1856 Pre-Civil War Extensively Illustrated Pictorial Family Bible

A very early extensively illustrated Antique Family Bible published before the civil war. Gold embossed leather covers and gold-gilt pages. More than one-thousand engravings throughout the Bible. As per the title page: "The Pictorial Bible being the Old and New testaments according to the Authorized Version: illustrated with more than onethousand engravings representing the historical events, after celebrated pictures; the landscape scenes, from original drawings or from authentic engraving; and the subjects of natural history, costume, and antiquities, from the best sources." Also noticed a large, detailed fold-out map (small tear) and a section for recording family events (partly filled out for the Wakeman family)

This Bible is in a overall VERY GOOD+ condition. It can be used and opened easily and used as a daily reader as its bindings and the spine/covers have been professionally restored. Apart from the dedication on the first page and the family record, there is NO writing on any of the pages. There are NO ripped or missing pages. Some age spots on the first pages, but very clean from there on. There is some wear to the edges of the covers (esp. at the bottom corner of the back cover) and areas on the leather. A well preserved antique illustrated Bible!