The Holy Bible : Containing the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha (14 Volume Set)

Various Contributors; D.B. Updike

Boston : R.H. Hinckley Co.; Merrymount Press, 1904

14 Volumes. #220/500 of the Extra Illustrated Edition. Quarter bound in contemporary leather with hand carved wood boards. 5 raised bands. 6 compartments. TEG. Loss to head and tail of spine on Volumes VI-VIII. Boards detached on Volume II and front board detached on Volume VII. Owner's inscription of Alex. R. Nininger, Jr. on FEP of 12 of the volumes. Two volumes have added gift inscription. Generally, clean, unmarked pages, with minimal toning. Illustrations in clean, crisp condition. Printed on Imperishable Paper.  Plates designed by D.B. Updike, The Merrymount Press,  Please feel free to view our photographs. 

Alexander R. Nininger Jr. (1918 - January 12, 1942) was a Second Lieutenant of the Philippine Scouts who received the first Medal of Honor in World War II. This set belonged to him.