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Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Co., 1951. Later printing. Limp leather. Very Good/very good. Holman Edition Temple-Illustrated Masonic Bible (60-M) Silver gilt edges, soft, padded blue leather and marking ribbon in silver. box also contains a Holman Co. period paper bookmark. Original Box with Holman Co. label on bottom edge of top lid. Presentation page marks Brother Robert Van. V. Harris' Initiation, Passing and Raising, from March to June, 1952. Four Masonic signatures are also present. leather and gold gilt on front and spine are bright and clean along with the blue leather. gold gilt edges are lightly scratched , but still shining. box is rubbed along all edges with the remnants of prev. owner's label on top of lid, with one corner torn.

Philadelphia, PA: A. J. Holman, 1957 A. J. Holman, Philadelphia. PA. 1957. Hardcover/Flexible Covers. Edition not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name and filled out consecration page for the Holy Order of High Priesthood in 1969. Masonic Edition. Temple-Illustrated. Pronouncing. Holy Order of High Priesthood Edition. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Original Box-Masonic Bible-The Great Light in Masonry-6RA; box is in Very Good condition with light wear to corners and F/O name taped on one end. Black French Moroccan leather boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and High Priesthood emblem on front board. Gilt textblock edges. Silk ribbon page marker. Presenting a Bible page marker laid in, Old Glory page marker laid in. 1246 pp 8vo. A clean very presentable copy.

An attractive copy protected in its custom box. This is a Masonic Edition of the bible, with blue pebbled flexible Leatherette, MOROCCOGRANE. The Masonic device is stamped onto the front board in gilt, Holy Bible and Masonic Edition are stamped on the spine. HOLMAN BIBLES. Signatures are on the presentation pages and box, otherwise an unmarked copy. The Holy Bible; The Great Light in Masonry Containing the Old and New Testaments According to the Authorized King James' Version; Together with Illuminated Frontispiece; Presentation and Record Pages and Helps to the Masonic Student"

Harper & Brothers. Collectible - Acceptable. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. 4to hardcover. Bound in gilt-tooled full leather. Five raised spine bands, all edges gilt. 844pp. Illustrations: 1600 engravings by J. A. Adams, more than 1400 of which are from original designs by J.G. Chapman. Fair book. Heavily edgeworn and scuffed. Large sections of the spine eroded. An approx. 7in x 2.5in section on the rear panel torn off. Rear joint and hinge cracked. Moderate dampstaining and soiling. Tissue after frontis torn. Family bible of the Albers family with copius notation and newspaper clippings laid in. Records begin with Joost Albers, born 1772 in Baltimore, and ends with the death of Louis Albers Rose on June 11, 1907. (Christianity, Bibles) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1846. First Edition. Large, thick quarto. 12.75 x 9 x 4 inches. Condition: Good. Publisher's dark brown Morocco. First book edition of Harper's Illuminated Bible (first issued in 54 parts). "Dated 1846 with, at foot of title, 'entered ... in the year 1843 by Harper and Brothers.' Frontispiece and illuminated title to each Testament. Table, Index and Concordance at the end. With Apocrypha." (Hills 1161) Illustrated with 1600 engravings by J. A. Adams, more than 1400 of which are from original designs by J.G. Chapman. 844, [1], 128, [6], 256, 3, [1], 8, 14, 34 pp. Inserted and not included in pagination: presentation leaf, main frontispiece, main half-title page, main title page, contents leaf, Apocrypha, family register pages, New Testament frontispiece, New Testament half-title page, and New Testament title page. Full leather boards with elaborate gilt tooling front and rear. Gilt turn-ins. All edges gilt. Black glazed endpapers. Two frontispieces, main and New… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition.. Folio. Five leaves incl. title, 844pp., title page, 128pp., three leaves, incl. title, 256pp., (4, 8, 14, 34pp. indices). Original publisher's morocco with elaborate vignette and double ruling in gilt on cover. Raised bands with gilt lettering, tooling and ruling on spine; additional black triple ruling here. Gilt edges. Stiff textured vellum endpapers. Frontispiece engravings, one in three colors, with tissue guard. Title page printed in black and blue with blue, decorative framing. The title page for the Apocrypha also in black and blue with decorative blue framing, New Testament with two frontispiece engravings, tissue guard, title page printed in black and light brown with decorative brown frame. 1,600 wood-engraved text illustrations and decorative initials. Includes chronological index. First Edition in book form of this pioneering classic of American book illustration. The work was originally issued in parts… Read More

The Illuminated Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments… embellished with sixteen hundred historical engravings…
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1846. Folio (13" x 10.25" x 3.5"). A well-preserved famous 1846 Harper Illuminated Bible. Beautiful gilt decorated front and back cover with over 1600 engravings throughout. Professionally re-backed and restored. Dated 1846 with, at foot of title, "entered ... in the year 1843 by Harper and Brothers". Frontispiece and illuminated title to each Testament. Table, Index and Concordance at the end. With Apocrypha, as issued.
The work was originally announced in 1843 and was issued in 54 numbers of 25ct each. J.A. Adams, the engraver, is credited with having taken the first electrotype in America from a woodcut. Many illustrations in this Bible are done this way. Artists were engaged for more than six years in the preparation of the designs and engravings included in this Bible, at a cost of over $20,000 - a small fortune in those days.
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1846. First Edition. Large, heavy 4to (33cm). Publisher's black pebble-grained morocco, spine in six gilt-decorated panels with wide gilt floral borders to front and rear covers; cream glazed endpapers; all edges gilt; pp. 844, 128, 256, [4], 8, 14, 34. Inserted and not reckoned in the pagination are: two frontispieces; main half-title printed in red and black; main title page in blue and black; contents leaf in red and black; Apocrypha title printed in blue and black, New Testament half-title page printed in red and black, New Testament title printed in ochre and black; register pages printed in blue, sepia and red. A very clean, unrestored copy in the original publisher's binding, with the cloth-reinforced hinges (as issued) completely intact; general mild rubbing to joints and board edges, scattered faint foxing within; Very Good. Register leaves contain holograph entries of the Sholtus family of Fulton County, New York, dated ca 1850-1880. First edition of what is… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. First book edition, first issued in parts. Engraved presentation leaf, engraved main title, and engraved New Testament title printed in red, contents leaf printed in blue, printed and engraved main title printed in sepia, 2 frontispieces, text in triple column, the middle column narrow with notations and glosses; numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout; without the 2 half-titles and without marriages, births and deaths pages. Large, thick 4to. Modern full morocco. Some scattered browning and spotting, occasional short marginal tears, some scratches to binding. Hills 1161; Hamilton 198; Herbert 1860; see also Exman, The House of Harper, pp. 34-35, and Weitenkampf, American Graphic Art. First book edition, first issued in parts. Engraved presentation leaf, engraved main title, and engraved New Testament title printed in red, contents leaf printed in blue, printed and engraved main title printed in sepia, 2 frontispieces, text in triple column, the middle… Read More