The Holy Bible, : containing the Old and New Testaments: newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command. Appointed to be read in churches..
Scott, William,active 1775-1790?,binder.StEdNL: Bdg.s.898(1) ; Bdg.s.971
MacKean, Norman M.,former owner.StEdNL: Bdg.s.926(1)
Mount-Somerby, Herbert,former owner.StEdNL: Bdg.s.971
Edinburgh: : Printed by Alexander Kincaid, His Majesty's Printer.,
MDCCLXXII. [1772]
New Testament has separate title page.
Last leaf = 2L¹²
ESTC
Darlow & Moule
Herbert, A.S.  Engl. Bible,
Bookplate "Ex libris Norman M. MacKean F.S.A. Scot.".
Bookplate on the recto of the front free endpaper "Ex libris Herbert Mount-Somerby".
Straight-grained red leather, with elaborate gilt tooling which suggests the influence of James and William Scott. The central panel includes architectural motifs such as columns and urns, as well as birds and various items of foliage. This panel is enclosed by different border rolls; the board edges are tooled as well. The spine has a black leather title label and more tooling, including a laurel-crowned head, and a greek-key design.
Red morocco central herringbone design featuring gilt decorative lozenges which are surrounded by gilt ornaments featuring floral emblems, trumpets and lyres. Very badly worn. Six-panelled spine with featuring gilt ornaments.
Ambiguous Scott binding.
Scottish herringbone binding in which the front and back boards feature a 'gold frame' created by a 13mm wide hatched roll in gilt, upon which is another roll of an oval-and-diamond (also gilt). In creating this 'frame' the binder has massed all the gilt ornaments to the centre.