[D'OYLY AND MANT'S BIBLE].
The Holy Bible,
The Holy Bible,
according to the authorized version; with notes, explanatory and practical... together with... introductions, tables, indexes, maps, and plans: prepared and arranged by the Rev. George D'Oyly, and the Rev. Richard Mant... under the direction of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. For the use of families.
Stock Code 107689
Oxford, Printed for the Society, at The Clarendon Press, 1817
This annotated edition according to the King James Version was prepared for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton (1755-1828) by his domestic chaplains. D'Oyly (1778-1846) was rector of Buxted in Sussed, and later became rector of Lambeth. Mant (1776-1848) subsequently became Bishop of Down, Connor, and Dromore in Ireland.
8 vols; large 4to (32.5 x 26 cm); extra-illustrated with over 800 additional plates, mounted on thin card and bound-in, plus the 56 issued plates and 8 maps, including mezzotints, stipple engravings, copper engravings and steel engravings (some folding, some two per page, a few in text), occasional light soiling to margins, very occasional offsetting; contemporary dark blue straight-grained morocco gilt, covers with wide gilt borders of small tools with large fan-shaped corner devices, spines in six compartments, gilt lettered direct in second, third and fifth, others richly gilt, broad raised bands gilt, all edges gilt, joints of vols I and II expertly restored, occasional light rubbing, a very handsome set.
Herbert 1658; Darlow/Moule 1072.
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