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A pair of Victorian leather bound Bibles comprising one large folio and one thick quarto volume. The first volume is entitled The Illustrated National Family Bible with the Commentaries of Scott and Henry, edited by the Reverend John Eadie, D.D. LL.D., Professor of Biblical Literature to the United Presbyterian Church. This folio is bound in dark brown or black morocco leather with deep blind-tooled and gilded cruciform decorations, featuring brass corner protectors and two ornate brass clasps. The title page is printed in red and black with decorative borders, and the volume contains full-page colour plates including a frontispiece of The Finding of Moses. The second volume is a thick quarto Bible printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, for Griffith and Farran, Corner of St. Paul’s Churchyard, London. It is bound in textured brown leather with a single brass clasp and gilded lettering to the front board. This volume includes black and white engraved plates and bears the printing reference Smallpica 4to. Ref. to the title page.
Condition report:
The Illustrated National Family Bible shows significant wear to the leather extremities, particularly the spine and corners, with scuffing and rubbing to the decorative elements (photo 1). The brass furniture remains present. The smaller quarto Bible exhibits heavy rubbing and wear to the leather at the spine and edges, with visible signs of leather deterioration or red rot in places (photo 2). The internal plates show some age-toning and minor foxing but remain generally clean and legible (photos 3 and 4). Both volumes retain their original brass clasps, though the leather straps show significant wear.
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