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Lot 313
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 10, 2021
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Lot Description
[BIBLE, in German -- PRINTED LEAF]. Single leaf, from a Koberger Bible, ca 1483.
Folio. Single leaf, ff. 508, containing the opening of Romans, comprising verses I, II and a portion of III. From a glossed Bible, with one 7-line initial in red with floral decoration, one 4-line initial in green with floral decoration, two 3-line initials in red and green, capital strokes in red, and underlinings in green.
[With]: [BIBLE, in English]. The Holy Bible as Printed by Robert Aitken... New York: Arno Press, 1968. 2 volumes, 8vo. Original green leather binding gilt. Facsimile of the Aitken Bible (published in 1782), the "American Bible Society Edition."