1793 Scottish King James Bible

1793 Scottish King James Bible with Metrical Psalms

Mark and Charles Kerr • Edinburgh • 1793

A Scottish Bible from the Georgian Era

A genuine 1793 Scottish printing of the King James Version, published in Edinburgh by Mark and Charles Kerr, His Majesty's Printers. This compact Bible represents more than two centuries of Scottish printing and devotional history.

The volume also includes The Psalms of David in Metre, complete with its own separate title page, adding an interesting dimension to the book's historical and devotional character.

Publication Details

Title: The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments

Version: King James Version

Publisher: Mark and Charles Kerr, His Majesty's Printers

Place of Publication: Edinburgh, Scotland

Year: 1793 (MDCCXCIII)

Format: compact

Additional Content: The Psalms of David in Metre, with separate title page

Binding: Full period brown leather

Binding & Exterior

The Bible retains its original period brown leather binding with a handsome glossy patina developed naturally over its long history. Distinct horizontal rule lines decorate the spine.

The covers remain attached and structurally intact, with expected surface scuffing and light rubbing along the edges and corners. A minor crack is visible in the leather along the front joint where the cover flexes open.

Interior & Condition

The internal text block is 100% complete, extending from the main 1793 title page through the Old Testament and New Testament and continuing to the Metrical Psalms at the rear.

The pages are generally flat, crisp, and robust for their age. Light, expected foxing appears on the opening pages. Toward the end of the Old Testament, a small localized group of pages displays heavier natural yellow toning.

A few light stray stains are scattered throughout the text, along with several minor dog-eared corner folds. There is no water damage, structural tearing, or text loss.

Overall, this is a good, complete example of an 18th-century Scottish King James Bible, retaining its original period binding and complete interior.

A Piece of Scottish Biblical History

Printed in Edinburgh during the Georgian era, this Bible provides a tangible connection to Scotland's long tradition of Bible printing and private devotional use. Its survival in complete form, together with the accompanying Metrical Psalms, makes it an appealing addition to a collection focused on early Scottish printing, historic Bibles, or the development of English-language Scripture.

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Collection Reference: AS-1049

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