Monday, March 16, 2026

Exquisite 1877 Holy Family Bible ~ Full Leather with Brass Clasps and Gold Gilt ~ Engravings by Gustave Doré and Other ~ Rare Antique

1877

The Holy Bible:

Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated Out of the Original Tongues, with the Apocrypha, Concordance, and Psalms.

To Which are Appended a Comprehensive Bible Dictionary, in Which Every Important Scriptural Word is Fully Explained.

A Complete History of Each Book of the Bible, Beautifully Illustrated. Cities of the Bible, With Descriptive Scenes and Events in Palestine. Jewish and Egyptian Antiquities; Biblical Scenery; Manners and Customs of the Ancients; Natural History; Bible Aids for Social Prayer; a History of the Jewish Worship, &c.

Over One Hundred Thousand Marginal References.

A Concise History of All Religious Denominations, and Many Other Important and Useful Aids to the Study of the Holy Scriptures. All Written to Increase the Interest in and Simplify the Study of the Word of God.

By the Following Eminent Biblical Writers and Authors:

Rev. Alfred Nevin, D.D., Rev. John Eadie, D.D., LL.D., Rev. Thomas H. Horne, D.D., Rev. Wm. F. B. Jackson, Rev. Wm. H. Munroe, Prof. A. L. Rawson.

The Whole Embellished with Thirteen Hundred Engravings on Steel, Wood, and in Colors.

Rare, Huge Antique Book ~ Decorative Full-Leather Publisher’s Binding ~ Engraved Illustrations by Gustave Dore and Other Eminent Artists of the Time ~ Spiritual Guide ~ Old Testament ~ New Testament ~ Apocryphal Texts ~ Manuscript Examples ~ Biblical History ~ Temples ~ Miracles ~ Prophets ~ Prayers ~ Palestine ~ Parables ~ Prophecies ~ Discourses of Jesus Christ ~ Revelation ~ Gospel ~ Patriarchs ~ Denominations ~ Jewish Worship ~ Egypt ~ Idols and Idolatry ~ Apostles ~ Jerusalem ~ Ancient World ~ Maps ~ Opening of the Sixth Seal ~ Concordance ~ Psalms ~ Antiquities ~ Customs ~ Manners ~ Biblical Scenery and Natural History ~ Wisdom ~ Sacred Knowledge ~ Proverbs ~ Mystical Relationships ~ Angels ~ Archangels ~ Demons ~ Devils ~ Messengers ~ Evil Spirits ~ Heaven ~ Hell ~ Demonic Possession ~ Condemnation of Occult Practices, Satanic Bondage, Divination, Magic, Sorcery, Interpreting Omens, Casting Spells, Mediums, Necromancy, Consulting Spirits or the Dead, Witchcraft, Pharmakeia, Astrology, Star Worship, Seeking Guidance from the “Heavenly Array,” and Sacrifice for Demons ~ Divine Intervention ~ Supernatural Occurrences ~ Resurrection ~ Visions ~ Spiritual Beings ~ Plagues ~ Virgin Birth ~ Walking on Water ~ Multiplying of Food ~ Rising from the Dead ~ Kingdom of God 

Publisher:
Boston: W. L. Richardson & Co., 1877.
The latest date printed in the book is 1876, but the "77" on the spine indicates an 1877 publication.

Features:
Measures 12.6 x 10.8 inches.
Original decorative publisher’s binding: brown leather, deeply embossed and compartmented, with embossed gold-gilt stamping and brass clasps.
Textblock all edges gilt.
Moire endpapers with publisher’s original reinforcement strips at the hinges.
Bound-in ribbon page marker.
Pages for family records, marriages, and photographs are all still blank and unused.
Rubricated title page.
Chromolithographed plates of gold-heightened illuminated prayers and commandments.
Illustrated with 2,000 intricate steel engravings including many full-page plates with tissue guards.
Hand-colored map.
About 1,300 pages.

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Ca. 1895 Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ~ Rare Antique Book ~ Victorian ~ Original Decorative-Cloth Publisher's Binding ~ Gothic Novel ~ Horror ~ Supernatural ~ Science Fiction ~ Occult ~ Monster

Ca. 1895
Frankenstein
Or, The Modern Prometheus
By Mrs. Mary W. Shelley

Rare Antique Book ~ Victorian ~ Original Decorative-Cloth Publisher's Binding ~ Gothic Novel ~ Horror ~ Supernatural ~ Science Fiction ~ Occult 

Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., no date, circa 1895.


Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Ca. 1902 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Sequel: Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll with Alphonse Mucha–Style Publisher's Binding

Ca. 1902
Through the Looking-Glass
And What Alice Found There
By Lewis Carroll
With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel

Alphonse Mucha–Style Binding

Rare Antique Book ~ Art Nouveau ~ Decorative-Cloth Publisher’s Binding ~ Illustrated ~ Fairy Tale ~ Fantasy Classic ~ Sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Publisher:
New York: Hurst & Company, no date, circa 1902.

Features:
First edition in this format (no statement of edition, no additional printings listed).
Measures 6 x 4.3 inches.
Original decorative-cloth and paper publisher’s binding: white cloth with embossed silver-gilt stamping and a lithographed color panel in the Art Nouveau style of Czech/Parisian artist Alphonse Mucha on the front and back.
Textblock top edge gilt.
Frontispiece and extra vignette title page.
Illustrated throughout.
189 pages.

Monday, November 13, 2023

1894 Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ~ Rare Antique Book ~ Victorian ~ Original Decorative-Cloth Publisher's Binding ~ Gothic Novel ~ Horror ~ Supernatural ~ Science Fiction ~ Occult ~ Monster

1894
Frankenstein
Or, The Modern Prometheus
By Mrs. Mary W. Shelley

Rare Antique Book ~ Victorian ~ Original Decorative-Cloth Publisher's Binding ~ Gothic Novel ~ Horror ~ Supernatural ~ Science Fiction ~ Occult

Publisher:
Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., no date, circa 1894.

Features:
Measures 6.1 x 4.4 inches.
Original publisher’s binding: Desert-rose cloth with embossed silver-gilt stamping.
Patterned endpapers.
294 pages plus a short book catalog.

Note: The Handy Volume Classics series in this format was only issued in 1894, likely making this the first and only printing of this edition.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

1883 Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ~ Rare Antique Book ~ Victorian ~ Original Decorative-Cloth Publisher's Binding ~ Gothic Novel ~ Horror ~ Supernatural ~ Science Fiction ~ Occult ~ Monster

1883
Frankenstein
Or, The Modern Prometheus
By Mary W. Shelley

Rare Antique Book ~ Victorian ~ Original Decorative-Cloth Publisher's Binding ~ Gothic Novel ~ Horror ~ Supernatural ~ Science Fiction ~ Occult

Publisher:
New York: John W. Lovell, no date, circa 1883.

Features:
Measures 7.1 x 4.9 inches.
Original publisher’s binding: Green cloth with embossed gold-gilt and black stamping.
Floral-patterned endpapers.
177 pages.
After which, there are two short stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Haunted and the Haunters or The House and the Brain (28 pages) and Calderon, the Courtier (53 pages).

Note: The Lovell publishing company only existed from 1878 to 1891. This book contains an owner's signature dated 1883. The “Lovell’s Library” series was first advertised in 1884, likely making this 1883 printing the first edition in this format.