The NKJV Large Print Thinline Reference Bible - Maclaren Series

A review of Thomas Nelson's Maclaren Series New King James Version (NKJV) Large Print Thinline Reference Bible in black genuine leather (ISBN 9780785297932, Style# 8096BK). The words of Christ are in blue. This Bible contains the sixty-six books of the Protestant canon.

The text is printed in two 65 mm wide columns, organized into paragraphs, with in-text headings and chapter numbers printed in blue. Approximately 43,000 cross references and text and translation notes appear at page bottom, and are tagged to the text with blue chapter:verse numbers. (Some editions of the NKJV contain about 72,000 cross references and notes.)

The 10 point Comfort Print text is attractively printed with generous line spacing. Variations in print darkness are noticeable. Cross references and notes are in a roughly 7.5 point font.

The volume is tall, wide, and thin, measuring 10 1/16 x 6 15/16 x 1.38 inches in dimensions. Margins are narrow. The widest margin is at the top (13 to 15 mm).

Book introductions are not included, but a 39 page concordance appears in the back of the volume. Printed in a 6.5 point font in three columns, the concordance lists about 2500 key words.

The roughly 38 gsm paper is opaque, and show-through (ghosting) is not an issue. The paper is almost white, with a somewhat glossy surface.

The volume is sewn and lies open in Genesis. Page edges are covered in gold, and show a pattern of overlapping, rounded rectangles.

Two 10 mm wide ribbon markers are provided, one black, one blue. Head and tail bands are black.

The genuine leather cover features five raised hubs, a line of stitching along the edge, and an attractive grain pattern. The cover is flexible, and the construction appears to be edge-lined (rather than paste-off/paste-down).

Seven color maps are located in the back. This edition was printed in China.

The "NKJV vs ESV" videos:    • NKJV vs ESV, Part 1   and    • NKJV vs ESV, Part 2   .

Video contents:

00:00 Introduction
01:35 Page layout
04:00 The font in the text
05:17 Cross references
06:00 Text and translation notes
07:44 More on layout
09:05 Paper
09:55 The concordance
10:50 The color maps
11:33 Liner, head band, ribbons
13:02 The cover
13:38 Sewn binding
14:11 It lies open
14:50 Presentation, title, and copyright pages
16:56 Compared to the 2018 edition
19:02 Text block width
19:45 Blue versus red
20:24 Font comparisons
21:39 Summary