TY  - BOOK
AU  - Luther,Martin
AU  - Sower,Christopher
AU  - Zinman,Michael
ED  - Bible Collection (Library of Congress)
TI  - Biblia, das ist, die ganze Göttliche Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments
AV  - BS239 1776 
PY  - 1776///
CY  - Germantown [Pa.]
PB  - Gedruckt und zu finden bey Christoph Saur
KW  - Yost family.
N1  - Preface signed: Chr. Saur; Printed in two columns; "Das Neue Testament" has separate title page. Title page reads: "Das Neue Testament unsers Herrn und Heylandes Jesu Christi, nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung Dr. Martin Luthers, mit kurzem Inhalt eines jeden Capitels, und vollständiger Anweisung gleicher Schrift-Stellen. Wie auch aller Sonn- und Fest-tägigen Evangelien und Episteln. Dritte Auflage. Germantown, Gedruckt und zu finden bey Christoph Saur, 1776."; "Register der Episteln und Evangelien, welche gelesen wereden am Sonntagen und namhaften Festen durchs ganze Jahr": p. [1]-[2] at end; "Register. Episteln und Evangelien der Aposteltage, welche an einigen Orten gefeiret werden": p. [3] at end; Signatures: pi² A-6I⁴; A-2M⁴; Errors in paging: p. 198 of Old Testament misnumbered 189; p. 162 of New Testament misnumbered 192; "An edition of 3000 copies was printed. For an account of the history of this edition, said to have been for the most part destroyed during the Revolution, see: Rumball-Petre, Edwin A.R. America's first Bibles, Portland, Me., 1940"--ESTC; In some copies, the title page is printed in red and black; "The so-called 'Gun Cotton Bible'"--Bookseller's description; LC copy title page printed in black only. Edges trimmed. Marbled fore-edges. Handwritten notes on fly leaves at end "Register of births and deaths of the Yost family" which records birth and death dates of eight Yost family members between 1765-1864; Evans; 14663; Bötte & Tannhoff. German printing; 475; ESTC; W18549
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