1936 Living Literature Bible — The Bible: Designed to Be Read as Living Literature, arranged and edited by Ernest Sutherland Bates and published by Simon & Schuster, New York. This is the true 1936 first edition, presenting the Old and New Testaments of the King James Version in a narrative, literary reading format. Features section headers such as The Book of Genesis, The Book of Deuteronomy, The Vision of Isaiah, and The Letters of Paul, along with a beautifully illustrated map of the Mediterranean Basin showing Paul’s missionary journeys.

• Publication Year: 1936 (First Edition)

• Editor: Ernest Sutherland Bates

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

• Format: Hardcover literary‑style Bible

• Features: Illustrated map plates, readable narrative layout, classic serif typography

• Category: Vintage Bible / Literary Edition / Collectible Religious Text