The Holy Bible, Containing The Old And New Testaments: Translated Out Of The original Tongues: And With The Former Tranlations Diligently Compared And Revised, By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed To be Read In Churches .

"Lectern Size" bible with interesting provenance.. A very good full leather binding by "Hayday". English Medium 4to. 12.5" x 9.75" x 3.75" (34.0cm x 25.5cm x 10.0cm ) . Weight: 14.3ilbs (6.5kg) . Black morocco over thick boards, edges lightly rubbed and bumped. Gilt decoration to both boards. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, and gilt title: "Holy Bible". All page edges gilt. Inner gilt dentelles. Original yellow endpapers, lightly soiled. Binders stamp to the verso of the front boad: "Bound By Hayday". Closed tears to front free-endpapers. Clean English text in double columns and with marginal references. Separate New Testament title-page. VG. ** Family history details of the Galbaith family before the New Testament. "Presented to Joseph Allen Galbaith on the occasion of his marriage with Hannah Maria Bredin in the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas Galway on the sixteenth day of July 1850 fifty A.D. by his sincere friend Samuel Haughton". ** Galbraith, Joseph Allen (29 November 1818 ? 20 October 1890), professor of experimental philosophy and proponent of home rule, was born November 1818 in Dublin, the son of Richard Galbraith, a merchant and Scottish presbyterian, and his wife Rebecca. His father died in the 1820s, after which he largely supported himself... Scientific researches into barometric pressure, geology, and the mathematics of pendulum-motion with respect of the rotation of the earth, published in the RIA Proceedings, succeeded his appointment as Erasmus Smith's professor of natural and experimental philosophy in May 1854. Together with his great friend, Samuel Haughton (qv), he had previously initiated a hugely popular series of manuals on aspects of mathematics and physics to intermediate and undergraduate level. These were so concise and well structured as to be recommended as textbooks for English schools and colleges by the privy council. They did not go out of print until the 1900s and helped to end Galbraith's financial insecurity. During the Crimean war (1853?6) both friends also made a great reputation tutoring numerous students for the difficult army artillery and engineering exams. He became grand chaplain of the grand lodge of freemasons in the 1850s and worked as treasurer on the management committee of the masonic girls school in Donnybrook...." - See Dictionary of Irish Biography. **** "Edgar Galbraith (16 June 1853 ? 16 June 1899) - his son. Was an Irish international rugby union player. Born in Dublin, Galbraith was a forward with Dublin University Football Club and gained his solitary Ireland cap in the team's first ever international, against England at The Oval in 1875." - See List of Ireland national rugby union players ***** Richard Galbraith (6 Jun 1852 - 7 Dec 1888) - His son - He played for the Ireland national rugby union team. His first international test match was against England on the 15 February 1875. His last test match was against England on 5 February 1877." - See List of Ireland national rugby union players Title: The Holy Bible, Containing The Old And New Testaments: Translated Out Of The original Tongues: And With The Former Tranlations Diligently Compared And Revised, By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed To be Read In Churches . Author Name: 19TH CENTURY BIBLE - KING JAMES VERSION Location Published: Oxford: Printed At The University Press. Sold By E. Gardner And Son, At The Oxford Bible Wareouse, Paternoster Row, And By G. B. Whittaker And Co. Ave-Maria lane, London; Also By J. And C. Mozley, Derby. M.DCCC.XLVIII. [ 1848 ] . 0 Categories: 19TH CENTURY Seller ID: 51611 Keywords: 52999 irish rugby union ireland galbaith galbraith printed at the university press. sold by e. gardner and son bibles::19th century