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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jan 14, 1904

A Twelve-Ounce Bible

People who do not care for their Bible to contain several hundred pages of extra matter, or “Helps,” besides the Scriptures, but have all this matter in their libraries, will appreciate a Bible that weighs only 12 ounces, but has type large enough to be read easily by any one with fair eyesight. To such people, the Bibles which we describe here will appeal. We show herewith a full-page specimen of the type, and the printed page is only 4½ by 6⅞ inches, and the thickness of the book is but ¼ of an inch.

If you need a Bible, and can read the type readily, and do not care for your Bible to contain anything but the Scriptures and maps, then no long argument is necessary to interest you in this one.

Now as to the price. This also will fit your purse, whether you are able to pay for only the cheapest binding, or whether you wish yours bound in sealskin.

Each Bible described below is printed on India paper, famous for its thinness, and yet so opaque that the printing hardly shows through at all.

Style NO.—Thin leather, divinity circuit (overlapping edges), linen lined, round corners, red under gold edges, $1.65.

Style NO1.—Better leather, divinity circuit, leather lined, silk sewed, round corners, red under gold edges, $2.50.

Style NO2.—Levant morocco, divinity circuit, calf lined to edge, silk sewed, round corners, red under gold edges, $4.25.

Style NO3.—Sealskin leather, but otherwise same as style NO2, $4.50. A beautiful book, and a remarkably low price for such a fine binding.

We can furnish any kind of Bible; so if these are not what you want, send us a description of the one desired, and state about what price you are willing to pay, and we can surely please you.

The American Standard Edition of the Revised Bible

MANY of the readers of this paper have availed themselves of the opportunity of securing one of these Bibles. We feel confident that many others will appreciate this American Edition when once they have it for study.

To those who do not know about it, we will say that it is the Revised Version of the Bible as approved by the American Committee on Revision, and it has but recently been published.

Of its value, the editor of The Signs of the Times says: “The most perfect translation of the Bible into English there is in the world.” The Northwestern Christian Advocate says: “There can be no doubt that in this version we are nearer the thought, and therefore the spirit, of the Master than in any version now existing in English.”

REFERENCE BIBLE, BOURGEOIS TYPE

(same size of type as is used in this notice), American Standard Revised Version, with Scriptural references, topical headings, and marginal readings; size, 5½ by 8 inches. Will be sent post-paid at the following prices:—

Style R.—Black cloth, red edges, $1.

Style R1.—Leather, limp, round corners, red under gold edges, $1.75.

Style R2.—Leather, with overlapping edges (divinity circuit style), leather lined to edge, round corners, red under gold edges, $2.75.

Style R3.—Same binding as R2, but printed on the famous India paper, thus making the Bible very thin and light, $4.

TEACHERS’ EDITION.

A Teachers’ Edition of the American Standard Revised Bible has just been issued. It is printed in the same type as the above, and contains a concise Bible Dictionary of 118 pages, a new Combined Concordance of the Revised Version, 234 pages, besides Bible Atlas and 12 Maps. It is printed on India paper, and therefore only about 1¼ inches thick, weighs 1 pound and 9 ounces, and is furnished at the following prices:—

Style TR2.—Same binding as style R2, but on India paper, and with Teachers’ Helps as described above, $5.25.

Style TR3.—Better leather binding than style TR2, $6.25.

WITHOUT REFERENCES.

A new edition has just been issued in minion type (same size as used for obituaries in this paper, see page 23). It has no references, and is 4 by 6¼ inches in size. We can furnish it as follows:—

Style R10.—Leather, limp, round corners, red under gold edges, $1.40.

Style R11.—Leather, divinity circuit, round corners, red under gold edges, $1.60.

AMERICAN STANDARD REVISED NEW TESTAMENT.

In same size of type as style R10. It has no references, but is printed on a smaller page, the size being 3¼ by 4¼ inches.

Style R6.—Leather, limp cover, round corners, red under gold edges, 55 cents.

Style R7.—Leather, divinity circuit, round corners, silk book mark, red under gold edges, 70 cents.

Any of the above Bibles sent postpaid at prices given. Address State Tract Societies, Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.; Review and Herald, Washington, D. C.; Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal.; Kansas City, Mo.; Southern Publishing Assn., Nashville, Tenn.