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The Manuscript Man, or the Bible in Ireland

Book
1889 (published)
Artist/Maker
Religious Tract Society (publishers)
William Clowes & Sons (printers)
E.H. Walshe (author)
Place of origin
London (published)

Children's illustrated book containing a moral story. There are 190 pages with four illustrations and a page listing other titles. The end papers are plain but marked with rust spots. Pasted to the inside of the front cover is a white paper label printed with black ink, describing the winner of a Sunday School competition. The cover is grey with black printing.

Object details

Categories
Books
Christianity
Children & Childhood
Object type
Book
TitleThe Manuscript Man, or the Bible in Ireland (published title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Paper
Ink
Printing
Brief description
"The Manuscript Man or The Bible in Ireland"; Paper, English, The Religious Tract Society, 1889
Physical description
Children's illustrated book containing a moral story. There are 190 pages with four illustrations and a page listing other titles. The end papers are plain but marked with rust spots. Pasted to the inside of the front cover is a white paper label printed with black ink, describing the winner of a Sunday School competition. The cover is grey with black printing.
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'West Hove Sunday Schools Prize Awarded to Fanny Tanner Xmas 1892. H. Peacey, Dean of Hove' (Label on inside of front cover)
Credit line
Given by Mrs F.H. Bradley
Object history
This was a Sunday School prize awarded to the donor's mother, Fanny Tanner, when aged 9.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.446-1980

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1120238/the-manuscript-man-or-the-book-eh-walshe/
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