[BIBLE, in German]. Biblia, das ist, Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments. Germantown: Christoph Saur, 1763.
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $2,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[BIBLE, in German]. Biblia, das ist, Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments. Germantown: Christoph Saur, 1763.
4to (243 x 185 mm). (Lacking last leaf of table; title-page stained and browned; some restorations in the New Testament to H2 and P4, Mm1-3 remargined with minor losses to text.) Modern leather.
The third Bible printed in America, after Eliot's 1661 Indian Bible and the elder Saur's 1743 first edition, printed in an edition of 2,000 copies by Saur senior's son, Christoph (1721–84). Formatting the Word of God 12.2b; Darlow & Moule 4240; ESTC W18552; Evans 9343; Hildeburn 1877; Sabin 5192.
Property from the Collection of LSC Communications, Inc.
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