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- c.1870-1883 (Accumulation)
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1 vol. (pag. multiple): ill., cartes, portr.; 31.5 x 24 cm.
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Date: c.1870-1883
Publisher: [Unknown: the title page is missing]
Full title: 'The Holy Bible; translated from the Latin vulgate: diligently compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and other editions in divers languages: The Old Testament, first published by the English college at Douay, A.D. 1609, and the New Testament first published by the English college at Rheims, A.D. 1582, with useful notes, critical, historical, controversial and explanatory selected from the most eminent commentators, and the most able and judicious critics by the Rev. Geo. Leo Haydock'.
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- English
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The volume is lacking the front board and title page. All the pages in the volume are damaged (rough edges, some tears – especially to the front of the Bible). Mould, foxing and water damage are evident throughout the volume. The leather spine covering is cracked and desiccated. The item is wrapped in protective covering. Very careful manual handling is required.
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Note
Another copy of Haydock’s (1774-1849) edition of the Bible is extant in the Kilkenny Friary library collection at CA KK/10/47.