The English Version of the Polyglott Bible – Samuel Bagster, London – Antique Leather Bible with Metal Clasps
$300.00
The English Version of the Polyglott Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, printed for Samuel Bagster of 15 Paternoster Row, London.
An impressive 19th-century English Bible in a dark full-leather binding with raised spine bands, gilt spine lettering, gilt page edges and metal clasp fittings. The title page describes Bagster’s extensive system of references to parallel and illustrative passages and notes that the English text was designed to interleave page-for-page with editions in Greek, Latin, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Publisher: Samuel Bagster, London
Date: Undated on title page; 19th century. Comparable Bagster Polyglott editions were issued from the 1820s through the mid-19th century.
Binding: Full leather with raised bands and metal clasps/fittings
Features: Gilt page edges; decorative leather binding; period ownership inscriptions, including dates 1887 and 1902.
Condition: Antique condition with substantial external wear consistent with age. Leather is rubbed and worn at the spine, corners and edges, with losses and scuffing visible. Boards show surface marks and wear. The page block has age-toned/gilt edges. Metal clasp fittings are present, with wear and patination. Endpapers show spotting, marks and age wear. Please inspect all photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description.
A distinctive collector’s copy of Samuel Bagster’s influential English Polyglott Bible, particularly appealing for its period leather binding, clasp hardware and surviving 19th-century provenance inscriptions.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, CHRISTIANITY, NON-FICTION BOOKS, RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY
Type: NON FICTION
Category: ANTIQUARIAN BOOK, ANTIQUE BOOK, BIBLE, BOOKS, CHRISTIANITY, LEATHER BOUND, NON FICTION, POLYGLOTT BIBLE, RELIGION, SAMUEL BAGSTER
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