06th Jul 2015 by MistyMountain

This bible surprised me. It is actually better than I thought it would be, though I do have some troubles with mine. First, the leather covering is excellent in my view. I am glad it is not limp. It is a thick and nice quality leather that supports, which makes the bible easy to hold and read in positions like reclining and while in bed. Good. New, it has some stiffness, but mine is becoming noticeably looser after a few weeks of everyday use. I would expect it to lay fully flat while open after some more break-in time. Inside, the paper is good overall, though not like the finest India-type. It is quite easy to handle and in turning pages, seems to have a stiffer quality to it then some others. I like that the paper does not flop or fall down easily while holding the bible vertically. The index tabs are okay, though I would prefer them to be bigger, and/or possibly more tabs. Next time I would buy the non-indexed model. My biggest complaint is about the printing quality on mine. The OT is printed very good, nice and dark. BUT, most of the NT on mine has much lighter print, especially in the gospels. It is readable, but this is a disappointment. If it was consistently darkly printed as in the OT, this bible would be nearly perfect. Size and handling are great, in a very portable and readable format. Overall I like this bible very much. I would give it 5 stars easily if the print quality was consistently high.

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