Douay–Rheims Bible

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I seem to be in the right places at the right times. A few years back, I bought a 1914 Douay-Rheims on eBay. $9.99. VG to excellent condition for its age. It is the grandpa of my bible collection, but I still read it from time to time.

About 3 years ago, at a Goodwill store, I stumbled onto a bible lying flat on the shelf. I picked it up. It was a leather-bound, gilt-edged re-print of the 1914 D-R already on my shelf.

It was done in the late 40s or early 50s, which is a “new” version 😆 Some Lexol and love and it is like new. .99¢

However, for a New Testament based on the Clementine Vulgate, I cannot recommend the 1941 Confraternity New Testament highly enough. Absolutely wonderful, with great footnotes and introductions that are unquestionably Catholic.

It can only be found in a stand-alone NT, or all 1941-1969 Confraternity bibles, as well as a current pocket-sized re-print from Scepter Publishers.
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I just received my Catholic Action Bible DR from eBay this week that I had posted about above.
A little 409 to clean what little accumulated since 1953 on the cover and it is like new.
13 bucks delivered.

It is now my at home desk daily reader…it has one picture from the very from that someone took out (I am assuming it was a picture of Christ, the pictures are nice enough and I have seen people Fram them for their home, but who knows.

The neat thing is nearly every page has a nice illustration.There is a color painting The Christus by Heinrich Hofmann that is beautiful and it also has footnotes.

So if you are looking for a specific edition keep your eyes on eBay…they pop ups quite regularly.
 
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The neat thing is nearly every page has a nice illustration.There is a color painting The Christus by Heinrich Hofmann that is beautiful and it also has footnotes.
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This one. Haunting, soul-penetrating eyes. A master painter - and he had no model to sit for him!

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Such Catholic bibles from the 40s and 50s - often unread, are by far the best deals available. In the 1953 Catholic Action Bible, you also get the 1941 Confraternity New Testament. Have a read. It is simply excellent. The notes and intros spectacular as to faith-building.
 
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