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BRITISH FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY "PRINTERS TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY"

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4 years ago
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I was gifted this bible this week. I thought I would look up the history. I found quite a bit of information about the British Foreign Bible Society. The information was available for the bibles that listed " Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty" but nothing for the King's most Excellent Majesty. All that is listed on the first page is the date of 1804 which was the date for when the "British Foreign Bible Society" was established. The book is in excellent condition. All pages are intact, the gold print on the edge of the pages are vibrant as well as the words, Holy Bible, on the front of the bible. The cover is leather with tooled designs on the spine. Any information would be appreciated.

Category Books and Manuscripts
Medium Leather Cover
Distinguishing marks Gold print is very vibrant No use marks, no writing in the book
Condition Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item 6X5
Date Period 1804?
History No history I received the book as a gift.
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Submitted by MarkBlemish

The British and Foreign Bible Society dates back to 1804. Here’s a Wikipedia link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_and_Foreign_Bible_Society# I did find two that are similar on Worthpoint https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-1804-holy-bible-eyre-1784005551 but not much info there. Also found this one from 1836 http://www.castlehouseantiques.com/B930k-Holy-Bible-Blind-Tooled.html I have no idea about value. Since yours only has the 1804 date it makes me think it was one of the very early ones printed by The British and Foreign Bible Society.
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