A beautiful goatskin leather ESV reference Bible, in the Pitt Minion format. It uses a compact yet readable font, resulting in an elegant and slimline Bible. This Bible has black-letter text throughout and includes cross-references, a concordance and maps. The India paper has art-gilt edges and the Bible is sewn, not just glued. The English Standard Version is a literal translation from the original Bible texts, firmly rooted in the tradition of Tyndale and King James but without their archaic language. First published in 2001, it is closest in style to the Revised Standard Version and is well suited to public reading and memorization. The first Cambridge ESV Bibles are presented in the slimline Pitt Minion format. Like Cambridge's Pitt Minion Bibles in other translations, they are characterized by an elegant text design using a font that is compact, yet clear and easy to read. This Bible has black-letter text throughout and includes cross-references, a concordance and maps. It features India paper with art-gilt edges and like all Cambridge Bibles is Smyth-sewn. It is bound in dark brown goatskin leather.