Another Auction: Allan NIV Bold Print, Brown Kid Goatskin Binding

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Written By J. MARK BERTRAND

I get a lot of e-mail asking for tips on sourcing vintage Bibles, and my recommendation is always the same: keep an eye on eBay. If your not fortunate enough to discover some old stock in a bricks-and-mortar inventory, that's your best bet. Naturally, you should scour bookstores whenever possible (especially when you travel), but there isn't an Aladdin's cave of vintage goodies waiting to be revealed, at least not by me. 

Which is why I encourage those of you who have Bibles to auction to let me know once the listings are up, so I can share them with readers. About a week ago, I posted some auctions David Farlow listed. He's managed to locate a number of vintage editions -- the bookshops of Northern Ireland seem to be a good place to look! Now, he's gotten his hands on another out-of-print Allan's NIV bound in brown kid goatskin. Here's the link to the auction:

And here are a few photos he sent along:

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J. MARK BERTRAND

J. Mark Bertrand is a novelist and pastor whose writing on Bible design has helped spark a publishing revolution. Mark is the author of Rethinking Worldview: Learning to Think, Live, and Speak in This World (Crossway, 2007), as well as the novels Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide—described as a “series worth getting attached to” (Christianity Today) by “a major crime fiction talent” (Weekly Standard) in the vein of Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, and Henning Mankell.

Mark has a BA in English Literature from Union University, an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and an M.Div. from Heidelberg Theological Seminary. Through his influential Bible Design Blog, Mark has championed a new generation of readable Bibles. He is a founding member of the steering committee of the Society of Bible Craftsmanship, and chairs the Society’s Award Committee. His work was featured in the November 2021 issue of FaithLife’s Bible Study Magazine.

Mark also serves on the board of Worldview Academy, where he has been a member of the faculty of theology since 2003. Since 2017, he has been an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife Laurie life in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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