Lot 217
[Lutheran Bible] Biblia Das ist Die ganze heilige Schrift / Deutsch, 1618. Massive Bible published in Wittenberg, 1618, containing the Old and New Testaments translated from Latin to German by Dr. Martin Luther. 702 pages, 15 in. by 9½ in. by 5½ in. thick, weighing 14 pounds. Original leather on wood boards, old green spine label, "Georg Keiner, Wittenberg, 1618." Hundreds of woodcuts, including full page woodcuts of German princes who supported Luther's Reformation and a full page portrait of Martin Luther himself. Text in Alt Deutsch. First 20 or so pages have crude tape repairs with faults to the large portraits and text; occasional lighter page faults throughout, not affecting the engravings. Back 20 or so pages with engravings of the Apocalypse have multiple page-edge faults with minor damage to some of the woodcut prints. Missing the two metal latches; obvious cover wear from almost 400 years of use. Normal light toning throughout.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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