— Routledge&Apos;S Scripture Gift-Book

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this scripture gift-book from Routledge, with colour illustrations throughout. First edition. Scarce. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates containing ninety-six images. Collated complete. A charming children's gift-book containing works on the scripture, including: the Alphabet of the Old Testament, the Alphabet of the New Testament, the history of Joseph, and the history of Moses. Intended for young children as religious and moral entertainment. Illustrations by Leighton. Dated from the University of Cambridge Libraries. Rebacked with the original blue cloth binding with gilt. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting and age toning. The odd small handling mark. Good . Ill.: Leighton. Good .