Physical description

A faded black hardcover Holy Bible with embossed pattern on the front and back covers. The front has stamped inside a circle the words, For Foreign and British Bible Society. The endpaper at the front is coming away from the spine, there are stains, foxing, ink markings and tears inside. Text is clear. The spine has faded pattering all along it with Holy Bible printed in gold lettering at the top. There is an inscription from Psalms 1 at the front from Henry Sebire who owned the Bible in . At the back is a handwritten Sebire Family Tree. Overall for it's age it is in remarkably reasonable condition.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At the front written in black ink - Blessed is the man that walketh Not in the counsel of the ungodly Nor standeth in the way of sinnirs Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law doth he meditate day and night. First Psalm and 1 verce. Henry Sebire his book June 15 /57 (spelling errors as transcribed)
At the back is written the Sebire Family Tree: Henry Sebire Born in Guernsey the 13th of August 1828, Martha Rihoy Sebire Born in Guernsey the 15th of December 1835, Sophie Sebire Born in Victoria 27th April 1854, Mary Ann J. Sebire Born in Victoria 7th June 1858, Henry J. Sebire Born in Victoria 11th May 1860, John Sebire Born in Victoria 19th June 1862, William Josiah Sebire Born in Victoria 22nd March 1865, Wandon Thomas Sebire Born in Victoria 9th Sep'br 1867, Lily Martha Sebire Born in Victoria 1870, Thomas Sebire Born in Victoria 4tJanuary 1873, Alfred Edward Sebire Born in Victoria 6th July 1877.

Summary

The Holy Bible containing the Old and New testaments: 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.