[Rarebooks] FS: Salesman's sample for a large, 1873, American Family Bible

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(BIBLE) THE COMPLETE DOMESTIC BIBLE... Philadelphia [etc., including A. L. Bancroft in San Francisco]: 1873. Lg. 4to. 112pp. of sample illustrated text in English and German. With 24 sample plates, 2 chromolithograph plates, a leaf for family photographs, 2 pages of printed prospectus for this book, the English and German versions, in different bindings priced $7.00 to $16.00, and numerous blank order leaves for subscribers. Full ornate brown morocco, embossed and gilt stamped. Front cover is the brown leather version, rear cover is the black calf variant (rubbed). Inside the covers are 2 gilt sample backstrips pasted down, showing binding variants.                   $350.00 (trade discount allowed)
This large (14-1/2" tall) family Bible was only sold by subscription. The plates are by Gustave Dore.

Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
1239A Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-451-4342