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George E Eyre and William Spottiswoode; Holy Bible 1849 | Gauffered edges, Gothic Revival.

    A Gothic Revival Bible from 1849, bound in deep red morocco, brass hardware and gauffered edges of the 19th-century aesthetic movement. This Victorian edition features the most exquisite gauffered edges, intricate, hand-tooled floral pattern impressions.

DETAILS

  • Title
  • HOLY BIBLE: containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty's Special Command
  • Author
  • Anon
  • Published
  • London: 1849
  • George E Eyre and William Spottiswoode
  • Edition
  • Format
  • Hardcover | Leather
  • Condition
  • Book: Very Good | DJ: No DJ
  • Signed
  • Association copy
  • Provenance
  • Additional Items

DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION

  • Description
  • Hardcover | Leather. This exquisite specimen of Gothic Revival book arts is elegantly bound in dark red morocco, featuring elaborate blind-stamped decoration to the boards and a five-ridged spine with ornate gilt-tooled panels. The volume is fortified with a complete suite of protective formed brass edges and a bright, central brass clasp in full working order. The text block is a masterpiece of Victorian luxury finishing, featuring gauffered edges—an intricate, hand-tooled floral pattern impressed into the bright gilt. The interior is complete with six double-spread, hand-coloured maps by Leighton and Taylor and a comprehensive 93-page index of names and places. Language: English. Size: 17 cm by 11 cm. Pages: Unpaginated, 93pp index of places and names..
  • Book Condition
  • Very Good
  • The binding remains structurally sound and visually impressive, with light, age-appropriate wear to the corners and spine ends and some mild sunning to the spine. The red morocco boards exhibit a rich patina with minor rubbing to the front panel. The brass hardware is exceptional, clean, sharp, and firmly attached. Internally, the hinges are robust despite some expected cracking to the surface of the endpapers. The pages are notably clean and free of notations, and the gauffered gilt edges remain very bright and crisp, with the hand-tooled pattern showing minimal softening. The hand-coloured maps are neatly folded and well-preserved.
  • Dust Jacket Condition
  • No DJ

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