Mizpah Birthday Book

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This is a mizpah birthday book with texts from the Holy Scripture for each day of the year. It was published in Edinburgh by W.P Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell and given to Mary Allan Smith in 1899.

The cover of the book has a design featuring branches, a bird and a nest. The book is inscribed 'To Mary Allan Smith from MC June 1899'.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-930-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OF 73
• Date: 1899
  
• Material: Paper. Inscription: Fly leaf: To Mary Allan Smith / from MC / June 1899
  Book, birthday
  
• Dimensions: 110 mm H x 95 mm w x 18 mm D
  
• What: Book, birthday
  
• Subject:
• Who: M. C. (Presenter)
  Mary Allan Smith (Owner)
  Morrison and Gibb Limited, Edinburgh (Printer)
  W.P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, Edinburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Mizpah or Birthday Book containing texts from Holy Scripture with appropriate hymn verses, published by W.P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, Edinburgh, inscribed To Mary Allan Smith from MC June 1899
  
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