Grand Imperial Family Bible, 1808

The Grand Imperial Family Bible, with a Complete Exposition and Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. Containing the Sacred Text of the Old and New Testaments; with the Apocrypha at Large. Illustrated with Notes and Observations, Theological, Critical, Moral, Historical, Practical, Chronological, and Explanatory. By the Rev. James Cookson, A. M. Master of Churcher's College, Petersfield; and Rector of Colemere and Prior's Deane, in Hampshire. The Tenth Edition. Beautified with Superb Engravings. London: Printed by W. Lewis, Paternoster-Row; for J. Wilkes, at the Encyclopaedia Office, No. 17, Ave-Maria-Lane; and Champante and Whitrow, Jewry-Street, Aldgate. M. DCCC.VIII.
 
Two folio volumes in original full brown leather bindings with green and red labels on spines, raised bands, and gold text and embellishments. Blue marbled end papers. Some leaves printed on blued paper.
 
Leather scuffed and chipped. Corners bumped and chipped. Hinges cracked. Joints cracking. Leather loss at tops of spines, and bottom of vol 2 spine. Frontis plus numerous engraved plates (clearly collected from other works as the numbering is inconsistent and illogical). New Testament has its own title page. Clean bright and tight throughout with well retained margins.
 
Vol 1 is Genesis 1 through Isaiah 53. Vol 2 is Isaiah 54 through Revelation.