My Cambridge Bible is faulty. What do I do?

Answer:
We offer an unconditional guarantee against faulty workmanship:

The Cambridge Guarantee
Cambridge Bibles are unconditionally guaranteed for life against defective materials or workmanship of any kind. Each Cambridge Bible has been made with skill and care from the best and most appropriate materials. Treated with reasonable care and respect as befits a well-made and valuable article, it will give years of use.

The cover material used in the binding of fine Bibles is a natural product, and many of the binding processes still require craft techniques and skills, so making each leather Bible unique. However, if any customer has reason to believe that a Bible suffers from defects in materials or workmanship and that its condition is not the result of normal use or damage after purchase, they should return it to the place where it was purchased. If warranted, a replacement will be provided free of charge.

Should you not be able to handle this through the original retailer, please contact one of the following addresses:

If the Bible was purchased in North America
Baker Publishing Group (Bible Returns)
PO Box 6287
Grand Rapids
MI 49516-6287, USA
email: cambridge@bakerpublishinggroup.com

If the Bible was purchased in the UK or anywhere apart from North America
Cambridge University Press (Bible Department)
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge University Press CB2 2RU, UK
e-mail

Which Bible versions do you publish? Will you be publishing others, eg ESV?

Answer:
At present, we publish only the Bible versions shown on the web pages: KJV, NASB, NKJV, RSV, NRSV, NIV, REB and TNIV. We are planning to produce Bibles in the ESV in 2008; other versions may become available in the future. If you would like further information, please contact bibles@cambridge.org or sign up for an e-mail alert.

For any other Bible version, please contact the copyright holders.

How valuable is my Bible?

Answer:
We do not have the expertise to offer valuations. We would recommend you consult an antiquarian book dealer or research via the Internet, eg www.greatsite.com. (Be aware that very few Bibles printed since 1800 are of significant value.)

How old is my Bible?

Answer:
We cannot date your Bible precisely, but if the name of the University Printer is given on the publication details page at the front, his term of office will enable the Bible to be dated within a range of years.

To establish the date more precisely, contact an antiquarian book expert.

Can you match my old Bible with a new one that is the same?

Answer:
Perhaps, as many of our current KJV editions use printing images that date from the first half of the twentieth century. Please give us as much information as you can:

• What version is it?
• What edition is it? (eg Cameo, Concord - look on the bottom left-hand corner of the title page).
• Does it contain the Apocrypha?
• Is it a red-letter edition? (words of Christ in the New Testament printed in red)
• What type of leather is it bound in? (eg calfskin, bonded leather - sometimes the leather type is stamped on the inside cover).

Please e-mail this information to bibles@cambridge.org and we will recommend the closest equivalent that we can.

What are the italics for in my KJV Bible?

Answer:
The Bible was translated from Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic. These languages are economical with words compared to English. Often, they used just one word where we would use three or four in English. Sometimes words in a sentence are 'understood' in the other languages, so when the sentences were translated into English, extra words were added to make the sense clear. The italics show that the new words were not in the original texts.