THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE

New York: Doubleday, 1985. Hardcover. Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good condition housed in a Very Good slipcase. Bound in the publisher's blue cloth with gilt Jerusalem cross device to front board. Slipcase with moderate soiling and age toning to exterior. Binding square and tight; text block clean throughout. The New Jerusalem Bible is a complete modern English Catholic translation of the scriptures, based on the French La Bible de Jérusalem (revised edition, Paris: Les Éditions du Cerf, 1973), with introductions and notes revised and updated by Henry Wansbrough and a panel of distinguished biblical scholars. Note: Shelved in Netdesk column A, ND-A. 1412646. FP New Rockville Stock.