Ed. The Rev. Timothy Priestley

The New Evangelical Family Bible: Vol. 2

      Alexander Hogg, London 1807 - Lovely early 19th century large-format Bible, originally published c.1792. This is the very rarely available second volume, containing Isaiah to Revelation, together with the Index and Concordance, as well as the List of Subscribers and the Directions to the Binders. This last-mentioned section directs that the engraving of Isaiah's Commission to Hezekiah be bound as a frontispiece, whereas in fact it is bound within Isaiah. Book is in quarter leather finish with marbled boards; both boards are worn and the front board is detached but present; the remainder is soundly held, the whole being a typical early 19th century tight-binding. Inside is printed in what looks like a Baskerville-style font on the inevitable hand-made paper and surprisingly clean throughout, with no obvious marking or damage; all edges neatly ploughed. Book is not formally paginated but is almost three inches thick between boards. This copy is numbered 153. Further details are available on request from the bookseller. [Attributes: Hard Cover]