BIBLES - PAPIER-MÂCHÉ The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, George E....

BIBLE - PAPIER-MÂCHÉ BINDINGS The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, ownership inscription on front free endpaper, contemporary black papier-mâché binding with figure of St. John the Baptist within a mandorla decorated in a floral border, over red paper, leather spine gilt, gilt gauffered edges, minor wear, 1848--The Book of Common Prayer... together with The Psalms, ownership inscription dated 1849 on front free endpaper, contemporary black papier-mâché binding with figure of Christ standing in a framed Gothic window surrounded by foliate design on both covers, spine in similar style with title 'Church Service', gilt gauffered edges, minor wear and small loss to foot of spine, 1848; Idem, contemporary black papier-mâché binding with figure of Christ standing in a framed Gothic window surrounded by foliate designs on both covers, spine in similar style with title 'Prayer', gilt gauffered edges, lacking clasp, repairs to corners, small loss to head and foot of spine, rebacked, 1848; Idem, contemporary black papier-mâché binding with ornate floral and geometrical pattern, spine in similar style with lettering 'Prayer', gilt gauffered edges, rebacked, 1848, all George E. Eyre & William Spottiswoode--The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, contemporary black papier-mâché binding with floral design, spine in similar style, with clasps, gilt gauffered edges, rebacked, Edinburgh, Printed by Sir D. Hunter and M.S. Tyndall Bruce, 1846, together 5 works, each within fabric-lined slipcases [cf. Mclean VBD, pp.151-152], 8vo (5) Footnotes: A fine group of decorative black papier-mâché bindings, described by Ruari McLean as 'supreme examples of Victorian Gothic and perhaps the biggest triumph among all the ingenuities of Victorian commercial book-binding'. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing