Old Bible, NEED HELP PLEASE, inscripture from 1881 - Autograph Live2024-03-29T13:24:03Zhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/old-bible-need-help-please-inscripture-from-1881?commentId=3524372%3AComment%3A1256314&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou are very welcome. I like…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12579222018-09-16T14:13:37.539ZScott Paulhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/ScottPaul
<p>You are very welcome. I like old books also and have several generations of them from both sides of my family. Most of them are all inscribed or at least have the person's name since they would be loaned out from time to time. The "G. M. Cox" if that is the right name appears to have been the owner in 1955. Likely it passed out of the Moore family prior to that unless he was some sort of relative. It might take quite a bit of research because Moore is a not uncommon name. Woodhouse is…</p>
<p>You are very welcome. I like old books also and have several generations of them from both sides of my family. Most of them are all inscribed or at least have the person's name since they would be loaned out from time to time. The "G. M. Cox" if that is the right name appears to have been the owner in 1955. Likely it passed out of the Moore family prior to that unless he was some sort of relative. It might take quite a bit of research because Moore is a not uncommon name. Woodhouse is also not rare I used to know an old fellow here whose name was Woodhouse. Perhaps some ancestry related boards online might be of some help. Looking up the ancestry of the poet might be a start to see if he had any Woodhouse relatives. Good luck with your search I admire your appreciation of the book.</p>
<p></p> "...but just trying find some…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12579122018-09-16T08:20:04.020ZEric Keith Longohttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/Eric947
<p>"...<span>but just <span style="text-decoration: underline;">trying find someone who is actually interested in it</span> is the hard part,..."</span></p>
<p><span>Exactly. Thus the often lower value if sold faster than later and that is because of quantity. It is not <em>literally</em> worthless. No need to be sorry :) It feels better to be happy and, oddly, costs the <em>exact</em> same amount! Nothing!</span></p>
<p>"...<span>but just <span style="text-decoration: underline;">trying find someone who is actually interested in it</span> is the hard part,..."</span></p>
<p><span>Exactly. Thus the often lower value if sold faster than later and that is because of quantity. It is not <em>literally</em> worthless. No need to be sorry :) It feels better to be happy and, oddly, costs the <em>exact</em> same amount! Nothing!</span></p> Take it to a well respected b…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12579992018-09-16T07:20:17.492Zgoodcathttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/goodcat53
<p>Take it to a well respected book store </p>
<p>Thats my final response </p>
<p>Take it to a well respected book store </p>
<p>Thats my final response </p> I apologise a lot for no reas…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12580762018-09-16T07:02:47.843ZKris Bowershttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/KrisBowers
<p>I apologise a lot for no reason sorry, I can not help it, I do not know if word things correctly, I do not know if people understand but anyway thank you, all I was just asking out of curiosity for this book as this is a autograph/ signature forum and thought might spark a interest, sorry but thank you anyway again, understand I appreciate all of your input :)</p>
<p>I apologise a lot for no reason sorry, I can not help it, I do not know if word things correctly, I do not know if people understand but anyway thank you, all I was just asking out of curiosity for this book as this is a autograph/ signature forum and thought might spark a interest, sorry but thank you anyway again, understand I appreciate all of your input :)</p> Why do you keep saying sorry?…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12579082018-09-16T06:48:24.171Zgoodcathttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/goodcat53
<p>Why do you keep saying sorry? </p>
<p>Just explain what it is you really want to know </p>
<p>Why do you keep saying sorry? </p>
<p>Just explain what it is you really want to know </p> I must say Shawn is right. Th…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12581622018-09-16T06:35:19.644ZEric Keith Longohttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/Eric947
<p>I must say Shawn is right. There are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SO MANY</span> bibles of <em>age</em>...of value? Not...quite as many. Of interest - indeed, to some. Talk to a good old time book dealer and this will be among the questions he has heard the most - "I have this bible...". I wonder if the front and back boards are original or not? The spine is. From what I saw it might be $100 to $200 if intact - my guess. It seems most or all are gilt leather and tooled all…</p>
