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The Holy Bible. Cambridge: University Press, 1823. 2 volumes bound in 3, 4° (287 x 225mm). Engraved plates and maps on pink paper (occasional light spotting and staining). Finely-bound in contemporary claret straight-grained morocco, covers with triple gilt fillets and floral cornerpieces, spines gilt in compartments, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed, a few light scuffs). Provenance: "Mary Townends Book. The gift of her sister Elizabeth ?Shadall, 16 Jan. 1824" (inscription on front free endpapers). (3)
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