[Oxford University Press: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press Warehouse, Amen Corner, London.] Prospectus, in the form of an illustrated printed pamphlet, for ‘The Oxford Bible for Teachers’.

A nice piece of OUP ephemera, and a memorial to the lost art of letterpress printing. Stitched pamphlet of 24pp, 12mo. Wraps not called for. In good condition, lightly aged, with outer pages a little grubby. A couple of sources help establish the date: on p.13 it is announced that ‘the most recent discoveries, especially in Egypt, have been inserted, down to March, 1893’, and the second of the ‘Extracts from Opinions’, pp.21-23, from ‘Nature’, dates from 5 October 1893. An efficient and workmanlike piece of printing, but an impressive prospectus nevertheless, in small print, including a page on ‘The Oxford Helps to the Study of the Bible’, followed by a three-page description of ‘The Present Edition’ ('On the completion of the REVISED VERSION OF THE BIBLE in 1885, it was speedily recognized that the time had come for a yet more systematic and accurate guide to the study of the Scriptures.'), together with ‘Specimens of the Illustrations’, a page on ‘The Maps’, and seven pages with prices for the various sizes, types and bindings of the Authorized and Revised Versions. The ‘List of Contributors’ on the final page gives the credentials of thirty-two individuals.