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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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A well-bound Luneburg Bible dated 1707
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Biblia. Das ist: die gantzes heilige schrift D. Martin Luthers... Luneberg: J. Stern, 1707. Bound in a handsome German brown morocco binding of the period, elaborately gilt, all edges gilt with gauffering, endpages with paste and gilt papers. 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches (21 x 14 cm); [44], 359, 257, 180 ff.; with engraved frontispiece and title, inserted engraved section titles to each of the Biblical books, etc. The joints worn, losses to the top compartment of the spine, the text and plates apparently complete, but sold as a binding, not subject to return. Full-page ownership inscription dated 1792 on the first recto of the first blank.
Sold for $192
Estimated at $300 - $500
Includes Buyer's Premium
[BIBLE]
Biblia. Das ist: die gantzes heilige schrift D. Martin Luthers... Luneberg: J. Stern, 1707. Bound in a handsome German brown morocco binding of the period, elaborately gilt, all edges gilt with gauffering, endpages with paste and gilt papers. 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches (21 x 14 cm); [44], 359, 257, 180 ff.; with engraved frontispiece and title, inserted engraved section titles to each of the Biblical books, etc. The joints worn, losses to the top compartment of the spine, the text and plates apparently complete, but sold as a binding, not subject to return. Full-page ownership inscription dated 1792 on the first recto of the first blank.
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Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Sep 12, 2024
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Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on September 12, 2024
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