{"product_id":"123625","title":"The Holy Bible,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eAn excellent example of a pocket-edition King James Bible in a contemporary Regency binding of straight-grained green morocco tooled in gilt to an ovoid design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith provenance for the antiquary Matthew Gregson (1749-1824) who amassed a library at his house on St Anne's Street, Liverpool. He was elected a member of the Society of the Arts in 1801, and was in 1803 awarded a gold medal '\"for his very great attention to render useful the articles remaining after public fires\". He had shown that paint, varnish, and printers' ink could be produced from burnt grain and sugar'. (ODNB).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e24mo (12.5 x 7.5 cm); MS notes in pen and pencil to endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown; contemporary straight-grained green morocco, covers panelled in gilt with an ovoid-design, gilt spine in 3 compartments, all edges gilt, minor wear, near fine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"[Regency Binding].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57214629380471,"sku":"123625","price":800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123625_de33a4fa-6880-416b-b9d5-fd0567b3776f.jpg?v=1782247915","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/123625","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}