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1958 Douay & Westminster The Holy Bible McClelland & Stewart

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Chessapeake, Virginia, US

A 1958 edition of The Holy Bible, featuring the Old Testament in the Douay text and the New Testament & Psalms in the Westminster text. Bound in an off-white faux leather hardback cover embossed with papal keys and tiara, along with a Chi-Rho symbol on the spine. Includes gilt-edged pages, a sewn-in fabric ribbon bookmark,…

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Chessapeake, Virginia, United States (US)

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A 1958 edition of The Holy Bible, featuring the Old Testament in the Douay text and the New Testament & Psalms in the Westminster text. Bound in an off-white faux leather hardback cover embossed with papal keys and tiara, along with a Chi-Rho symbol on the spine. Includes gilt-edged pages, a sewn-in fabric ribbon bookmark, full-color illustrated endpapers depicting Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, and introductory text with a portrait of Pope Pius XII. Designed with typography and decorations by Mark Severin, published in Canada by McClelland & Stewart Ltd. and printed in Holland. Location: gallery c