KJV Concord Wide Margin Reference Bible, Black Calf Split Leather, KJ764:XM

This is a beautiful Bible, exhibiting all of the quality I would want for this holy book. I purchased it because of its wide margins: I wanted space to make notes about the orignal Greek and Hebrew meanings of this English translation.The leather is substantial, the paper lovely, and in spite of the paper's thinness, the notes I make with a brown Pigma Micron .005 pen do not bleed through. (Because of the paper's thinness, they do *show* through on the other side, but it is still possible to write on the back side and read both sides clearly.)The print is smaller than I anticipated, but very legible, and including the column of cross-references in the middle of each page, fills a space about 4.5" x 7". Anyone who has difficulty reading fine print will want to choose another Bible. The cross references in the middle column are even finer print.This Bible has a concordance of about 100 pages at the back of the book, plus blank pages labeled A through Z, then perhaps 100 thicker blank lined pages, then 15 Cambridge Bible maps on this thicker paper. The Bible I use every day does not have extra material in the back, and the inclusion of all of this extra material, not quite a half inch thick, has thrown off my ability to estimate where the individual books of the Bible lie when I go to find a specific verse. It would have been helpful to me to have the Bible indexed. For now, if I insert a card in the Bible at the end of the book of Revelation, I can more easily estimate where the individual books lie and find my reference.I especially appreciate that this Bible lies flat when it is open. It is a little difficult to write in the center two margins, because the pages are curved up from the center of the book here.

This Bible is amazing. I researched long and hard to find a KJV wide-margin reference Bible that was not red-letter that was fairly decent quality and priced right. This fits the bill exactly! I have had this Bible for almost 2 years now and absolutely love it for taking notes and for daily Bible reading. The print is somewhat small (still legible), which is necessary to fit the wide margins. It has a section of blank pages for notes, and then some thicker dual-column ruled pages for more notes. It has 15 maps, a concordance, a glossary, and nice reference columns. It has italics in all the places where the translators added words. Would recommend getting a Darby NT Bible to go along with it as there is quite a bit of mis-translation in the KJV (though well documented). I use a black Pigma Micron 005 pen for notes I'm the margins. As you can see, the ink shows through a little since the pages are so thin, but does not bleed at all. I am able to fit quite a bit of notes in with my small handwriting and the wide margins. I really have no issues with this Bible and would recommend to anyone who wants a study Bible to take notes in. The dual bookmarks are nice!

This is a wonderful study Bible. It has the thickest leather I have ever seen a book bound in- ever. Nice wide margins. Always lays open flat from beginning to end. The pages are thin, but seem very durable. The forwards are very informative. Each page is crisp, balanced & neat. There are PLENTY of note pages in the back (lined & blank). I'm not sure how useful the noted references are, as I have yet to use them. They are easily ignored, but there if you need them. The font, spacing & leading are immaculate, creating a wonderfully smooth reading experience. This is the best Bible I have ever owned, & rightfully so, as it is by far the most expensive. And it's worth every penny. The only thing I wish it had that it doesn't have is words of Jesus in red. I could not find a wide-margin Bible with red letters.I ended up buying a laptop case to transport it in. I could not find a Bible cover big enough. This Bible is BIG. I find it very worthwhile & rewarding to study the KJV. It seems to be the most powerful version. If at first you don't understand the context & sentence structure, take the time to study & search out the meaning. It will be worth your time. God is rewarder of those that seek him diligently. Seek & ye shall find, knock & it shall be opened unto you.May God bless you

This is a very well made Bible. My old one with the bonded leather did not hold up, however it is 20 years old and I have used it exclusively for many of those 20. The new Bible has pages that feel thicker, but the Bible feels the same in my hands. Love the wide margins for notes. I am glad to see Cambridge University Press has continues to print what I believe is a Bible of high quality for the everyday person.

Very nice Bible. Excellent quality! King James Bible text. This is the true text and not changed to what they now call the "standard text". It will last through much use and it has maps, glossary, concordance, and blank as well as lined paper in the back for notes, and of course the margin around the text is a good amount of space as well! This is a great Bible and I think it's about the best a person could get! I have several Bibles to compare it with and this is a good Bible for a good price!

If you are spending this much on a Bible, it is clear that you value the book very much. Physically, this is just beautiful, exactly as advertised. The shipping was about 1 week faster than they said it would take, and the packaging protected it well. Very happy with this purchase