The Holy Bible – Henry & Scott Commentary – 1864 | Glasgow Family Bible

This huge family Bible, printed in 1864 in Glasgow, is one of the many popular large devotional Bibles that were popular in the 18^th– and 19^th-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