The illuminated scripture text book
Subtitle: with descriptive verses, and interleaved diary, and coloured illustrations for every day
By: by Edmund Evans.
Contributors: Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co.; Scribner, Welford, and Armstrong
Published: 1873
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
Subjects: Bible -- Quotations.; Diaries (Blank-books) -- Specimens.; Birthday books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Illuminated text book
Notes: Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

Publisher's device printed on t.p.

T.p. and text pages printed within double gold rule border.

Preliminary colour wood-engraved plate includes areas printed in colour with metal.

Consists of a day book with letterpress scripture citations accompanied by illustrated quotes from the Bible.  Text pages interleaved with blank pages of lined paper ruled in red to correspond with each day of the month.

Plate and illustrations are unsigned.

Includes "Index.": p. 73-76.

MASS copy 1: Bound in brown morocco blocked in gold and blind; a.e. stained red.  With black glazed endpapers.  With bookseller's label: "W. R. Massie  Bookseller  Barnsley.".

MASS copy 2: Bound in quarter red morocco and glazed white paper-covered boards.  Upper cover and spine blocked in gold.  Upper cover with red and green paper onlays and central almond-shaped paper onlay chromolithographed with floral illustration.  Edges of both upper and lower covers with brass trim and brass clasp enclosure across fore-edge; a.e.g.  With pastel yellow endpapers.  Lacking lower free endpaper.  Interleaved pages are not lined in blue.  Bound with [42] extra pages of blank red-lined paper.