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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cambridge quality, August 7, 2007
I'll give it a 5. I can't help but compare it to the KJV Concord Wide Margin. It is much lighter and somewhat thinner than the Concord Wide Margin due to paragraph format, smaller print. The inner margin is a bit narrower than the Concord as well. The goatskin is more pliable which I do prefer. The print is clear and readable. However, I do find the Concord bold font to be the most readable of all. This NASB has fine paper, pages do not stick together, easy to navigate - this is a Cambridge trait. I personally prefer the verse format over the paragraph format, but only because it is easier to look up single verses. I'm sure I will get used to it, the paragraph format is superior for reading and getting the context. I would also have prefered it in black letter edition. Of course with the NASB, you get a superior concordance including proper names, and of course, great center column references, far superior to the Concord KJV. In terms of quality, I would think that this would be the best made NASB available. I have returned some of the other calfskin editions for quality reasons. Once you have owned a Cambridge (or some of the fine Oxfords), you come to expect a lot when you shell out $150 for a permium leather bound bible. This NASB meets that bar.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very fine and designed for a lifetime, October 27, 2007
This Bible is really what I've been looking for for some time. Its high quality construction, like the little sibling, Pitt Minion version, jumps out at you when you lift if from the box. The leather feels even better than the Pitt Minion Version. As the description says, its wide margin, larger print, and heavier paper, all make it an ideal "working/studying bible." Not to be confused with a study bible, it's a reference bible in which you can write your own notes, important observations, add to the references, etc. It has 2 ribbon markers, 15 very high quality maps (one map takes two pages, therefore 16 pages of maps), with a substantial map reference/guide, concordance, and additional blank and ruled pages at the back for lengthy notes. Its just so nicely laid out and the materials are so high quality, Its what I wanted for my long-term repository of notes and study. I found two minor issues, one quality and one design. The design issue is that the ruling on the ruled pages is printed all the way to the margins, and with several pages it adds up and is visible on the "gilded edges", especially when the bible is open, it just is not aesthetically pleasing as it could be. By this I mean that you have these beautiful gold/red pages, and then in one section of the face of the edges, you have all these little tick marks running the full length of the edge (open face of the closed Bible). Its minor, but could have and should have been avoided by not printing the lines the entire width of the page - an oversight in an otherwise very fine work. Lastly, my copy has about 2" on both the front and back inside leather covers that is not glued over/down properly; the folded leather from the outside, that creates the seam running around the front and back covers very slightly stands up in about a 2" length on both front and back. I'll probably repair it myself in 3 - 4 minutes, but again, it should not have been there in the first place. The bible is so nice other-wise, and I say this owning several high end bibles (Four Nelson signature series, and 2 other goatskin Cambridge Bibles), that I really can't send it back even for replacement because I want to start using it right away. I guess the only substantial complaint is that its too large for my liking. BUT, I don't see any way around it when you get larger print, ample note space, thick paper for help in bleed through (I use drafting micron pens which are permanent and never bleed through, even on thinner paper) and reference, maps, concordance, etc. Its a large bible, but about average for a "study bible" and bit large for a reference bible. I'll definitely purchase again for others.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Great Edition of the Pitt Minion, November 25, 2006
Cambridge Bibles are the world's best. There is simply nothing close to their markmenship. I only wish that other Bible publishers such as Zondervan, Nelson, or Crossway would take a lesson from Cambridge Bibles and follow their lead. In this edition of the popular Pitt Minion series of Bibles from Cambridge we find the world's most literal translation, the New American Standard. The Pitt Minion comes in the King James and the New International Version (both of which are worth getting as well), but the NASB tops them both in its literal translation. I hope that Cambridge will release the Pitt in the New King James and the English Standard Version in the future. The Pitt Minion has great leather, onion pages (or commonly called Bible paper), and has cross centered references. The words of Christ are in red. The only negative to the pitt minion series is the small letters. If you need reading glasses then I do not recommend the pitt series but for those who enjoy the NASB and want it in genuine calfskin leather in a compact form, this Bible is for you.
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