Holy Bible: New Catholic Edition

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A hardback copy of the New Catholic Edition of the Holy Bible published by the Catholic Book Publishing Company. The black, leatherbound, hardback book has a sewn binding with red page edges. The bible has an embossed cross at the center of the front cover. The cross is embellished with embossed circular patterned bands and rays. At the top is the embossed title, [HOLY BIBLE][underlined]. The book’s spine has five raised, horizontal bands running across it. Between the first and second band is the title, [THE / HOLY / BIBLE] printed in gold leaf text. Between the third and fourth bands is gold leaf text that reads [New Catholic / Edition]. The back cover is plain. The pastedown and free endpapers are adorned with a repeating pattern of square crosses, flowers, and leaves printed in black.

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