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Samuel & Mary Comfort 1869 Bible on Ebay
Posted by: Joy McNally (ID *****8218) Date: July 11, 2002 at 20:27:54
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There is an old old bible with family history, and 7 old old photos in the bible, maybe of Samuel, Mary and their family. Very nice old bible. Item# 893099788. Great item to have for family history. Wanted to let y'all know.
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THE HOLY BIBLE Containing the OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS Together With The APOCRYPHA. 1869, William W. Harding [Philadelphia]; large quarto size approx 10x11.5x3"; elaborately gold-stamped full brown leather binding [boards professionally rehinged, backstrip replaced, touched-up and polished] with COMFORT name in gold on front; elaborate centered bronze clasp; A.E.G.; tissued STEEL PLATE FRONTISPIECE; illustrated with numerous FULL PAGE WOOD ENGRAVINGS BY GUSTAVE DORE and others [tissues and plates somewhat foxed, pages have the VERY occasional light brown spot throughout text]; Expanded Table of Contents; Gutter References and Chapter Headings; Passages of the Old Testament Quoted by Christ and His Apostles; FAMILY HISTORY SECTION and 7 CDV photographs; An Index to the Holy Bible; Misc Valuable Tables; Alphabetical Table of the Proper Names in the Bible; Concordance;The Psalms of David in Metre

VERY GOOD OVERALL CONDITION


Also included is a packet of NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS [mostly obituaries]







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