eBay Item # 2903478447 -- Murphy/Tivnan Family Bible
I hope somebody claims this, it looks like a real treasure trove!One bid to date.
~Angela
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HUGE Antique Leather Bible 1875
Item # 2903478447
A REAL TREASURE!!! I am offering this marvelous, true antiquity, leather/brass clasp Bible, which has notations from 1875.
I rescued this lovely old heirloom from destruction a couple of years ago, hoping to find the family it belongs to: Descendants of Katie Murphy-Tivnan, born 1875, and who lived in Lawrence, Massechusets, and passed the Bible on to her daughter, Alice M. Tivnan-Hay, who passed it on to her daughter, Margaret Pearl Hay-Masse. Besides being a fabulous old grandly-illustrated Bible, this is packed with family heirlooms: hand written family trees, sepia photos, locks of hair, cards and notations, children's drawing, calling card, dried flower, ribbons, and on and on and on. Enter your own births and marriages into this breathtaking Bible and make this YOUR family's heirloom!
The Bible itself measures about 9 X 11.5 and is a full 4 inches thick, and it is covered in very thick embossed leather inscribed with decidedly Gothic designs. It has brass-like clasps, one of which is broken and part of it is actually missing. The pages are beautifully yellowed with age; some are dog-eared at the edges. The sewing and leather at the spine has become partially separated, but every page of this Bible seems to be here. I don't know if professional antique Bible repair is even something that is offered, but if so, this Bible is certainly a candidate because it is so beautiful and so interesting, and so absolutely worthy of saving! In very fragile condition, and requires the handling of someone who knows how to take care of a true Early American treasure!
Detail$: I can ship to Continental US addresses only, and owing to its extreme heaviness, shipping will be $15.00. Please let me know if you wish to purchase insurance, STRONGLY ENCOURAGED; I cannot be responsible for an item once it leaves my hands. Payment Options: Paypal, Money Order. Please note that I do NOT accept checks, and I will not incur the cost of returning your check! Your payment MUST reach me within seven days!
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