Title page of the Oxford Holy Bible with the handwritten 1944 inscription opposite.

WW2-Era Oxford Holy Bible, Inscribed Christmas 1944 – Pre-owned

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Title page of the Oxford Holy Bible with the handwritten 1944 inscription opposite.
  • Title page of the Oxford Holy Bible with the handwritten 1944 inscription opposite.
  • Open black binding of the Oxford Bible showing wear inside the covers and the ribbon marker.
  • Coloured map of Bible lands inside the Oxford Holy Bible.
  • Title page of The Psalms of David in Metre for the Church of Scotland.
  • Bible open at the Book of the Prophet Isaiah with blue ribbon marker.
  • Oxford Bible lying open showing red page edges and two-column text.
  • Open Oxford Bible at Isaiah with red page edges.
  • Edge of the closed Bible showing the worn black binding and faded red edges.
  • Closed Oxford Holy Bible in flexible black binding with ribbon marker.
  • Title page of the Oxford Holy Bible with the handwritten 1944 inscription opposite.
  • Open black binding of the Oxford Bible showing wear inside the covers and the ribbon marker.
  • Coloured map of Bible lands inside the Oxford Holy Bible.
  • Title page of The Psalms of David in Metre for the Church of Scotland.
  • Bible open at the Book of the Prophet Isaiah with blue ribbon marker.
  • Oxford Bible lying open showing red page edges and two-column text.
  • Open Oxford Bible at Isaiah with red page edges.
  • Edge of the closed Bible showing the worn black binding and faded red edges.
  • Closed Oxford Holy Bible in flexible black binding with ribbon marker.
WW2-Era Oxford Holy Bible, Inscribed Christmas 1944 – Pre-owned

WW2-Era Oxford Holy Bible, Inscribed Christmas 1944 – Pre-owned

£24.99
Pre-owned · Good

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TRUTH AT A GLANCE

Condition
Pre-owned - GoodVisible signs of use, all listed below.How we grade
Imperfections
  • Extensive rubbing, scuffing and surface wear to the binding, spine, edges and corners.
  • Marking and spotting inside the covers.
  • Page toning and occasional marks.
  • Fading to the red page edges.
Includes
  • Oxford Holy Bible bound with The Psalms of David in Metre.

Worth Discovering

Someone wrote 'Xmas 1944' inside the cover. A wartime Christmas present, with Church of Scotland metrical Psalms, that has outlived the war by eighty years.

THE DETAILS

A pocket-sized piece of wartime faith and family history. This Oxford University Press King James Bible is bound with the Church of Scotland’s metrical Psalms, with coloured maps, red page edges and a ribbon marker.

  • Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford imprint
  • King James (Authorised) Version, reference edition
  • Bound with The Psalms of David in Metre
  • Coloured maps of Bible lands
  • Red page edges and ribbon marker
  • Flexible black binding, approx. 7 × 5 inches
  • Handwritten inscription: “Xmas 1944 – With best wishes, Ronald & Betty”

Condition

Pre-owned, with substantial age-related wear: rubbing, scuffing and surface wear to the binding, spine, edges and corners; marking and spotting inside the covers; page toning, occasional marks and fading to the red edges. Shown in the photographs.

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