The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-01
BIBLE FASHIONS.
THE HISTORY OF BIBLE MAKING.
Progress in the Manufacture OF Illus
trated Bibles-Mr. Moody's Fa-
vorite-America In the Lead
~ Their Manufacture.

A representative of one of the princi.
pal English bible publication houses now
on one of his tri-yearly tours from New
York through the largest Western cities,
said as he pointed 10 II room full OF sam
Piles uf bibles and prayer books; "FashII
ion enters into the bible business, and
the STYLES have never been so numerous
rs now. When Moody aud Sankey were
in the zenith of their fame in this coun-
try, it was observed that MIR
Moody used bible bound
in limp covers, the leather of which
projected and turned down over the
edges. 1t was Bible published bv a
comparatively small London house, and
/ had as an appendix II concordance and
much chronological and general Bible
Information, such as description Of all
animals, mountains, etc, mentioned III
the Bible. Although this Bible retaiicd
u, high as Sl4, every Bible student was
/ bound 10 hDsc one as soon as III wa
fonnl that Mr., Moody used one, and the
! publishers made a fortune and sclrnfll
| ~ rejected oVertures from one OF the rich.
est Bible publishing houses in LJnlon.
| Then the latter company, winch euioys
the title of the Queens publishers, EN-
! ploy cd bible stlldGnts, who wrote mat
/ GER Tor an appendix us exhaustive as
that OF tie bible used bv Mr.. Moody, and
we have sold million nd II quarter oi
them. This Immense sale was largely
due to the interest the Bible study in-
cited hy Moody and Sankcy. The re-
ylsed New Testament had an immense
sale for while, aud then fell Hat, and
very few are sold now, the old version
being demanded. II took fifty wears to
introduce the King James version, and
, I 81 k.ill lao II :
ing the latest translation.
"The English can undersell the Amer
leans in small bibles and prayer books,
but the Americans have monopoly ia
tho sale of large family and pulpit BIZ
| bles. Very few illustrated bibles are
demanded, the Dore bible being the
. most popular of these. Limp Turkey
morocco binding is all the go now. The
Turkey morocco that is used IN these
bindings is technically called Persian
leather and is goat skin tanned IN Per
STA 1t is easily worked and embossed
mover hundred different styles. Her,
il an imitation of leopard skin, here %
=. armadillo shell, and here of ivory. tibet
), there are the renaissauce calf, the Nil'
Persian, the India Per ian, and the gen
" line ANTIQUE crocodile bindings, u sma!
bible bound in the latter style selling 70
'e $40. Episcopal prayer-books aud hymn
books are bound separately nd inclose
II together in Il sort of portfolio, with a
ingeniOusly arranged handle. We ar
IN compelled, by the iules of the church, I
bind them in t'~o distinct volumes, b'
cause We have to pay royalty Of 10 p,
ID cent. on the hylnnal, which money GOO
20 tho fund 10Y the support OF indlSei
n, paAtOrs. Catholic prayer-books are
Profitable branch of trade, because the
To are 40 many versions. They are all u
IL. same in substance and yet diller
words aud titles, such AZ "The Key
-. Heaven" etc. There are three glre,
" bible publishing houses IN London 4
A'o limited number is due to the TACT tI
lnrse capital Is required To successful
diO ~nndurt the business. NV firm Is one
or, hese extensive houses. They call the
selves the Queens printers, and III
Ter. right b 10 80 arises from patent &c
ms urirs old. =,
"TiIl 1856 the printing of tho Engl
ace. Bible was uren to anyone VINO could I
NV tnin the royal license, but few were a
" to do so. Wilkes, Queen Elizabel
ambassador ~ France, Holland u
irs. Germany, was for soIue time prlvilog
dy' W her majesty's printer in tho Ehgl
en- language This patent was sold III j
10 John Jugge, son of the printer OF
q Il bishops bible, but Il great cutlery v
and raised against the monopoly ami nu
ext Der OF people on one occasion opcl
denounced 1t. Another and more ext
aec. live patent WAS sold by Wilkes to CHI
p topher Barker for u great sum. In
,tts Barker obtained direct pat
H. for himself and his son Il
-, ert. Robert extended his pate
tho 10 1917. The patent was for a time
ass signed to Bonham Norton and J'
N N,s Bile, but in lo35 Robert Barker PAD 1
'Iee' for another extension. The Ba<crs
terest lasted 100 years, expiring III
hoes when II became the property oil
'ady Baskets, who sold II for 1lo,VO to
ancestors OF our house. Tho tirst IL
~. ever printed in this country is
scr owned by Mr.. Il. Hooker, away NJ
peri the Pocono mountains, Pennsylva
'uar who has refused $4,000 for H.. 81
wrotched vandal tore out the tue ~
hut forgot to remove the title nag
mere the Now Testament, which bears
kers imprint of Christopher Baker, whol
ury' have Just mentioned Cleveland l
the aid.