WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 13 MAY 2023

148 History 269 1922 (22 August] Michael Collins’ bible, with himwhen he died. A pocket size bible published by The Scripture Gift Mission and Naval and Military Bible Society, London, stamped SUPPLIED FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE with King’s Crown, circa 1910. A note in Dr. James A. Lynch’s hand: “This book was in Michael Collins’ pocket when he died. It was left here by his niece when postulating.”With Dr. Lynch’s 1966 In Memoriam Card. Dr Lynch (1892-1966) attended to a local convent from his home in Dunleer. Collins would have received a copy of this Civil Service bible as a Post Office Savings Bank clerk in London, 1907-1910. It is interesting that he hung on to this “Protestant” version of the Scriptures, in which he kept his sister-in-law’s Memoriam card, until his death, probably because it could fit in a pocket. Mrs Catherine Collins, better known as “Katty”was married to Michael Collins elder brother Johnny. Collins was particularly upset over her death. Condition: Very good, a few tone spots on flyleaf, light spatter to edges of some pages (possibly blood), housed in a handsome morocco clamshell box. Estimate €3000-€5000 (approx £2,630-£4,390) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 269