{"product_id":"1875-rare-glasgow-bible-the-pearl-reference-bible-old-and-new-testaments","title":"1875 Rare Glasgow Bible - The Pearl Reference Bible, Old and New Testaments","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA superb and beautifully preserved Victorian family Bible in a particularly ornate Gothic-style leather binding. An appealing devotional volume with both an attractive presentation and a meaningful early provenance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Holy Bible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eThe Pearl Reference Bible. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments.\u003c\/em\u003e With \u003cem\u003eThe Psalms of David in Metre\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Glasgow, William Collins, Sons, \u0026amp; Company, [circa 1875]. Undated on the title page, but the licence leaf is dated 26 April 1875; a contemporary presentation inscription is dated March 12th, 1876.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 6\" x 4\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unpaginated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very good to near-fine, with a particularly attractive original full brown leather binding, elaborately blind-stamped and decorated in gilt. Front board with ornate architectural borders surrounding a central gilt-lettered panel, \u003cem\u003eThe Holy Bible\u003c\/em\u003e. Decorated spine with raised bands, gilt lettering and floral ornaments. Decorative gilt turn-ins. Hinges fine and binding firm. All edges gilt. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very good. Generally clean, tight and complete, with some light scattered foxing and age toning, principally to the preliminary leaves, as shown. Contemporary presentation inscription on the second blank leaf: \u003cem\u003e“To Agnes Dobie ... as a small token of respect for her as their Sabbath School Teacher, March 12th 1876.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e: Complete with 5 coloured maps and a plan of Jerusalem, six cartographic plates in total.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book\u003c\/strong\u003e: A beautiful and wonderfully compact Victorian edition of the King James Bible, issued by William Collins as part of their \u003cem\u003ePearl Reference Bible\u003c\/em\u003e series. Despite measuring only six inches in height, the volume contains the complete Old and New Testaments together with the metrical Psalms and a useful suite of coloured biblical maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chief attraction of this copy is its handsome Victorian binding. The richly grained brown leather is extensively worked in blind and gilt, with Gothic-inspired panels, floral ornaments, raised spine bands, decorative gilt turn-ins and brilliant gilt page edges. An unusually attractive little Bible with considerable period character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe publisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eWilliam Collins, Sons \u0026amp; Company was one of the great nineteenth-century Scottish publishing houses. Established in Glasgow, Collins became especially renowned for its production of Bibles, religious works, dictionaries and educational books. Its compact Bible editions combined highly legible small-format typography with often remarkably elaborate bindings, making them popular both for personal devotion and as presentation or gift books.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48855660364025,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260819bible_01.jpg?v=1787133359","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1875-rare-glasgow-bible-the-pearl-reference-bible-old-and-new-testaments","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}