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Accession# 2011.0005
Call# 220 BIB
Catalog date 04/14/2011
Classification Libraries
Civil War
Religion
Antiques
Collection People Collection
Publish date 1865
Summary Antique Civil War use Bible in small portable format ~ size has embossed dark brown leather over cardboard cover and nearly one thousand neatly bordered pages of text indexed in front by Old and New Testament books. Inscription inside in pencil reads:Charles H. Waffle with Charles Waffle below. Drawn by a child within a pencil border in unskilled cursive is "roda Waffle amd Smith". Book is in fragile and seriously deteoriated condition, as donated by Nancy H. Bush, Brecksville, Ohio.
Edition Diamond 32 mo
Home Location G.A.R. Hall Museum
Language English
Object ID 2011.0005.001
Object Name Book
People Hunker, Robert L.
Bush, Nancy H.
Waffle, Charles H.
Phys Desc 673 Old Testament Pages; 211 New Testament in tiny print approx. 3 1/4" x 5" x 1 3/4" with fragile deteoriating brown embossed leather over cardboard cover
Publisher American Bible Society
Pub Place New York
Recfrom Nancy Bush
Search Terms Bible
Civil War
Antiques
Soldiers
Subjects Bibles
Civil War
United States
Illinois
Title The Holy Bible; The Old and New Testaments
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