RARE Antique 1831 Early American LARGE FAMILY HOLY BIBLE Perfect NY Baker Family

For sale is a copy of RARE! Large sized full leather cover antique early American FAMILY HOLY BIBLE in Great antique condition. It is printed in the year 1831 by the New York publisher Daniel Smith. It contains many full page steel plate engravings throughout as well as on the title page (partial loss to the title page, see photo #4). According to the family record page, this Bible belongs to the Baker family of Wallkill, Orange Co. The first owner is James Baker born in 1795. The Bible is large in dimension, 11″ by 9″ for the cover size, more than 3 thick. The front and back cover are both full leather and in good antique condition. The binding is tight and has no tears on spine. There are very slight cracks at the leather layer where the covers meet the spine, but securely attached with cloth and paper binding. Age related sign of rubbing is to be expected. All pages appear to be complete. There are age related foxing, yellowing, staining commensurate with age, please check all photos for detailed condition. All in all, this is a rare early American religious text with foldout maps ready to become a significant piece in your antique bible collection. Feel free to check out my other antique and collectible listings (many more antique Christian texts and prints of various old ages).