Bibel-Laesninger for Familiekredsen Translation: Bible Reading for the Family. Containing 167 readings for use in the home and at meetings.

Bibel-Laesninger for Familiekredsen Translation: Bible Reading for the Family. Containing 167 readings for use in the home and at meetings. 1890. Battle Creek, Mich: Review & Herald Forlagsforening. 8vo. (5.74" x 9") 640 pp. Quarter dark brown leather with corners, bright fancy gilt rule to al, leather edges, over dark brown cloth covers. Gilt lettering centered to upper board, rear blank. Spine with four gilt rule bands, gilt lettering to second and fourth compartments, large decorative devices of flowers, lit oil lamp, and open bible centered to each other compartment. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with loss to upper rear tip. Both boards scuffed, rubbed. Title page with marginal stains, two dark spots of foxing, not affecting text. Old crease and small closed tear to fore-edge of title page, the first several pages also with marginal stains and scattered foxing, several closed tears at foot, close to spine, to several of the first 50 pages, gutter split with two leaves lacking (29/30, 31/32) towards front of text. Scattered foxing throughout, crayon colored blocks over text to two pages. Illustrated with a dozen engraved plates, vignettes to text pages, in-text illustrations and three colored charts.