R.L. Allan & Son Publishers Ltd

02/08/2024

We are delighted to announce the long-awaited return of the NIV Proclamation Bible, this time in an enlarged page format with full yapp Highland Goatskin binding. The larger page size has enabled us to increase the font to 10pt while retaining a generous outer margin.

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=309&c=93

Please note that although we only have the standard NIV PR edition with Black Highland Goatskin and red-under-gold page edges at present; however, we have speckled page editions in Black, Navy, Brown and Green coming later in the year.

18/07/2024

UPDATE TUESDAY 22 JULY: Thank you everyone for your orders. We will be shipping those out this week. We are glad to report that there are some copies remaining after the planned 24 hour initial order period so the product remains live for ordering. (NB. This means there will be no need to draw names.)

UPDATE MONDAY 22 JULY: Available to order now - see link https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=487&c=118

ANNOUNCING the second Allan 1863 Desk Edition of the Longprimer Sovereign Bible, bound in Purple Highland Goatskin over hard boards, with speckled page edges in purple with green and gold highlights, and presented in a handmade dark green Solander clamshell box.

As we are expecting high demand for this limited run Bible, and wish to be as fair as possible in allocating them, we will again be using a special order request process as follows:

• Price will be £400 (Pounds Sterling)
• Order requests may be registered on our website between 10am on Monday 22 July and 10am on Tuesday 23 July (UK time)
• NB. YOUR CARD WILL NOT BE CHARGED WHEN PLACING THIS ORDER REQUEST
• Only 1 order request per household will be considered
• Because of the limitations of our website the process will follow the same steps as the usual order placement process – however, please note that successful submission of an order request is not an indication that you have secured a copy of the Bible
• We are unable to include order requests made outside this order window, even if the website indicates successful submission of an order
• In the event that we have more orders than Bibles available, names will be drawn by lot from the order requests submitted within the ordering window, and successful recipients will be contacted by email by Monday 5 August
• PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY SUCCESSFUL PURCHASERS WILL BE CONTACTED.

16/07/2024

Ahead of our new NASB95 bind due early Fall (with some exciting new colourways), we have some final copies reduced to clear in the previous Purple, Black Silver Line and Navy Blue Silver Line colourways:

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/?c=124

19/06/2024

Final copies of the NIV1 Bright editions now available at discount in Orange, Light Blue and Pink (Final full price copies of the Bright Green also available):

07/06/2024

The Allan 26 Brevier Blackface is back in stock at £145. This compact little bold print Bible - with the Cyclopedic Concordance included as standard - just seems to get more and more popular.

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=45&c=57

06/06/2024

UPDATE TUESDAY 11 JUNE - 4pm UK time
Thank you everyone for your orders! We have received a large number of order requests and will need to draw names to match customers with Bibles. Please bear with us!

ANNOUNCING the new Allan 63 Longprimer Sovereign Tower of Grey Limited Edition, in dark grey highland goatskin with purple liner, purple-under-gold page edges and purple ribbons. Each copy comes with a Limited Edition print of a specially commissioned watercolour painting of the historic Tower of London painted by London-based artist John Walsom.

This is the long-awaited fourth and final Bible in the Allan Royal Palaces series. The Tower of London was begun by William the Conqueror immediately after the Norman Conquest in 1066, the last successful invasion of Britain. The Tower has seen the lives – and deaths – of many of our most famous monarchs down the centuries and is one of the most popular tourist sites in London.

As we are expecting exceptional demand for this very limited run Bible, and wish to be as fair as possible in allocating them, we are putting in place a special order request process as follows:

• Price will be £325 (Pounds Sterling)
• Order requests will be registered on our website between 12 noon and 4pm UK time on Tuesday 11 June
• NB. YOUR CARD WILL NOT BE CHARGED WHEN PLACING THIS ORDER REQUEST
• Only 1 order request per household will be considered
• Because of the limitations of our website the process will follow the same steps as the usual order placement process - however, please note that successful submission of an order request is not an indication that you have secured a copy of the Bible
• We are unable to include order requests made outside this order window, even if the website indicates successful submission of an order
• In the event that we have more orders than Bibles available, names will be drawn by lot from the order requests submitted within the ordering window, and successful recipients will be contacted by email by Monday 24 June latest
• PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY SUCCESSFUL PURCHASERS WILL BE CONTACTED.

