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Miniature Bible - "New Testament"

c. 1899
Subcollections
Books
Overview

Miniature leather bound book, hardcover with 464 pages of black printed text

Historical information

Bishop Cecil Wilson of Bunbury gifted this Bible to Mr R E Davies. The Right Reverend Cecil Wilson (1860–1941) was an English-born Anglican bishop and former missionary who served as the second Bishop of Bunbury in Western Australia from 1918 to 1937 - he is remembered with a memorial altar in Bunbury Cathedral and with a stained glass window and portrait in the Cathedral Grammar School Chapel, Bunbury

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2020.102
Item type
Books
Objects
Themes
People
Religion
Material
Leather
Paper
Width
70 mm
Height or length
100 mm
Depth
15 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Gold wording on spine "New Testament. Oxford"

Handwritten message on inside page: "Robert E Davies. 1926"

Contextual information

Owned by Robert E Davies, gifted by Bishop Cecil Wilson in 1926.

Keywords
Religious Publication
Bible
Place made
Printed at The University Press.
London: Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press. Amen Corner.
New York: 25 West 32nd Street.
Year
c. 1899
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Sunday, 15 February, 2026
Completeness
94
Busselton Historical Society

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Miniature New Testament booklet
Miniature New Testament booklet

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