Antique Victorian Bagster Polyglot Family Bible Prayer Book Brass Bound
$245.44
Antique Victorian Bagster Polyglot Family Bible Prayer Book Brass Bound
A striking Victorian family Bible and Book of Common Prayer, published in London by Samuel Bagster and Sons of 15 Paternoster Row.
This volume contains:
• The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments
• The English Version of the Polyglot Bible – Facsimile Large Edition
• The Old and New Testaments with extensive references to parallel and illustrative passages
Beautifully presented in a dark leather binding with elaborate pierced brass corner ornaments, brass edge protectors and fastening fittings. The page edges are coloured red. The inside of the binding is marked “Hall & Rowbotham, Manchester”.
The preliminary pages contain handwritten Victorian family records and a family tree, with names and dates extending into the early 20th century. A handwritten date of 1879 is also present, giving the volume additional historical and genealogical interest.
The publication is undated but is believed to date from approximately 1865–1875.
A decorative and characterful Victorian family Bible, ideal for a collector, genealogist, period display or sympathetic restoration.
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