Carved Books

An Extremely well-constructed English Victorian Bookslide of good size proportions, mid Nineteenth Century, of outstanding quality and condition. The adjustable base raised on a plai...

The “Standard” Edition of The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha, Translated out of the Original Tongues, Together with Cruden’s Complete Concordance… and Revised New Testament, with Many Other Important and Useful Aids to the Study of the Holy Scriptures, All Written to Increase the Interest in and Simplify the Study of the Word of God. Syracuse: Bible Publishing House, 1885. Standard Edition. Illustrated with steel and wood engravings and chromolithographs. Large quarto, with original full leather carved and gilded boards. Gilded edges and pewter clasps. Presented with a custom-made archival clamshell box. Presented is a beautifully restored and exquisitely bound Holy Bible from 1885. This family bible was published by the Bible Publishing House, in Syracuse, New York. It contains both the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha and Cruden’s Complete Concordance. It also boasts 100,000 marginal references and readings, Dr. William Smith’s “Standard Bible Dictionary,” a complete history of all the books of the bible, biblical scenery, and “Manners and Customs of the Ancients.” For studying, it includes “Bible Aids for Social and Private Prayer,” the history of translation of the bible, a history of all religious denominations, “Psalms in Meter,” and a “Teachers’ Bible Textbook.” It is decorated with stunning full and half page illustrations, printed as steel engravings, wood engravings, and chromolithographs, illustrating scenes in the life of Christ, bible text events from Genesis to Revelation, natural history, and several maps of the Holy Land engraved by L.B Folger. It also contains a stunning dedication page, a marriage license...

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of The Original Tongues, with Cruden’s Complete Concordance, Embracing Every Passage of Scripture in the Latest ...

An Exceptionally fine Quality Early Victorian English Well Figured Polished Coromandel Gentleman’s Library Adjustable Table Book Holder, firmly attr...

Unique church or monastery bible stand with perfectly hand carved Laus Sit Deo text. This beautifully hand carved Gothic bible stand dates from c...

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible with Copious Critical and Explanatory Notes and Practical Reflections, by the Rev. John Brown of Haddington, and Ma...

Spanish hand carved wooden bookstand.

1970s Hand-Carved Wooden Bookends

An Extremely Rare Irish Hand Carved Bog Oak Book Slide of good size proportions, mid Nineteenth Century, of outstanding quality and condition. The adjustable base with all-round Laurel Leaf decoration and a plain central split base. Firmly attributed to Cornelius Goggin...

An exceptionally fine quality early Victorian English well figured polished coromandel gentleman’s library adjustable table book holder, made by ren...

An extremely rare Irish hand carved Bog oak book slide of good size proportions, mid Nineteenth Century, of outstanding quality and condition. The adjustable base with all-round Laurel Leaf decoration and a central split carving depicting Ivy leaves. Firmly attributed to Cornelius Goggin...

A country house library style hand carved irish early Victorian figured mahogany non-adjustable table book trough of good size proportions and exceptional quality, mid-19th century. ...