1883 – Family Holy Bible | Folio King James Bible – American Bible Society

An impressive, leather-bound family Holy Bible published by the American Bible Society. This Bible was printed in two-column format and features King James English. Bibles such as these have continued to be popular throughout America even into the 21st-century, much in part to their exquisite, decorative display!

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues
• Author(s): Holy Bible
• Publisher: American Bible Society, New York
• Edition: 1883 Edition. [NT dated 1881]
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: Folio, 2 parts in 1 volume
• Size:  13 x 10.5 in (33 x 27 cm)
• Collation: 803, [1], [2]; 247 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Old Testament
  • New Testament
  • Family record section
• Provenance: Warfield family of Maryland, recorded in extensive family record entries; W.P. & M.W. Campbell engraved on front cover.

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather binding remains tight and secure. Leather shows rubbing and wear at corners. Gilt page edges remain bright and intact. Illustrations are clean. No major losses noted. A well-preserved nineteenth-century family Bible.

Why Collect This?

• Large folio American Bible Society edition.
• Extensive Warfield family genealogical records

Item Number: # 50553