Haydock 1859 Catholic Bible

[BishopLynch]

Pards,
I've been meaning to post this for the past six months, so this may be old news to some. My wife and I received as a wedding gift the recently reprinted 1859 Haydock Douay-Rheims Bible and I must say it was an awesome gift. I highly recommend it to any of you who are looking for war period Catholic bibles. Here is a link where you can check one out:

http://www.angeluspress.org/index.php?act=warehouse&info=5456

PS. It is quite large (approx 16''x12'') and by no means would you be able to carry it into the field. Sorry.

[mtvernon]

Re: Haydock 1859 Catholic Bible

That's great, but a little out of my price range. Has anyone come across a repro Catholic Bible that would be campaign-able? I keep looking but can only find Protestant versions.

[Grapeshot]

Re: Haydock 1859 Catholic Bible

Joe, I found the Douay-Rheims Psalms/Gospels for $35.00 (leather cover) at my local Catholic bookshop. It is a re-print of the 1890 version, which is based on the 17th C. original. It is small enough for field use.

[mtvernon]

Re: Haydock 1859 Catholic Bible

Thank ye kindly.

[JustRob]

Re: Haydock 1859 Catholic Bible

I would argue that it might be more appropriate to carry a Catholic prayer book, such as Key to Heaven or the Golden Manual.

You can find pocket versions of these for sale on eBay, some for as little as $20. Very few of them are dated from the 1860's, but a review of the contents of eight verisons between 1840 and 1960 shows almost no change in contents other than the artwork.

[mtvernon]

Re: Haydock 1859 Catholic Bible

You know what? You're probably right about that. Thanks for the calibration.

[tmdreb]

Re: Haydock 1859 Catholic Bible

That's great, but a little out of my price range. Has anyone come across a repro Catholic Bible that would be campaign-able? I keep looking but can only find Protestant versions.

All I've seen are New Testaments. I'd love to carry a full (Protestant) Bible in the field, but haven't seen a good repro. I bought an original dated 1846 off Ebay, but have no desire to risk damaging it.

[Jerry Gouge]

Re: Haydock 1859 Catholic Bible

You can usually find fine small period Bibles on ebay at any point. I have a bunch of them I have purchased from there. Here is an example that is currently available at a resonable price. They are typically not so pristine that you would feel bad about carrying them into the field. I would buy this one if I did not already have so many of them.

Jerry

http://cgi.ebay.com/Holy-Bible-1863-J-B-Lippincott-With-Unique-Clasp_W0QQitemZ230214971979QQihZ013QQcategoryZ2196QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

THE HOLY BIBLE,

CONTAINING THE
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS:

TRANSLATED OUT OF
THE ORIGINAL TONGUES:
AND
WITH FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY
COMPARED AND REVISED.

PHILADELPHIA:
J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.
1863
brown leather
gold gild
3.5" x 5" x 1.5"
.75" metal clasp
856 pages Old Testament
259 pages New Testament
77 pages Psalms of David in Metre
This is a nice little Bible. It contains both The Old and New Testaments. It's worn and cover has been taped on the inside. However, it's in pretty good shape to be 145 years old! It has an old handwritten inscription in the front, and a first name written in pencil on the last page. What's really neat about this Bible is the unique clasp. And it still works very well! This book would be a wonderful addition to an old collection. There are no missing pages.