1890ies Large Self-Pronouncing Pictorial Parallel Bible, full-page (Dore) (color) engravings, blank family pages, clasps

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A very well preserved an extensively illustrated Pictorial Self-Pronouncing edition of a Family Holy Parallel Bible of the early 1890ies, including numerous full page Gustave Dore engravings, chromolithographs (color engravings) and color maps. Gold gilt pages and fully functional (silver?) clasps. This large and comprehensive family preserved Family Bible has intricate gold-embedded decorated covers (depicting scenes of the Bible including the last supper and the temple) and spine, all with the gold-letter text "Holy Bible", "Pronouncing Parallel Bible" and "The Old and New Versions in Parallel Columns - 2000 illustrations". The Bible text is both the King James and the Revised Version for the Old and New Testament arranged in parallel columns for ease of comparison.

Additionally there are extensive other resources included, like: the Psalms in Metre; History of the Translations of the Bible; color maps; Complete History of All Books of the Bible, beautifully illustrated; 100,000 marginal references; Cities and Towns of the Bible; Manners and Customs of the Ancients; the Tabernacles and Solomon's Temple; Scenes in the Life of Christ and the Life of St. Paul; multiple Galleries of Scripture Illustrations, and much more, including a Cruden's concordance; Dr. W.M. Smith's Bible Dictionary and the Parables of Jesus in beautiful color illustrations as well as Hofmann's Gallery of New Testament Illustrations. "The whole embellished with 2000 Scripture Illustrations on Steel, Wood and in Colors."

Between the Old and New Testament are the blank Holy Matrimony page and pages for recording births, deaths and marriages. Pages for family pictures at the end.