1846 Holy BIBLE Bagster BINDING Confederate Arkansas Leslie PROVENANCE Maps

1846 Holy BIBLE Bagster BINDING Confederate Arkansas Leslie PROVENANCE Maps

A fine 19^th-century family Bible published by Samuel Bagster and Sons. This decorative Family Bible is also bound by Bagster who began printing and binding Bibles in the early 1800s. This ‘Holy Bible’ is beautifully illustrated with full-page color maps and philological and explanatory notes throughout with tables and indexes for the scriptures. And while the title page of this edition is not dated, the date comes from the preface and is generally agreed upon to be dated 1846.

Item number: #25143

Price: $499

Holy Bible

The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, according to the authorized version : with introductory and concluding remarks to each book, a general introduction … numerous philological and explanatory notes

London: Samuel Bagster & Sons, 1846.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • Old Testament – [4], 50, [2], 1002
  • New Testament – [4], 1005-1338, xxxi, [3]
  • 13 maps
  • 1 folding timeline
• Provenance: Handwritten – M. Leslie, ‘57
  • Likely G. M. Leslie (c. 1838-1864), a first sergeant in Company B of the 6^th Arkansas Infantry for the Confederate States during the American Civil War. The 6^th Arkansas served virtually the entire war in Confederate forces east of the Mississippi River. The unit saw combat in numerous battles, including Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Bentonville. After the unit sustained heavy casualties during the Battle of Shiloh and Bragg’s Kentucky Campaign, the unit spent most of the rest of the war consolidated with the 7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. Sergeant G. M. Leslie was killed in action during the Battle of Franklin in November 1864.
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9.75in X 7.5in (24.5cm x 19.5cm)

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