Antique Bible 1872 (Swan,Wright,Parker,others)

1872 LARGE ANTIQUE BIBLE

Numerous signed engravings and Birth Record

Large Victorian Bible fully illustrated in Black and White.

This one is in Extremely Poor Condition. Front Cover is missing, Foxing Tears, poor.

Most of the pages are in very good condition with no tears. Some of the pages are brown, brittle and broken around the edges. The spine cover is partially there and the spine is not holding the pages tightly. It is very loose. There are about 20 pages that are completely loose. The photo of the leather cover is the back. There is no front cover.

The Bible measures 11 3/4" x 9 1/2" x 3 3/4" .

There are several full page black and white engravings by the noted illustrator John McRea. There are also hundreds of other black and white illustrations signed by many artists. Several of the full page illustrations are on Art Stock paper with the original tissue guards protecting them....

The latest publishing date for the Bible is 1872.... The title page states..."The Holy Bible" containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of The Original Tongues, and with The former translations diligently compared and revised; together with marginal references, Apocrypha, Concordance and Psalms. The text conformable to the Oxford Edition, and the American Bible Society's Edition of 1816." Philadelphia: William W. Harding, 1872.

Purchased from the State of Florida

#18

Births:

Esther A. Teeling first wife of Wm. Swan Aug. 19th 1844

James Hewitt Swan by first wife born March 6th 1866

Deaths:

Esther A. Swan Mar 20th 1868

James Hewitt Swan Mar. 13th 1866

William Henry Swan April 23rd. 1877

Nellie Parker DeGraff Dec. 15th 1886

Wm. H. Swan Sept 5th 1887

Laura Wright Feb. 6th 1890

Catherine Swan Dec. 10th 1890

Robert M. Topping?  June 2nd 1893