Baltimore: John Murphy, 1914. Leather. 1086p; 306p.
A flexible hardcover book bound in bonded black
leather with thumb-indexed gilt foredges. Very good condition for its
age! Faint rubbing to covers. Gilt text on spine and front cover has
grown dull with age. Very light rubbing at the corners and at the tips
of the spine. Former owner's name else unmarked, text clean and binding
tight. Item #1275130
A vintage
Douay-Rheims Bible, long the preferred English translation of Catholics
before the New American Bible. Contains an unused family record section
between the Old and New Testaments, occasional black and white
photographs, and several color maps in the back. Measures approx. 8" x
6"