Exquisite Calfskin Leather Protects God's Holy Word

Cambridge has put together a beautiful tiny edition of the New Testament. Moreover, it is in the easy-to-understand New International Edition. The calfskin is luxurious and supple with a nice even, natural grain. The gold embossing could have been a little more precise but it is understandable because of the small size. It even comes with a nice black ribbon to mark your favorite passages! A special slipcover is also provided. In summary, this is an A-1, top-of-the line pocket new testament that won't be found outside Cambridge.

Maybe I got a lemon?

I seem to have bad luck with Cambridge's leather bindings. The bindings on both this volume and the full-size leather REB (ISBN 0521509556) both cracked such that pages have begun to pull apart at the front and back of the volumes, though fortunately not out of the binding. I returned the latter to Amazon, but kept this one simply because it is perfect for keeping in my briefcase. I've had this volume for almost four years now and have really enjoyed taking it with me on business trips.^M

Quality of the font could be better

Binding is ecxelent. But look font isn't that good. Sometimes it's light dark the other time it's black dark. Considering that font is so small-it should, no, must be consistent. I didn't expect such mediocre from Cambridge. Still, because of the binding I would buy this book again. And this is Word of God. How could I be critical?