Scripture Illustrated by Engravings, Designed from Existing Authorities. Subjects Selected from the Old Testament. [WITH HAND-COLOURED PLATES].

Published by London, Religious Tract Society, Ca. 1840.

About this Item

Crown quarto. Unpaginated. Ca. 100 pages of text. Plus 25 hand-coloured engraved plates, each with facing tissue guard, including frontispiece. Engraved vignette on title-page. Engraved tail-pieces. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's brown cloth, neatly re-spined with plain cloth, gilt illustration on cover, sides with ornaments embossed in blind, all edges gilt; extremities bit rubbed, inner hinges cracked; few small spots. In good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. This is the rare edition with hand-coloured plates. The quality of the colouration is very high, with dense and rich dyes and most plates are clean and well preserved. E-4 OUT.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scripture Illustrated by Engravings, Designed from Existing Authorities. Subjects Selected from the Old Testament. [WITH HAND-COLOURED PLATES].
• Publisher: London, Religious Tract Society, Ca. 1840.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~
• Edition: 1st Edition
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