1950 CAMBRIDGE BIBLE. Rare Snakeskin Binding in Snakeskin Presentation Box. Revival Illustrated throughout

Illustrated throughout

The Story of the Life of Mackay of Uganda

A fantastically important item for two reasons:

A first edition if offered today would likely fetch in the $300

and William Gordon “borrowed heavily from the Annual Register” (Gephart 1016

1950 CAMBRIDGE BIBLE. Rare Snakeskin Binding in Snakeskin Presentation Box. Revival Illustrated throughoutHere is a fascinating item of which we can locate no other examples. Probably executed sometime between 1930 and 1960, we have two faux snakeskin bound volumes housed in a corresponding snakeskin box. These must have been a specialty presentation and seem to have been produced by Cambridge themselves. A wonderful piece of Bible production history. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the