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Philadelphia: Jesper Harding, 1851. leather_bound. Full brown morocco. Aeg. Very good. 770 (54) (18). 30 x 25 cm. Illustrated with steel engravings of biblical events. Tissue guards of latter foxed with offsetting to text, affecting borders of the plates but not the images. "The Resurrection" plate from original by C.Vanloo. Register of Marriages, Births and Deaths of the Harrington family, the infant mortality rate a common reality. Presentation copy slip to Betsey W. Harrington from her brother Emerson Blood dated 1851. Two chromolithograph plates. Scattered toning. Binding with raised bands, spine panels and covers heavily gilt in floral and pictorial motifs with modest rubbing to back cover.

Dublin Printed and Published by James Reilly, No. 9, Ashton's-Quay. MDCCXCIV. Folio - 10-1/2 inches wide by 17 inches tall. 3 inches thick. Full leather with 5 spine bands. Mounted red leather and gilt spine label. THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLETE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CATHOLIC BIBLE TO BE PUBLISHED IN A SINGLE VOLUME FOLIO. The complete Bible containing the Challoner-MacMahon revised text. In excellent condition for its age. There is almost no foxing, spotting or soiling in text; no tears; no wrinkling. The two "Admonition" pages after titlepage are loose but still attached.) No owner marks. There are 10 fullpage steel engravings (on rectos only) engraved by Parker, Schiavonette, Bartolozzi, Raphael, others. (It does appear that one plate has been removed at p. 25) All plates are lightly foxed. Hinges not cracked in or out . Cover extreme tips have leather worn off and spine ends are worn down somewhat. This was a Bible that clearly was used with great care and respect. It is housed in a… Read More