Holy Bible 1861*

5B 1861 Holy Bible with Old and New Testaments 

Notes

This Bible includes twenty four photographs by photographer Francis Frith who travelled to Egypt and Palestine on three occasions between 1856 and 1860. After each trip he would publish his photographs in Bibles, this being the first time photographs were published in Bibles. His two volume folio “Queens Bible” was the most popular and this Bible is a smaller edition of that. By including his carefully captured photographs of the holy land in his Bible, Firth is going beyond illustration of text to bring the devout reader closer to the reality of the Bible as true history.

Descriptio

Brown Moroccan pebbled leather binding with four raised bands, gold embossed lettering on the spine, and gold fore edges. Brass clasps, corner pieces with clover designs, and quatrefoil centerpiece framing the sacred monogram and cross. Cross stitched book mark inside front cover with purple ribbon. Twenty four photographs printed throughout. Family register pages are blank just before the New Testament. In excellent condition.