The / Holy Bible, / Translated from / the Latin Vulgate: / Diligently Compared / with the Hebrew, Greek and Other Editions in Divers Languages; / The / Old Testament, / First Published by the English College, at Douay, A.D. 1609; / and / The New Testament, / First Published by the English College, at Rheims, A.D. 1582. / with / Annotations, References, and an Historical and Chronological Index. / From the Last London and Dublin Editions. / The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared with the Latin Vulgate. / Carefully Printed from the Edition of 1844, Which Was Published with the Approbation of the / Most Rev. John Hughes, D.D., Archbishop of New York. / New York: / Johnson, Fry and Company, / 27 Beekman-Street. [ca. 1865]
Large quarto (12 ½” x 9”) Family Bible finely bound in full leather decorated with elaborate and finely detailed blind and gilt stamping. Later spine in six gilt panels offset by raised bands. Many extra features including 36 full-page engraved plates most with ornamental borders plus frontispiece and engraved title to the Old Testament and frontispiece to the New. All edges gilt. Light browning with occasional soiling to interior, but overall clean with no writing. Corners bumped and occasional scarring on covers. 1024 pp. including tables. Very large, eavy book.