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Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by Thermodynamics, Jan 25, 2009.

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  1. Thermodynamics

    Thermodynamics Member

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    Here is the thing about leather, a good quality goatskin or calfskin that is properly cared for should last a couple of hundred years or more. The leather you find on Bibles that come off the shelf at most Christian bookstores these days is of very cheap quality, this is the reason I have sent a couple of my favorite Bibles off to be rebound in top quality leather that I hope will still be around when I am just dust and bones.

    This is neat: The best thing you can do to care for your leather Bibles is to read them. The oils in your hands is absorbed by the leather and keeps it supple. So doing what is good for you is also good for your Bible, how cool is that?
     
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  2. puros_bran

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    From the pics... that is an amazing Ryrie, all I can say is WOW! I'm pretty sure I broke 3 or 4 commandments just looking at it :)

    Pretty cool old Cambridge too. Pastor gave me an old KJV (World) that was rebound in 1960 something... its due another rebind, the cove has broken lose.


    And what the heck is it about Scofields that make them break at Genesis 3?? I have 2 and they are both broke there also.



    Back to the original topic, excluding the extreme high quality stuff (Cambridge,RL Allan, the various rebinders)
     
    #22 puros_bran, Jan 26, 2009
  3. Thermodynamics

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    Thank you! Having that Ryrie rebound was really a lot of fun, a lot went into planning it, talking to the binder about what I wanted it to look and feel like and so on. The Nigerian Goatskin is just amazing, you have to hold it to fully appreciate what nice leather Nigerian Goat is. I also have a thing for brown Bibles.

    I must be the only Baptist on earth who has NEVER owned a Scofield Bible. However, my wife does have one and guess what....the spine is broken at Genesis 3, go figure? I have offered to buy her a new Bible or have her's rebound and re-sewn, but she says she likes it the way it is. How is it that she likes her Bible worn-out but needs a new purse or pair of shoes every month to replace ones that are still perfect???? She told me "you should never replace your Bible, it just seems wrong.":laugh:

    Back to the original topic: I used a Thompson as my primary Bible for several years, but I never really cared for Mr. Thompson's much-praised study system. That said, I do think that Thompson's are the best made of the non-luxury Bibles. The leather seems soft and supple and the binding is nice and strong. I am not sure what type of leather they are using on the genuine leather editions, but it is a step above most everything else out there.
     
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  4. Thermodynamics

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    I think another important consideration is page layout, after all that is what you spend the most time looking at.

    I know I am in the minority here, but I like the double column style over a single column/paragraph type layout. My pastor has a Life Application Bible and raves about the paragraph layout, but I just hate it!

    In my humble opinion the layout of the Ryrie is hard to beat, it is double column with cross references on the far right and left of each page and notes at the bottom of each page. There is also room for my own notes which is a plus as some editions assume the owner will not wish to add his own notes.
     
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  5. Amy.G

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    ThermoD, your bible is beeauuuutiful! But it looks like there's carpet in the background. You did NOT put your bible on floor!! Say it ain't so!

    JK..:laugh:
     
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  6. puros_bran

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    Forgot to finish my thought..... in the 'cheap' department I think its hard to be Hendrickson. I have one of their 'ministers bibles', now that its broke in a bit the cover is just wonderful.
     
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  7. Thermodynamics

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    Hi Amy, nope that is not the floor. That is a towel, carpet that light would not survive two kids, two dogs and I. My wife would have my head the first time I wore my old, dirty, stinky yard-work shoes across it. I am a coin dealer and I take a lot of coin photos using a copy stand. To avoid any movement in the stand (which would ruin a photo), I sit it on a towel. I just moved the copy stand and photographed the Bible on the towel.
     
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  8. Amy.G

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    Wheww. I'm relieved!

    I was just pickin' on ya. :tongue3:

    How long did it take for your bible to be recovered?
     
    #28 Amy.G, Jan 26, 2009
  9. Thermodynamics

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    I had it back about 2 weeks after I sent it off. That is pretty fast, but at the time it seemed like forever!:laugh:
     
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    I am wanting to get one of these editions bound in TruTone. They look good and are super soft.
     
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    The only Bible I ever had any trouble with was a World Bible. The spine broke on it not long after I got it and several of the pages fell out. This year I started reading the ESV from Crossway. The cover isn't great, but I think it will most likely hold up thorughout the year.

    I've heard good things about Nelson's Signature Bibles. Looking at Nelson's web site it seems all the Signarute Bibles come in calfskin. I'v looked at and even held these Bibles in Christian bookstores, but I've never owned one.

    I've never bought a Bible wirh a genuine leather cover. I'm not rolling in cash, so the price is always an issue. I probably have about an equal number of Bibles with bonded leather or hardback covers, and even a few in paperback, although I certainly don't recmmmend paperbacks for extensive Bible reading and study.

    One thing I've done to preserve Bible covers is to use an online Bible whenever possible. And a Bible cover doesn't hurt either - especially for the Bible you carry most often.
     
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  12. Thermodynamics

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    I made the critical mistake of going to the Allan & Sons website last night. They have a brown Oxford that looks really nice. Who am I kidding, ALL of their Bibles look really nice. Now that I have seen this I have to figure out why I "need" it so I can explain the purchase to my wife when it gets here.:laugh:
     
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    You could always say that she needs a newer Bible. Order that one for yourself and give her your latest Bible.

    Cheers,

    Jim
     
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  14. Thermodynamics

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    Better still I could just buy her a new purse and keep it myself. I have a weakness for brown Bibles that may border on a mental condition that needs treatment.:laugh:
     
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    I also have the In Touch Charles Stanley NASB in Soft Thick Calfskin $99.00, I just wish it had the red on gold my other Bibles have. I have 2 Allan's Bibles. One in Mid-Grain Goatskin and one in Highland Goatskin. My Cambridge Wide-Margin NASB is Goatskin also, very soft. I will probably never buy a Genuine leather Bible again, the leather is just such poor quality these days.
     
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  17. Thermodynamics

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    How do you like your Allan's Bibles?
     
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    I Love my Allan's Bibles. I have the NIVB2 in Mid-Grain Goatskin, it had BOLD print which is not available anymore. I also have the KJV Longprimer which is the #53 in Highland Goatskin leather. Very nice, it is a very limp Bible. I like the paper and print on the NIV better though. I consider all my nice Bibles investments.
     
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  19. Thermodynamics

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    The edition I have my eyes on is going to be avaliable in Apil in brown Highland goat, I may just wait fot that. How does the mid-grain oat compare to the Highland goat?
     
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    Great thread, Thanks.

    I have a NIV study Bible in "Top Grain Leather" that I bought in 1990. It was my main Bible until about a year ago when I switched to the NKJV. The NIV has a break right at the beginning of the NT but all of the pages are still attached. This Bible cost I think about $50.00 back then, which was a ton of money for me at the time. It is still in good shape. The dog slobbered at Acts ch. 2, I ironed the page but you can tell something happened. There is also a page rip at Psalms 77 with the proper scotch tape repair. This is the Bible I want my kids to throw into my casket just before they close the lid.

    My NKJV reference cost about $40.00 in bonded leather. Granted, I fold back the pages but this Bible will not be a daily reader 5 years from now. The pages are nice but the binding is already falling apart.

    I don't write much in my Bibles and like them to be in good clean shape. I'm strange that way.

    From the "I think this Bible will last a long time" department, my NET Bible in Bonded leather is very nice.

    Even the new hard cover Bibles are not well made. One of these days I'm going to get an Allan or Cambridge, but my wife would not understand the expense right now.

    Again, a great thread.
     
    #40 thomas15, Jan 29, 2009
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