Holy Bible 1794

5B Holy Bible with Old and New Testaments. Oxford: Clarendon Press, W. Jackson and W. Dawson, 1794.

Notes

The Holy Bible is the sacred scripture of Christianity, containing the Old and New Testaments, and has been central to Christian worship, doctrine, and daily life for centuries. In the English-speaking world, the King James Version (first published in 1611) became the most widely read and enduring translation, admired for its literary beauty and theological clarity. By the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bible was often produced in finely printed editions for both public and private use, sometimes accompanied by commentary or concordances. These Bibles were not only devotional texts but also heirlooms, often passed down through generations and used to record family events like births, marriages, and deaths.

Description

Green Morocco leather with gilt tooled borders and gilt lettered spine. Marbled endpapers. Covers a little worn with slight rubbing and fading to spine. Hinges with upper cover slightly cracked. Title page and first gathering has slightly frayed edges and repaired title page. Blank preliminaries inscribed “John and Francis Delme were married July the 25th 1791”. On opposite page is written, “Francis Delme giver her by her Father April 29th 1800” and under are biographical notes about members of the family.