The Bible designed to be read as literature / edited and arranged by Ernest Sutherland Bates
1937, Deluxe Edition. London : William Heinemann, [1937?]. Very good copy bound in gilt-blocked Salmon Niger Morocco. Some light dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Minor scuffs and scratches to the spine cover. In a slipcase which has some edge wear. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Publisher's red stain to page edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1237 pages; Physical description: xxxi, 1237 p., 2 colour maps ; 24 cm. Subjects: Bible as literature -- Bible stories. Notes: "The text of the King James version is generally followed except in the case of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes and the Song of songs, where that of the Revised version is used"--T.p. verso. Introduction by Laurence Binyon. Title page in red and black. Item #213734
Price: €195.00