The Comprehensive and Self-Interpreting Family Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments, with Upwards of One Hundred Thousand Marginal References and Notes, and the Apocrypha, Concordance, and Psalms. . .[and] New and Improved Dictionary of the Bible

Exterior Good; Interior Very Good. Full tooled leather, with gilt cover and spine lettering and decoration; five raised bands on spine; all edges gilt. Ivory, moire-pattern endpapers; reinforced hinges. Spine reads: "Holy Bible and Biblical Library--Stowe." Heavy volume about 3" thick. Preface dated 1870. With many tissue-guarded full-page steel plate engravings, most by Dore, and over 200 smaller wood engravings within text. Two ribbon markers are present but unraveled at ends. Cover imprinted with prior owner name Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Davis. Single sepia-tone photograph of a couple inserted into "Family Portraits" album in rear could be of Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Davis (1799-1883) was mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts for 3 years, served 11 years in the Massachusetts Senate, and also served on many boards, most notably the Board of Trustees of Worcester Academy. Heavy rubbing to cover extremities, with corner tips worn through to boards and heavy scuffing to head of spine. Portions of raised sections of covers are moderately scuffed. Except for occasional very light foxing to text margins, interior is clean, tight, and unworn.…