13/05/2024

We are delighted to announce the imminent arrival of the NRSV1 Classic Reference Bible in highland goatskin - now with extra-generous semi-yapp and printed on an improved 40gsm Thinopaque Bible paper. There are Black, Navy and Purple colour options, all with our classic red-with-gold-and-blue speckled page edges.

NB. An additional Dark Green colourway will be coming along shortly.

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/?c=104

26/04/2024

UPDATE 19 JUNE 2024: Final copies now available at full price - other colours now discounted for marks on gilding and minor leather imperfections. https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/?c=73

We are delighted to announce that the NIV1 in Bright Green is now available to order - shipping from Wednesday 1st May. Pink to follow.

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=479&c=73

26/04/2024

As previously posted, there won't be any fresh-bound copies of the goatskin ESV NC1 this year, but we are going through all our old stock to see what we have...

Latest update is that we have put up some further copies of the ESV NC1 (black with red-under-gold) at additional discount, now £150 (usually £225).

PLUS we have a few copies of the ESV NC1 NB SPC with speckled page edges reduced to £200 from £240.

17/04/2024

UPDATE Thursday 25th April: Further copies of the ESV NC1 (black with red-under-gold) at additional discount, now £150 (usually £225), PLUS a few copies of the ESV NC1 NB SPC with speckled page edges reduced to £200 from £240.

PREVIOUS POST: Unfortunately, because of unavoidable delays with the PrimaBible 36gsm paper for this edition, we are not expecting any new copies of our bestselling ESV NC1 New Classic Readers in highland goatskin for 2024.

As a result we thought it was high time to check over the stocks we're holding in the warehouse. Fortunately we found quite a few copies with minor issues, in a variety of colours, so we have a number of colourways up at discounted prices ready to order now - more to come in due course!

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/?c=85

16/04/2024

Introducing this year's new 53 Grey-with-Red FIRST EDITION - Dark Grey Highland Goatskin with contrasting Red liner and ribbons. Initial order one per household. Available to order now and shipping this week:

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=483&c=106

04/04/2024

The return of the Sovereign... Our classic Allan KJV 63 Longprimer Sovereign in Black with red under gold page edges is now back in stock, PLUS the first few copies of 2 new Speckled Page Edge editions, in Black and Navy Blue, shipping from 10 April.

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/?c=109

14/03/2024

We are delighted to let everyone know that the KJV Brevier Clarendon Wide Margin is back in stock and available to order... we'll be sending this out from next week.

We have two new colourways for 2024, in the form of a Navy Blue Silver Line and Red with red-under-gold - this is actually the first time we've done red in the 5WM, believe it or not!

07/03/2024

New for 2024, here is the Petrol Blue colourway of the ESV SCR Single Column Verse by Verse Reference edition:

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=474&c=68

02/02/2024

ESV Single Column Reference now back in stock in the standard - and very popular - Black with Gold edition, and a new colourway in the form of a Black-with-Purple Silver Line edition.

NB. We also have the last few of our 2023 bind in the Bright Blue Silver Line (which won't be coming back this year) and the Red-with-Blue Silver Line (which there will be more of...)

Here's the website link:

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/?c=68

25/01/2024

KJV 63 Longprimer Sovereign in Purple - special purchase £185.

We are selling last year's purple edition of the 63 Longprimer Sovereign at the special purchase price of £185 because of technical issues with the gold foil for page edge gilding. These are otherwise lovely copies! See product details for more information.

Please note that this colourway will not be included in our 2024 bind of the 63 so if you want one, now's your chance...

24/01/2024

We have the last few copies of our 2023 initial bind of our ESV Single Column Reference edition available at discount before the new stock comes in next month...

