[The New Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ [...] WITH concise prayer book, containing various God-fearing exercises.] An octavo Dutch bible housed in 19th century leather binding. The binding bears the owners' name (G.M. Heldoorn) printed in gilt, and with a single line in gilt. Top and tail of spine with a single small line in gilt. Covers and spine slightly worn and bumped in places. Slight damage to title page. A contemporary signature and a 9 line handwritten note in MS to first flyleaf. in 1866. A.E.G. The preface contains a treatise on the reading of the 'Holy Scriptures'. Title page & 8 full-page copperplate engravings, and a fold out map of the Holy Land, all beautifully coloured and heightened in gold. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page. 2. Frontispiece. 3. [Map] Land Kaart van het Heilige Land voor d'Evangelien. (Map of the Holy Land for the Gospels.) 4. Het Woord dat ik gesprooken heb. zal hem oordeelen in den laaststen dag. Joan XII. (The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. John 12.) 5. Zy wierden alle vervuld met den Heiligen Geest. Hand. II. (They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Acts II.) 6. Al wat'er geschreevenis, tot onze Leeringe geschreeven. Rom XV. (Everything that was written was written for our disciples. Romans XV.) 7. Zalig die de woorden dezer Propheetie leest en hoort en die de dingen bewaert die'er in geschreeven staen. Openb. I. (Blessed is he who reads and hears the words of this Prophecy and who keeps the things that are written in it. Revelations. I.) 8. Godt heest de Geest zyns zoons in uwe herten gesonden, dewelke roept: Abba, Vader. Gal IV. (God has sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, which cries out: Abba, Father. Galatians IV.) 9. Heere Godt, myn heiland: ik roepvoor u by dag, en by nagte. Laet myn gebedt voor uw aanschyn komen: neig uw oore tot myne beede. Psalm LXXXVII. (Lord God, my Savior, I cry for you by day and by night. Let my prayer come before you: incline your ear to my prayer. Psalm LXXXVII.) 10. Dit is myn lighaam 't welk voor u gegeeven word: doet dit tot myner gedagtenisse. Luc XXII. (This is my body which is given for you: do this in my memory. Luke XXII.) 11. Toen zeide Nathan tot David: gy zyt die man....Heir op zeide David tot Nathan ik heb gezondigd voor den Heere. Konig XII. (Then Nathan said to David: You are that man.... Then David said to Nathan: I have sinned before the Lord. Kings XII.) 13. Onderhoud elkanderen met Psalmen, Loszangen en geestelyke liedekens, zingende en speelende met der herte voor den Heere. Ephes V.(Sustain one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and playing with the heart for the Lord. Ephesians 5.)