Cassell's Illustrated Family Bible - Limited Edition
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1hamletscamaro
Okay, here are some photos of Easton Press' latest shipped Limited Edition.
Upon receiving this book my initial impressions were good. It came shipped in a box with additional cardboard sleeves that surrounded all sides of the book. However, this was not sufficient to protect my slipcase from a small dent (not pictured) when the box was obviously dropped during shipment; although the damage is not severe enough for me to return my editoin. I was also surprised to see some slight wear on the black leather that was acquired inside the slipcase during shipping. You can see a bit of this slightly on the top left front cover in one of these photos. Again, not sufficient enough to return the book.
This book includes a lot of illustrations. As Silentinaway has already pointed out, these are not given artist credit, but you can usually make out the artist signature in the lower corner of the larger prints. All illustrations are of course black and white.
I've included some size comparison pictures with the 1611 King James as well as Moby Dick. The Cassell's Bible is not nearly as large as the 1611 Bible but it is still very large. I still think I like the 1611 between the two. I certainly hope that Easton moves on to some subject other than Bibles for LEs. I like these books well enough but I'm just not sure how many Bibles the market can bear in such a short time. The 1611 is of course significant due to its historical tie and the obvious anniversary this year. I think that Easton printed the Cassell's Bible for all of the illustrations, and they are still riding the popularity of their Dore reprinted books. This is why I went ahead and ordered this edition, although Dore's illustrations do get lost in this large volume. Probably the only other key historical Bible that could be reprinted would be the Gutenberg Bible, but, since that is in Latin, I think that only Folio Society could successfully pull that off simply due to differences in their target markets. Although I could be wrong.
Speaking of target markets, my excitement for this edition is only eclipsed by my eager anticipation of Will and Kate A Royal Love Story since Arknight broke that story last week. Hopefully they will release a LE signed copy that EP can ship prior to the wedding. (And yes, I am only joking lest anyone want to kick me out of this group.)
Here is Easton's listing for this book:
http://www.eastonpressbooks.com/leather/product.asp?code=2564
Here is astropi's thread on the LEs:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/105844
Enough talking, here are some amateur photos:
Upon receiving this book my initial impressions were good. It came shipped in a box with additional cardboard sleeves that surrounded all sides of the book. However, this was not sufficient to protect my slipcase from a small dent (not pictured) when the box was obviously dropped during shipment; although the damage is not severe enough for me to return my editoin. I was also surprised to see some slight wear on the black leather that was acquired inside the slipcase during shipping. You can see a bit of this slightly on the top left front cover in one of these photos. Again, not sufficient enough to return the book.
This book includes a lot of illustrations. As Silentinaway has already pointed out, these are not given artist credit, but you can usually make out the artist signature in the lower corner of the larger prints. All illustrations are of course black and white.
I've included some size comparison pictures with the 1611 King James as well as Moby Dick. The Cassell's Bible is not nearly as large as the 1611 Bible but it is still very large. I still think I like the 1611 between the two. I certainly hope that Easton moves on to some subject other than Bibles for LEs. I like these books well enough but I'm just not sure how many Bibles the market can bear in such a short time. The 1611 is of course significant due to its historical tie and the obvious anniversary this year. I think that Easton printed the Cassell's Bible for all of the illustrations, and they are still riding the popularity of their Dore reprinted books. This is why I went ahead and ordered this edition, although Dore's illustrations do get lost in this large volume. Probably the only other key historical Bible that could be reprinted would be the Gutenberg Bible, but, since that is in Latin, I think that only Folio Society could successfully pull that off simply due to differences in their target markets. Although I could be wrong.
Speaking of target markets, my excitement for this edition is only eclipsed by my eager anticipation of Will and Kate A Royal Love Story since Arknight broke that story last week. Hopefully they will release a LE signed copy that EP can ship prior to the wedding. (And yes, I am only joking lest anyone want to kick me out of this group.)
Here is Easton's listing for this book:
http://www.eastonpressbooks.com/leather/product.asp?code=2564
Here is astropi's thread on the LEs:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/105844
Enough talking, here are some amateur photos:
2Svartalf
Thank you so much for posting these photos. I was wondering what this looks like outside the Easton ad.
I must say, it does look very good. By far it is the best illustrated Bible I have ever seen.
But to say the truth, I like the typeface on KJB a little bit more.
I has more of that 'antique' look. This one looks a lot more modern, but of course beautiful nonetheless.
I must say, it does look very good. By far it is the best illustrated Bible I have ever seen.
But to say the truth, I like the typeface on KJB a little bit more.
I has more of that 'antique' look. This one looks a lot more modern, but of course beautiful nonetheless.
3hamletscamaro
Yes, I like the KJB more as well, but this Edition is much easier to read just due to the more legible typeface. But, both are very nice.
4Wootle
It looks good sitting against the 1611. Nice illustrations. I do like the three different colored ribbons.
It it was mine, I would get a replacement. The 2 wear spots you pointed out, plus the bottom band is loose.
It it was mine, I would get a replacement. The 2 wear spots you pointed out, plus the bottom band is loose.
5hamletscamaro
Thanks for pointing that out Wootle. I never even noticed the bottom band until your comment. I had to go look at my own photos. I may give them a call tomorrow.
6ajaxtelamon
I have noticed loose bands like that on a several books. It seemed to be a frequent problem on a lot of the MoSF books and 100 greatest. Some of the recent books I have received, LE's, Reader's Choice and newer 100 greatest (Anna Karenina' most recent print run) don't seem to have it. Huck Finn and War & Peace from about 3 years ago had it, as did Forever War from MoSF. Anybody else notice this problem? I frequently see it in the middle portion of the band under the pages, unlike the edge as seen in this photo.
7Highgate
hamletscamaro, I just received my Cassels and it also has the loose binding at the bottom. Have you received a replacement, and if so did it also have a loose binding?
8hamletscamaro
No, I haven't ordered a replacement yet. I was going to look at it again this weekend and determine what I wanted to do. I wonder if they simply had a production issue with all of them. Not very encouraging.
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