<p>I must say Shawn is right. There are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SO MANY</span> bibles of <em>age</em>...of value? Not...quite as many. Of interest - indeed, to some. Talk to a good old time book dealer and this will be among the questions he has heard the most - "I have this bible...". I wonder if the front and back boards are original or not? The spine is. From what I saw it might be $100 to $200 if intact - my guess. It seems most or all are gilt leather and tooled all around? I don't know what variations exist etc. </p> thank you but I’ve taken it t…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12580752018-09-16T06:26:00.516ZKris Bowershttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/KrisBowers
<p>thank you but I’ve taken it to 4 different book stores 2 antique fairs, all I’ve been told that is Thomas Moore was a Irish Poet/ Singer and his father was a minister and the book could value around $200 to $300 but just trying find someone who is actually interested in it is the hard part, it’s a good story piece as before the world wars but finding a person who is historian or family tree advocator for the Moore families is the hard part and my our family isn’t a Moore, we are a Small :)…</p>
<p>thank you but I’ve taken it to 4 different book stores 2 antique fairs, all I’ve been told that is Thomas Moore was a Irish Poet/ Singer and his father was a minister and the book could value around $200 to $300 but just trying find someone who is actually interested in it is the hard part, it’s a good story piece as before the world wars but finding a person who is historian or family tree advocator for the Moore families is the hard part and my our family isn’t a Moore, we are a Small :) sorry </p> Hang out at old used book sto…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12578552018-09-16T05:41:57.940Zgoodcathttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/goodcat53
<p>Hang out at old used book stores and items like this and their stories and today's market value will be a great teacher for you. </p>
<p>Old stuff like this is common. </p>
<p>It only means something to those who are interested in it.</p>
<p>Finding a gem would be very rare because most old used book owners know their stuff</p>
<p>Hang out at old used book stores and items like this and their stories and today's market value will be a great teacher for you. </p>
<p>Old stuff like this is common. </p>
<p>It only means something to those who are interested in it.</p>
<p>Finding a gem would be very rare because most old used book owners know their stuff</p> thank you very much again :)…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-16:3524372:Comment:12580722018-09-16T05:31:15.262ZKris Bowershttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/KrisBowers
<p>thank you very much again :) I am not looking at to selling it, I’m just asking out of curiosity please :) sorry :( I k ow it’s not a famous person but I thought think it’s cool as it’s survived all this time and has a inscripture from 1881 (how many books nowadays would you see something like that if not really into stuff like that, especially a bible, why would someone sign it? so yeah, so a historian / church minister might like this but I’m not selling) :) also I mentioned above I got…</p>
<p>thank you very much again :) I am not looking at to selling it, I’m just asking out of curiosity please :) sorry :( I k ow it’s not a famous person but I thought think it’s cool as it’s survived all this time and has a inscripture from 1881 (how many books nowadays would you see something like that if not really into stuff like that, especially a bible, why would someone sign it? so yeah, so a historian / church minister might like this but I’m not selling) :) also I mentioned above I got this from the elderly next door neighbour before they passed away 8 years ago and they got it from someone in the mid 1970s when owned a book store and there last name is not Moore, and they came from Estonia and didn’t really have family because came here as (Australia) as migrant in early 1920 (they died at age of 94) so yeah, thank you and sorry :)</p> It reads "To My Own Dear Cous…tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2018-09-15:3524372:Comment:12575962018-09-15T12:23:15.551ZScott Paulhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/ScottPaul
<p>It reads "To My Own Dear Cousin Mr. Thomas Moore from his Cousin G. Woodhouse 1881. The initials may be from a verse or something like "May God Bless and Keep You Now and Forever Amen." The other name looks like G. M. Cox. The "Mr." is typical of the formality of such gifts at the time. The initials are unusual and may be a saying that was common for the cousins. The value of such books is normally small unless a rare edition that does not appear to be. Probably the greatest…</p>
<p>It reads "To My Own Dear Cousin Mr. Thomas Moore from his Cousin G. Woodhouse 1881. The initials may be from a verse or something like "May God Bless and Keep You Now and Forever Amen." The other name looks like G. M. Cox. The "Mr." is typical of the formality of such gifts at the time. The initials are unusual and may be a saying that was common for the cousins. The value of such books is normally small unless a rare edition that does not appear to be. Probably the greatest interest would be a descendant of one of the two. It is authenticate to what it is no one would try to fake something like that.</p>