The Holy Bible
2 vol., first edition , [one of 170 copies] , 57 mounted albumen prints by Francis Frith depicting scenes from the Middle East and Egypt to illustrate the bible, foxing to many of the mounts but not visibly affecting the images, morocco bookplates on inside front covers, bound in the original full red morocco by Leighton with decorative blind-tooling and gilt border with indented section containing royal monogram, bronze mounts, clasps and edges, rubbed at spine edges, some scuffing to covers, g.e., [D&M 1217], large folio (480 x 350 mm.), Glasgow [&c], William Mackenzie 1862-3.
The Holy Bible
2 vol., first edition , [one of 170 copies] , 57 mounted albumen prints by Francis Frith depicting scenes from the Middle East and Egypt to illustrate the bible, foxing to many of the mounts but not visibly affecting the images, morocco bookplates on inside front covers, bound in the original full red morocco by Leighton with decorative blind-tooling and gilt border with indented section containing royal monogram, bronze mounts, clasps and edges, rubbed at spine edges, some scuffing to covers, g.e., [D&M 1217], large folio (480 x 350 mm.), Glasgow [&c], William Mackenzie 1862-3.
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