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1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding
1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding

1814 Rare New Testament – George Eyre & Andrew Strahan – Fine Gilt Binding

$225 USD - $225 USD
$225 USD
$225 USD - $225 USD
$225 USD

Author: [Anonymous / Authorized Version].
Title: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Publisher: London, Printed for George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty. Sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row. Printed by C. Corrall, Charing Cross, 1814.
Language: Text in English.
Size: Miniature 3.5 X 2 inches.
Pages: Unpaginated.
Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine rperiod full black morocco leather binding, richly decorated in gilt with intricate floral and geometrical motifs to boards and spine. Spine titled “TESTAMENT” in gilt. Board edges tooled in gilt (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. A beautiful example of early 19th-century fine binding.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, some early family inscriptions present on the front flyleaves). Includes a genealogical note: first gifted to Philip Gell on his wedding day, Jan. 17, 1815, later inscribed by his daughter Eliz. (1856), and again with a note in 1872 gifting it to Henry John Wiseman on his marriage to Eleanor. Final leaf with faint pencil notes and ownership stamp “Armstrong” -  as shown).  

Estimate: (USD 300 – 350).

The Book: This is a scarce early 19th-century pocket edition of the New Testament, produced under royal authority and printed in 1814. The compact size, elegant typography, and gilt morocco binding suggest it was intended as a gift or a devotional volume for private use. Copies in this level of preserved decorative binding are increasingly rare.

Provenance: This copy bears a distinguished family provenance: first presented in 1815 to Philip Gell on his wedding day, then passed through generations with heartfelt inscriptions, including one in 1872 to Henry John Wiseman. Such a chain of ownership adds both historical and sentimental significance, turning this into not only a devotional text but also a family relic preserved over six decades.