WW2 Heart-Shield Bible Metal Cover The Shield and Prayer Book 1943 World War II For Sale

WW2 Heart-Shield Bible Metal Cover The Shield and Prayer Book 1943 World War II
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WW2 Heart-Shield Bible Metal Cover The Shield and Prayer Book 1943 World War II:
$160.00

Small Prayer Book
  • Metal cover is engraved on the front “May this keep you from harm.”
  • Inside the metal cover is a card about the Heart-Shield Bible, the version which is The Shield and Prayer Book, and a writing space for presentation names (blank).
  • Know Your Bible Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
  • Copyright 1943 U.S.A.
  • Title: The Catholic’s Prayer Book: A Manual of Prayers and Devotional Exercises
  • Compiled from Approved Sources
  • Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, Wisconsin
  • 287 pages.
  • Rear cover (normally leather) is absent.
  • 3 inch wide x about 5 inch tall x 1 inch thick.
  • Metal sticks to a magnet.
  • 5.3 ounce weight.
What the card says about the Heart-Shield Bible:
“The Heart-Shield Bible fits snugly in uniform pocket. The engraved gold-plated steel front cover protects his heart.”
Many of the Heart-Shield bibles have the New Testament. This one has a prayer book.
The Table of Contents begins with Table of Movable Feasts and ends with The Six Commandments of the Church.
Some of the prayers are:
  • Baptism in Case of Necessity
  • Morning Prayers
  • Commemoration of the Living
  • Litany of the Blessed Virgin
  • Prayers for the Dead
This book has a tarnished front cover, absent rear cover, and spine roll. There is minor discoloration on the edges and corners.
The pages seem largely intact otherwise, with even yellowing and oxidation.
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