Lot 226: 1870 Elaborate Victorian American Bible, and 2 copies 1869 Bible, ABS

A) "The Holy Bible..containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues together with the apocrypha, concordance, and Psalms, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. The text conformable to the original edition of the year of our Lord 1610, and the American Bible Society's original standard edition of 1816." William W. Harding, Philadelphia, 1870. Thich small quarto, heavily embossed and gilt worked full-morocco leather, all edges gilt. Both boards with decorative type title and bible quotations, deep decorative design. B) The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New Testament...Sanborn & Carter, Portland, 1847. With frontis engraving and decorative 1843 title page. 2 3/4" x 4 1/4", worn leather binding with hinged tab and insert. Gilt edges, interior clean, good binding. 259pp. C) The New Testament. American Bible Society, NY, Stereotyped by Smith & Valentine. 1842, Printed by D. Fanshaw. Hardcover, full leather. 3" x 4 1/2", 344pp.

Estimate: $200 - $300

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