The Christian's Family Bible

Complete in three volumes, serially issued, (and apparently out of sequence). Folio (14.5 inches tall). Rebound in full calf bindings. Minor stains and fading to bindings, scattered scuffing at edges of bands. Some paper repairs. Edges of end papers toned. Extensive family records penned inside Vol. 1. Records of awarding Freedom of the City to (apparently) a guild member. Text block clean and bright. Unmarked. Wide clean margins. Over 100 engraved plates and maps interspersed throughout. Ownership signature of Nick Farmer, dated April 16, 1768. Four pp. of handwritten genealogy of the Farmer family. Containing the Old and New Testaments at Large: and the Apocrypha. With Comments and Annotations, Theological, Historical, Critical, and Moral: by the Reverend W. Rider, A.B. Late of Jesus College, Oxford, One of the Master's of St. Paul's School, and Chaplain to the Worshipful Company of Mercers. London: Printed for the Author; and (By His Appointment) Sold by Mess. Wilson and Fell, at the Angel in Pater-Noster- Row; W. Ward at Sheffield; T. Merril at Cambridge; and W. Jackson at Oxford. Vol. 1: 1763; Vol. 2: 1767; and Vol 3: 1765. Title page reinforced. A few minor flaws.Overall a very good copy of a beautifully produced 18th century family Bible.…