ESV SCR BBL S at £225 (previously £295, reduced for marks on gilding, possible minor leather imperfections and/or cosmetic issues with line inside case)

ESV SCR RB S at £270 (previously £295, reduced for marks on gilding)

11/01/2024

Introducing our first new Bible of 2024 - the KJV 62 Longprimer Sovereign in Red Meriva Calfskin, with Electric Blue liner and bright blue ribbons - available now:

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=472&c=94

Initial order one per household.

10/11/2023

The 62 Longprimer Sovereign is back - and we have a new and rather lovely Dove Grey colourway, with electric blue liner and bright blue ribbons. Shipping from Weds 15th November. One copy per household.

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=470&c=94

18/09/2023

Our rather lovely new pink and blue Meriva Calfskin editions of the pocket sized Ruby Bible are available now on the Ruby Bibles page of our website...

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/?c=59

23/08/2023

Just to let everyone know that we are away on a combined business trip and vacation until Friday 1st September so Facebook messages will not be checked - the office is working as usual (Mon-Thurs 9am-4.30pm UK time) so do email on [email protected] with any queries.

03/08/2023

Available to preorder now - new Black-with-Purple Silver Line edition of the NASB Readers, shipping from Weds 9th August.

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=467&c=78

01/08/2023

ESV Single Column Reference edition in Bright Blue natural grain goatskin available now... One per household initially.

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=462&c=68

05/05/2023

Coronation of King Charles III

The office will be closed on Monday 8 May for the public holiday celebrating the coronation of King Charles III here in the UK, reopening on Tuesday 9 May.

24/03/2023

We have a final handful of copies of last year's Allan 1863 Longprimer Sovereign Desk Edition in Black Highland Goatskin available now - see link:

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=443&c=118

24/02/2023

ESV NC2 New Classic Readers in Meriva Calfskin - now back in stock!

For 2023 we have kept the Black (red-under-gold), Black Silver Line, Navy (red-under-gold) and Petrol Blue Silver Line colourways, plus added a new Red-with-Blue liner (a bit like for the NASB Readers)...

We also have the last few copies of last year's Plum colourway up for grabs.

Here's the weblink:

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/?c=117

20/12/2022

We'd like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers a blessed and peaceful Christmas.

The office will be closed from Wednesday 21st December, reopening on Tuesday 3 January for the long Christmas and New Year break here in the UK.

Orders may still be placed on the website as usual, but will not be processed or charged until the office reopens. If you have a query about your order please email [email protected].

Thank you for bearing with us as we catch up in January - we will work through all orders in the order they were placed, and be in touch with any queries.

22/11/2022

We have the last few copies of this year's introductory bind of the much-loved 5WM Brevier Clarendon Wide Margin in Petrol Blue, now reduced by £25 from £240 to £215 for cosmetic issues with the silver line inside the case - see link:

https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=439&c=71

04/11/2022

UPDATE 9PM UK TIME: SOLD OUT - PLEASE DO NOT ORDER. Thanks everyone for your interest. Please bear with us as we send these Bibles out over the course of next week.

GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
We had great plans for a Limited Edition colourway of the 53 combining Dark Green Highland Goatskin with a purple liner and the purple-under-gold art gilding that's proving really popular with our Purple editions...

However, owing to technical issues with the application of the gold foil for the page edge gilding, all copies have come in with a slightly mottled effect to the art gilding. As a result, we don't feel we can pitch this as a true 'Limited Edition' in the way way we intended, and are making them available priced at £185 (compared to £200 for the normal 53 editions).

We do love this colourway now we've seen it - and we hope you'll love it too, despite this glitch...

Here's the website link: https://www.bibles-direct.co.uk/products/view.php?id=442&c=106

NB. Initial supply will be limited to 1 copy per household. Given we've had this issue we are going to reserve the option to come back to this combination once we are confident we have solved this production issue, despite these first copies being stamped 'Limited Edition'.

15/10/2022