Lot 423

Bible, Alexander Kincaid - Scottish Herringbone Binding






Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT
£750
Description
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments... Edinburgh: Alexander Kincaid, 1764. 12mo, red morocco binding with elaborate gilt 'herringbone' tooling to covers and spine, spine banded in 6 compartments, Dutch endpapers (final free endpaper lacking), contained in contemporary leather travelling case, lacking all leaves after 2E6, i.e. 66 leaves, small hole to 2C6 slightly affecting a few letters at base of leaf, inscription in blue ink to flyleaf detailing the provenance of the book, signed George Fulton [ESTC T91760]





