for a luminous, refined finish. The interior boasts numerous full-page colorplate illustrations, finely engraved scenes from original photographs taken expressly for this edition, and detailed hand-colored maps of Egypt, Canaan, and the Holy Land.
Condition is good overall, with some expected wear to the leather, light foxing and toning to pages, and some loose pages throughout, though the binding remains largely sound. A substantial volume, it measures approximately 4 inches high by 13.5 inches long by 10.5 inches wide, and weighs 12.5 pounds. This antique family Bible is both a decorative display piece and a significant devotional work, ideal for collectors of 19th-century religious books or heirloom library collections. See less