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Antique Thomas Nelson & Sons Holy Bible, King James Version, featuring a desirable Self-Pronouncing Sunday School Teacher’s Edition format with Dictionary-Concordance, reference material, and color biblical maps.
The title page identifies:
Thomas Nelson & Sons
37 East 18th Street, New York
The verso identifies the printer as:
Berwick & Smith, Norwood Press, Norwood, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
A publisher’s note inside is dated:
New York, August 1898
That date relates to Nelson’s introduction of this self-pronouncing edition and helps place this copy in the late 1890s to early 1900s, likely circa 1898–1905.
The spine is marked:
Holy Bible
S.S. Teacher’s Edition
Nelson
This is a more elaborate study Bible than a standard period Bible and includes special pronunciation markings for biblical names and terms, reference material, concordance content, and several attractive color maps of the Holy Land and biblical regions.
Additional features include:
King James Version
Old and New Testaments
Thomas Nelson & Sons
Self-Pronouncing edition
Sunday School Teacher’s Edition
Reference Bible format
Color biblical maps
Red page edges
Flexible leather-style binding
Approx. 9 inches tall
Turn-of-the-century American printing
Antique Christian devotional and study book
The publisher’s note explains that the pronunciation system was based on Webster’s International Dictionary and was designed to assist readers with proper biblical names and terms.
A wonderful piece for collectors of: antique Bibles, Victorian religious books, Edwardian books, Christian history, Sunday School ephemera, Thomas Nelson publications, antique leather books, biblical maps, study Bibles, and turn-of-the-century religious material.
Condition Details:
This Bible shows substantial age-related deterioration to the binding. The leather is heavily worn, dry, rubbed, and frayed with losses at corners and edges. There is separation between the covers and text block in areas, along with damaged inner lining/endpaper material. Pages are toned with occasional spotting and wear. The interior text remains readable, and the surviving color maps display nicely.
Because of the fragile antique binding, this is best suited for collecting, display, historical interest, restoration, or careful reference use rather than regular daily reading.
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