This huge family Bible,
printed in 1864 in Glasgow, is one of the many popular large devotional Bibles
that were popular in the 18th- and 19th-century. This
particular edition includes commentary by numerous contributors including
Matthew Henry and Thomas Scott, as well as a Biblical dictionary and even
scripture reference guide. Even more, the engravings and color maps make this
Bible a very desirable piece.
Bibliographic Details
- Title: The
Practical and Devotional Family Bible: The Holy Bible, containing the Old
and New Testaments, according to the Authorized Version, with the marginal
readings and original and selected parallel references printed at length
- Author(s): Holy Bible
- Contributor(s): Matthew Henry; Thomas Scott; John M’Farlane (Editor);
John Eadie (Dictionary Author)
- Publisher: Glasgow: William Collins
- Edition: First Collins edition, 1864.
- Format: Folio, single volume
- Binding: Leather
- Size: 13.5in x 10in (34cm x 25cm)
- Collation: [4], 942, 3-288, [12], 1249-1276; 48
- Wanting
title page for New Testament, map of Palestine, and engraved Family
Register plate
- Illustrations: 36 engravings and maps, including frontispiece and
title page (of 38)
- Contents
Include:
- Authorized
King James Bible (Old and New Testaments)
- Condensed
commentaries by Henry and Scott
- Biblical
dictionary by Rev. John Eadie
- Scripture
atlas
- Engraved
scenes of biblical geography
- Provenance: Handwritten signature of
James Douglass on rear pastedown
Condition:
Bound in dark brown embossed
leather with panel tooling. Raised bands and gilt titling appear along the
spine, with decorative blind-stamped designs across both boards. Binding is
secure, with minor rubbing along edges, hinges, and bands. Internally, the
volume is clean and complete, with moderate, age-appropriate toning.
Why
Collect This?
- Oversized Victorian family Bible printed by Collins in Glasgow
- Includes commentary, dictionary, and atlas in one bound volume
- Thirty-six engraved plates based on 19th-century photographic
sources
Item Number: #28708