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DAS NEUE TESTAMENT UNSERS HERRN UND HEILANDES JESU CHRISTI NACH DER DEUTSCHEN UEBERSETZUNG D. MARTIN LUTHERS, MIT KURZEM INHALT EINES JEDEN CAPITELS, UND VOLLSTÄNDIGER ANWEISUNG GLEICHER SCHRIFTSTELLEN, WIE AUCH ALLER SONN- UND FESTTÄGIGEN EVANGELIEN UND EPISTELN
by [FRAKTUR BOOKPLATE] BIBLE
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Foxing; rubbing to covers. Very Good with a bright, attractive fraktur bookplate
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: George W. Mentz, 1830. Hardcover. Foxing; rubbing to covers. Very Good with a bright, attractive fraktur bookplate. Duodecimo (4-1/4" x 7") bound in contemporary sheep leather with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label, gilt rules on the spine, and two metal clasps; vi, 7-504 pages with several full-page illustrations. With a stunning, colorful, elaborate fraktur bookplate by Elizabeth Lefewer dated 1832 in red, yellow, green and black depicting two birds (one with wings spread) perched on a flower with multiple petals and stem, the fraktur in red, green and blue, red corners and borders of rope design in two colors, and six lines of religious text in red.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019652
- Title
- DAS NEUE TESTAMENT UNSERS HERRN UND HEILANDES JESU CHRISTI NACH DER DEUTSCHEN UEBERSETZUNG D. MARTIN LUTHERS, MIT KURZEM INHALT EINES JEDEN CAPITELS, UND VOLLSTÄNDIGER ANWEISUNG GLEICHER SCHRIFTSTELLEN, WIE AUCH ALLER SONN- UND FESTTÄGIGEN EVANGELIEN UND EPISTELN
- Author
- [FRAKTUR BOOKPLATE] BIBLE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Foxing; rubbing to covers. Very Good with a bright, attractive fraktur bookplate
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George W. Mentz
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- Pennsylvania German Art, Fraktur Bookplates, Religion, Bible, Americana, German, Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; German;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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