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Like New! Vintage Cambridge KJV Pitt Minion Reference Bible 55XRL Real Morocco Burgundy## The Story Behind the Treasure
Experience the absolute pinnacle of twentieth-century British typography and luxury bookbinding with this magnificent vintage **Cambridge University Press King James Version (KJV) Pitt Minion Reference Bible**. Long revered by theologians and serious Bible collectors, the iconic Cambridge *Pitt Minion* layout originally debuted in the 1930s, celebrated for synthesizing an incredibly slim, pocket-friendly profile with remarkably sharp, readable text. This highly coveted, out-of-print vintage printing was meticulously crafted in Great Britain on premium, whisper-thin India paper, beautifully completed with elegant art-gilt page edges and a traditional red-letter text layout highlighting the words of Christ.What elevates this volume into a rare, top-tier collector\'s prize is its archival binding. Stamped on the inner turn-in as **\"Real Morocco Edge Lined\"** alongside the elusive model code **\"55XRL,\"** the cover is crafted from authentic, tight-grained goatskin leather in a deeply rich burgundy colorway. Unlike standard case-bound or paste-down bindings, a genuine edge-lined goatskin cover is constructed for supreme flexibility, allowing the volume to flex and lay flat effortlessly while ensuring generational durability. Finding a vintage 55XRL Morocco edition in this pristine, untouched, entirely unmarked condition is an extraordinary market anomaly.
---## Item Specifics & Attributes
* **Title:** The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments (KJV)
* **Model Code:** 55XRL (Vintage Out-of-Print Run)
* **Format:** Pitt Minion Reference Edition
* **Publisher:** Cambridge University Press (Printed in Great Britain)
* **Binding:** Genuine Real Morocco Goatskin Leather, Edge Lined
* **Color:** Deep Burgundy / Plum
* **Special Features:** Words of Christ in Red, Art-Gilt Edges, Raised Spine Bands, Sewn Binding, Satin Ribbon Marker
* **Language:** English
---## Condition Report
This vintage premium Bible is in **Near-Mint to Flawless vintage condition** and shows no visible signs of use.
* **Exterior:** The Real Morocco goatskin leather cover is beautifully supple, clean, and entirely free from surface scuffs, creases, or corner rubbing. The leather edges and structure remain completely crisp and unmarred. Spine text and raised bands are sharp and immaculate.
* **Edges:** The gold art-gilt page edges remain highly reflective, mirror-smooth, and extraordinarily bright.
* **Interior:** The structural edge-lined hinges are pristine and tight. The premium India paper pages are perfectly crisp, white, and untouched—strictly free from any personal highlighting, ink annotations, underlines, or folded corners. The presentation and family history pages remain completely clean and unfilled.
* *Please review all high-resolution listing photos for an exact visual assessment of the condition.*
---## Shipping & Handling
* **Handling Time:** Safely packed and shipped within **1-2 business days** of cleared payment.
* **Packaging:** Shipped securely via USPS Media Mail inside a rigid cardboard box, heavily layered in thick defensive bubble packaging to ensure the supple edge-lined leather cover and pristine gilt edges arrive in perfect, unhandled condition.✨ *Thank you for stopping by our shop! We hunt the finest curated vintage decor, premium collectibles, and seasonal treasures so you don’t have to. We invite you to check out the other premier items in our store and follow our profile to see fresh treasures arriving weekly!*
