Antique Bible Animal Stories * Illustrated * Leather Bound

NOTE This is a 1877 Salesman's Sample Bible Book. Wood's Bible Animals. Full French Turkey Morocco Leather Binding. Gilt Lettering & Pictorials, Debossed Heavy Boards, Gilt Page Edges. Steel Engraved Plates, Blank Ruled Subscription Section, Prospectus, Reviews & Notices. 9.75" x 6.5" x 1" Illustrator: Wood, Keyl, & Smith. Engraved by G Pearson. Assumed Publisher J.W. Lyon (World Publishing Company) Guelph Ontario Estimated 1877. Pages are tanned with some spot foxing. A couple pressed pansy flowers can be randomly found. A few partially torn pages, but not missing any text. Book Begins with Preface & complete Contents pages. Subscription section has one entry in pen dated 1904 referencing a marriage. Full Title : Wood's Bible Animals. A Description Of The Habits, Structure, And Uses Of Every Living Creature Mentioned In The Scriptures, From The Ape To The Coral: And Explaining All Those Passages In The Old And New Testaments In Which Reference Is Made To Beast, Bird, Reptiles, Fish, Or Insect. Illustrated With Over One Hundred New Designs. To Which Are Added Articles On Evolution And Research And Travel In Bible Lands