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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;McAdder, post: 627184, member: 7942&quot;]Those bibles were printed in very high numbers and (almost) every year without significant changes. They are too young for most collectors, there are no illustrations.</p><p>You can find them from professional sellers from 20 USD, (<a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=sort-_-SRP-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=oxford&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=2&amp;tn=holy%20bible%20tongues&amp;yrh=1850&amp;yrl=1800" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=sort-_-SRP-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=oxford&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=2&amp;tn=holy%20bible%20tongues&amp;yrh=1850&amp;yrl=1800" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&amp;bx=off&amp;cm_sp=sort-_-SRP-_-Results&amp;ds=30&amp;kn=oxford&amp;recentlyadded=all&amp;sortby=2&amp;tn=holy bible tongues&amp;yrh=1850&amp;yrl=1800</a>) as a private seller you will most likely get less. Its something you would buy at a flea market, if you want an old book.</p><p><br /></p><p>What could make such a bible desirable, would be a beautiful binding, but yours is rather plain and also damaged.&nbsp; As a collector I cant see &quot;excellent shape&quot;. The leather is chipping, what could be red rot ( <a href="https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Red_rot" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Red_rot" rel="nofollow">https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Red_rot</a>), I see rubbing and staining and a discoloration where most likely an adhesive label used to be, the back is broken.&nbsp; That the interior is in better shape is quite common, because when the book was printed, the bible was no longer read as much as in the centuries before. But I see stock stains on the title page, which is a form of mold, meaning that the interior isn&#039;t in excellent shape ether.</p><p>Don´t get me wrong, the bible is a typical example for its time and the state is also quite average, the binding is definitely in poor state, because fixing that costs more than the book is worth, that is also common.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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