1873 Browns Self Interpreting Bible

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, Brown's Self interpreting Bible with numerous notes by the Rev. Henry Cooke, D. D., L. L. D., re-edited with additions by the Rev J. L. Porter, D. D. Published in New York by American Publishing Company, 1873. Contains the Old & New Testaments, together with the Apocrypha, Concordance and Marginal References, conformable to the Standard of The American Bible Society, with an introduction, illustrations; A summary of the several books; An analysis of each chapter; A paraphrase and Evangelical reflection upon the most important passages; and numerous explanatory notes; by the Rev. John Brown, Minister of the gospel at Haddington, and the text more fully elucidated by many thousand explanatory and critical notes, and introductory observations on each book; by the Rev. Henry Cooke, D. D., LLD. Also a complete dictionary of the Holy Bible, including all important words, illustrated by more than 600 fine engravings after Leonardo Da Vinci, Murillo, Overbeck, Dore, and many maps.

This wonderful bible also contains an illuminated Marriage Certificate filled out with the marriage of Thomas Griffin Smith to Helene Estelle Tralles, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1885, a register of marriages with their marriage and room for many more, a register of births with a list of their three children and room for many more, a register of deaths with no entrys, and a blank register for memorandas. There is a beautiful illuminated Lord's Prayer; and the Ten Commandments, along with a photographic album with twelve openings for photo's.

The cover of the bible is well worn as the photo's show, and the front cover has come loose. The first six pages, of which four are blank, has a little paper loss. The rest of the over 1500 pages of the bible are present and in good Antique (125 years) condition with age appropriate light foxing and coloring to the pages, The ornate metal closure clasps are present, but have partly separated from the cover of the Bible. Still a very wonderful readable bible. The Bible measures 13" X 10 1/4" X 4 1/2", and weighs almost 17 lbs.

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