PARADISE LOST (THE PHOTOGRAVURE SERIES)
Written by John Milton. Illustrated by William Strang.
Stock no. 1831585
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

The poem is a retelling of the story of Adam and Eve from the biblical book of Genesis which describes the creation of Heaven and Earth and of Adam and Eve. This poem fleshes out this story and imagines the couple's reactions to the events that led to them being expelled from the Garden of Eden (or Paradise). Light brown cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front, red border to front board. 12 b/w tissue-guarded plates, including frontis and title page. 242 pages. Top edge gilt. Boards lightly scuffed, faint mark to front board. Spine worn at top & tail and rubbed. Browning to contents and some foxing mainly to margins and verso of plates. A decent copy.

THE HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE BIBLE
Written by Ian Barnes.
Stock no. 1830841
Published by Quantum Publishing. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book places the key events and people described in the Bible into their social and geographical context, showing the link between the scriptures and the society in which they were written. Includes timelines, colour photographs and illustrations of archaeological sites and artifacts. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845735661. Top edge of text block has a few very minor spots else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label to top front corner.

THE DOUCE APOCALYPSE: PICTURING THE END OF THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1825594
Published by Bodleian Library. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Douce Apocalypse, an illuminated luxury manuscript, was made for prince Edward, later Edward I, and his wife Eleanor of Castile in 1270. The text and images had a contemporary significance in the 13th century are were interpreted in the context of prophecies concerning the coming of the Antichrist. This volume conveys both the beauty of the original illuminated manuscript and the enduring fascination of its contents. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781851243600. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

OUR GOOD-NIGHT BOOK
Written by Lettice Bell.
Stock no. 2132417
Published by Pickering & Inglis. Circa 1932. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Colour frontis. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping. Top corner of front endpaper has been torn off. A few pages internally have a leaf pattern 'shadow' or imprint, where a leaf has been flattened between the pages.

THE BIG I AM
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1316253
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This work is a view of God, a "synopsis" which is designed to accompany God's comments on the creation of the universe, and in which the author tells us what God observes and thinks about mankind. Steadman's view of the Creation. A journey into uncharted territory... Large square format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Lavish colour illustrations. ISBN: 022402471X. Small indentation to lower edge of rear cover, corners ever so slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little scuffed.

I'LL TELL YOU A STORY
Written by Elfreyda M.C. Wightman. Illustrated by Harold Copping.
Stock no. 2117172
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1948. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Bible Story Books Series - New Testament - Five. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. Some marks to cloth spine, with a little fraying to top. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing.

SOME CHILDREN OF THE BIBLE
Written by Katherine Kennedy.
Stock no. 1502754
Published by A.R. Mowbray & Co. Limited. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Beige boards with brown titles and pictorial onlay. White spine, brown titles. B/w illustrations. 72 pages. A little bumping to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers a bit grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to page edges and margins. Book has a slight odour.