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Description
This is a Family Bible handed down through generations, I received this upon my father's mother's passing.
Category
Books and Manuscripts
Medium
Leather Bound
Distinguishing marks
Holy Land Map(s) Engd by D. Griffing Johnson, N. York; Jerusalem in the Time of Christ Map Drawn by J. Wells, N. Y.
Condition
Fair
Size and dimensions of this item
length 11" x width 7 7/8" x height 3"
Date Period
1861
Weight
5lbs
History
Family Bible
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Re: The Family Bible, Published by The American Tract Society...
The Family Bible, 1861, American Tract Society, was passed down within my family as well. Just began search on it to catalog for insurance purposes.
Category: Books and Manuscripts
Condition: Good
Medium/ Material: Leather bound, gold edged pages
Distinguishing Marks:
Marginal references were from the English Polyglot Bible. Massachusetts Clergyman and social reformer (he was active in the Temperance and Sabbath Movements as well as the American Tract Society) Rev. Jonathan Edwards (1787-1853) wrote the notes and instructions for the Bible. The marginal Scripture references from the Polyglot Bible were included, as were Thomas Chevalier's "The Harmony and Perfection of the Holy Scriptures."
Holy Land Map (s) engd. by D. Griffing Johnson, New York; Jerusalem in the Time of Christ map drawn by J. Wells, New York.
Period: 1861
Dimensions: 11" x 7-7/8" x 3"
Weight: 5 lbs.
History: Family Bible, passed down through Boston/Cape Cod family from 1860s.
Amount Paid: ?
Not for Sale.
Re: The Family Bible, Published by The American Tract Society...
Hi D,
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