{"product_id":"899-antique-holy-bible-kjv-victorian-yapp-leather-bible-illustrated-teachers-edition-ref-x750","title":"899 Antique Holy Bible KJV – Victorian Yapp Leather Bible – Illustrated Teachers Edition - Ref x750","description":"1899 Antique Holy Bible – Illustrated Teachers’ Edition – Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode – Full Yapp Binding\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wonderfully evocative late-Victorian Holy Bible with a particularly appealing piece of surviving social and religious history: an original 1899 East Street Baptist Sunday School, Southampton prize presentation label preserved inside the binding.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrinted by Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, this compact Bible contains the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty’s special command.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume is presented in a handsome black full Yapp-style binding, with the flexible covers extending beyond and folding around the edges of the text block. The spine is lettered “HOLY BIBLE” in gilt, with “Illustrated Teachers’ Edition” appearing towards the foot.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes this particular copy especially charming is its original presentation label:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEast Street Baptist Sunday School, Southampton\u003cbr\u003ePrize for Regularity, Repetition and Good Conduct\nHand-dated December 1899\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe inscription records this Bible as a genuine Victorian Sunday School prize, giving the volume a tangible connection to the religious and educational life of Britain at the very end of the nineteenth century.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDETAILS\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDate: 1899 (hand-dated presentation inscription)\nPeriod: Late Victorian\nPublisher \/ Printer: Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode\nPrinter designation: Printers to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty\nEdition: Illustrated Teachers’ Edition\nTranslation: King James \/ Authorised Version\nContents: Old and New Testaments\nBinding: Black full Yapp-style binding with gilt spine lettering\nProvenance: East Street Baptist Sunday School, Southampton prize presentation\nPresentation date: December 1899\nDimensions: Approx. 13.5 cm × 11 cm × 3.2 cm\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCONDITION\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an authentic antique Bible more than 125 years old and bears substantial evidence of its long working life.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe binding is heavily worn, particularly around the projecting Yapp edges, corners, head and foot of the spine. There are areas of loss, fraying and deterioration to the outer covering, clearly visible in the photographs.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe gilt “HOLY BIBLE” spine lettering nevertheless remains attractive and legible.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInternally, the pages display expected age-related toning, spotting and signs of use. The original 1899 Sunday School presentation label has survived and shows age-related foxing and manuscript writing.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe photographs form an important part of the condition description and should be examined carefully before purchase. The Bible is offered in its present antique condition, with its wear retained as part of its history rather than disguised through modern restoration.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA PIECE OF VICTORIAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeyond being an antique Bible, this volume is a surviving artefact of Victorian Christian life and Sunday School culture.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts 1899 presentation label records the moment it was awarded by a Baptist Sunday School in Southampton for achievement and conduct. More than a century later, the inscription remains with the book for which it was originally written.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn atmospheric addition to a collection of antique Bibles, Victorian religious books, King James Bibles, Sunday School memorabilia or nineteenth-century Christian history, and an unusual historical gift for a Bible collector.","brand":"My Vintage Bibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59350968172869,"sku":"ai_ocdA79v","price":124.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3023\/4181\/files\/6aa83dd6af2f10db068fcfa5.png?v=1789416936","url":"https:\/\/myvintagebibles.com\/products\/899-antique-holy-bible-kjv-victorian-yapp-leather-bible-illustrated-teachers-edition-ref-x750","provider":"My Vintage Bibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}