Watson family bible, [ca. 1868?], with illustrations and genealogical notes, 1880-1976
Watson family bible, [ca. 1868?], with illustrations and genealogical notes, 1880-1976
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
[Glasgow & London?]: William Collins, Sons & Co., [ca. 1868?]
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9989/Box 1X
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Prints and Pictures
Physical Description
Contents
0.48 metres of textual material (1 volume in outsize box) - 35 x 25 cm - printed with manuscript annotations
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Published before 1955
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
The Practical and Devotional Family Bible / The Holy Bible / containing the Old and New Testaments / according to the authorised version / with the marginal readings, and original and selected parallel references printed at length / and the / commentaries of Henry and Scott / condensed by the / Rev. John McFarlane, LL.D., London / and a compact bib...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Watson family bible, [ca. 1868?], with illustrations and genealogical notes, 1880-1976
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Brown leather decorative morocco binding with brass clasp. Five raised bands to spine. One decorative brass clasp. Colour lithograph to frontispiece and a series chromolithographic plates.
Watson family trees are located at ML DOC 1634.
Signature / Inscriptions
Handwritten on endpages inside front cover 'John Watson Esq. Smith St Balmain Sydney 1880. Una Brehaut (nee Watson) 1976. Daughter and Granddaughter of John Watson 1910'.
Date note
No date. Date based on renaming of company in 1868 and by comparison with similar bibles by William Collins Sons & Co.
Object History
Owned by John Colin Watson
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Robyn Campbell, 20 July 2001
Administrative / Biographical history
John Colin Watson was a steamship proprietor of Balmain, N.S.W.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9989/Box 1X
Record Identifier
nQR2aEA1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2aEA1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
413350
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