1866 Holy Bible | King James Version | Oxford University Press | Full Vellum Binding with Gauffered Edges, Gilt Clasp & Red Inlaid Cross | Presentation Copy

A striking mid-Victorian Holy Bible, printed at the Oxford University Press in 1866, in the King James Version. This volume is beautifully bound in full vellum with gilt ruling to the boards and spine. Raised bands to spine. Featuring a large red inlaid cross on the front cover. A decorative gilt clasp closure further enhances its presentation, while the all edges are gilt and gauffré tooled with intricate patterns. Binding tight. Clean pages.

Provenance & Presentation:
    •    An important presentation inscription reads:
“Presented to Miss Mary Radcliffe on her marriage by the Parishioners of Langton, December 1866.”
    •    Includes a manuscript leaf with a list of parishioners’ names.
    •    Later ownership inscriptions: Mary Rosamind Howard Vyse (1880–1906) and Mary F.H. Howard-Vyse (1953).
**This adds a strong line of provenance, linking the Bible to both community and family history.

Contents:
    •    The Old and New Testaments (King James Version)
    •    Printed with the Oxford University seal

Condition: Very Good. +

Size: 5” x 6 3/4”

A fine Oxford-printed mid-Victorian Bible, highly decorative and enhanced by its rich provenance as a parish wedding gift.