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Stuttgart: Maler Renz, 1850. Hardcover. Fair. [2] p., 40 leaves of hand-colored illustrations with captions from the New Testament; 22 cm. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped cover title and decoration. No date of publication. Little is known about the publisher Maler Renz, but it was active in the mid-19th century. This title is not in WorldCat. The title page verso contains a poem by German poet Albert Knapp (1798-1864). Very scarce. In Fair Condition: cover is rubbed and slightly soiled; lacking number 9 and 2/3 of number 10; numbers 30 and 32 are detached but present, with chipping along fore-edges; number 34 lacking lower corner, without loss of illustration or caption; numerous closed tears; finger soiling throughout.

Amsterdam: Nederlandsche Bijbel-Compagnie, 1837. Hardcover. Fair. "Door last van de der Hoog Mog: Heeren Staten Generaal der Vereenigde Nederlanden en Volgens het Besluit vande Sinode Nationaal gehouden in de Jaren 1618 en 1619 te Dordrecht." 416, 132, [96], 65, [2] leaves [1422 p.]: music; 17 cm. Full contemporary calf with five gilt-ruled spine compartments; gilt-tooled titled in second compartment. Gilt-ruled borders on each board. One center clasp. Marbled endpapers. Former owner's name on blank leaf following front free endpaper: Matje. Broodman. States-General version. Engraved title page, with Acte van consent, dated 1832, on verso. New Testament and Psalms have separate title pages dated 1837. Without the Apocrypha. Followed by: Het Boek der Psalmen, dated 1837. Circular stamp at upper corner of 3rd leaf and on last page: Bybel Genootschap. In Fair Condition: both boards are detached but present; front free endpaper, engraved title page, and following leaf detached as a… Read More

Philadelphia: Georg W. Mentz, 1839. Hardcover. Good. "Stereotypirt von J. Howe." 504 p.: 12 leaves of plates; 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Testament. One original clasp remaining. Inscription in German script on blank leaf following front endpapers: "Dieses Neue Testament Gehört Mir Catharina Berger," dated 1840. Title page partially handcolored to match the inscription. With: a small undated clipping from a German-language newspaper with an announcement of the wedding of Henry F. Nagel and Margaretta Hamilton, both of Allentown. In Good Condition: front joint split but board still attached by stitching; lacking one clasp; old dampstain throughout; 5-cm. closed tear from fore-edge of pp. 481-82; otherwise clean and tight.

Philadelphia: Georg W. Mentz, 1834. Hardcover. Good -. Stereotypirt von J. Howe." 504 p.: 12 leaves of plates; 18 cm. Contemporary calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Two clasps (lacking part of one). In Good- Condition: leather is rubbed; lacking leather at head of spine; lacking part of one clasp; lacking lower corner of pp. 177-78 and upper corner of pp. 197-98, with some loss of text; lacking lower corner of pp. 245-46 with minimal loss of text; pp. 135-174 are partially detached; several closed tears from page edges of 2 cm. or less; a few pencilled marginalia; foxing, heavy on some pages.

New York: S. Campbell, 1794. Hardcover. Good. 237, [3], 98 p.: frontispiece; 14 cm. Signatures: A-U6; A-H6 I6(-I2-6) (12mo). Contemporary calf with modern archival spine and hinge repair. Remains of gilt-tooled spine label with title: Cain and Abel. Two unnumbered pages of publisher's advertisements follow text. Early Am. Imprints, ser. I (Evans), 27049; Rosenbach, Children's Books, 174. Bound with: Mary Collyer's The Death of Cain: in Five Books; After the Manner of The Death of Abel by a Lady (New York: S. Campbell, 1794). Published anonymously; attributed to Mary Collyer by Halkett & Laing. Early Am. Imprints, ser. I (Evans) 26858. Former owners' inscriptions on front endpapers and title page of The Death of Cain for Samuel Worrall (1806) and Lydia Worrall (1809). Extremely scarce. The Death of Cain lacks final 20 pages (pp. 99-119); otherwise in Good Condition: cover is worn; lacking 3x2 cm. of frontispiece; pp. xi-xii is detached but present; lower corner of pp.… Read More

Reading, Pa: Johann Ritter und Comp, 1821. Hardcover. Good. Die Zweyte Auflage. 251, [1] p.; 15 cm. Contemporary full calf. Bound with one set of clasps, but only the hardware on the front board remains. Last page contains a multiplication table. Former owner's name at foot of last page: Aaron Roland. The same name in pencil on the title page verso and back fixed endpaper. Early American Imprints, ser. 2 (Shoemaker), 4700; First Century of German Language Printing in the U.S.A, 2516. Scarce. In Good Condition: leather is rubbed with minor loss at head of spine; back board is scraped; lacking clasp; lacking both free endpapers, and 1 leaf (pp. 221-222); p. 235 scraped, with small loss of text; faint dampstains throughout; otherwise, clean and tight.

Moguntiae [Mainz]: Francisci Varrentrapp, 1753. Hardcover. Very Good -. Editio Catholica Novissima. [4], xx, 588 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: *8 2*4 A-P8 Q8+1 R-2N8 2O6 (8vo). 18th-century? calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; blind-tooled decoration in each compartment and elaborate blind-tooled border on each border and blind-rolled edges. All page edges gilt. Green ribbon bookmark (detached). Marbled fixed endpapers. Title page printed in red and black. Woodcut head and tail pieces. Part II has separate title page. Text is primarily in Greek. Small square bookplate on front fixed endpaper reading: "Ex Biblioth. Domus. Congr. SS. Redempt. ad St. Alphons. Baltimor." Faint oval stamp on title page. Small stamp on title page verso reading: "Bibliotheca Mt. St. Alphonsus Esopus, N.Y." In Very Good- Condition: leather is rubbed; front joint starting; two small sections cut out of lower title page, not impacting printing; light foxing on a few pages;… Read More

Philadelphia: Ig. Kohler, 1880. Hardcover. Fair +. 428, [2], 31, [1] p.: many plates included in pagination; 20 cm. Dark brown cloth with black spine and cover titles. Publisher's catalog on 32 pages following text. No date of publication. Ignatius Kohler is shown at 911 Arch St. in this imprint; he was at that address from 1880 to 1895. Former owner's inscription on back fixed endpaper: Samuel Wilkerson, 1889. A scarce edition of Johann Hübner retelling of stories from the Bible. In Fair+ Condition: cloth is heavily rubbed; fraying at edges; front hinge starting; small stain at upper page edges in first quarter of book; soiling throughout.

Amsterdam: Nederlandsche Bijbel-Compagnie, 1854. Hardcover. Very Good. Imprint includes: "Te Amsterdam, J. Brandt en Zoon, en P. Proost; te Haarlem, Johannes Enschedé en Zonen. [4], 375, [1], 423, [9], 320, 102, [2] p.: music; 16 cm. Contemporary dark green morocco with blind-ruled borders; binding wraps around, with engraved metal clasp attaching flap to front board. All page edges gilt. Pale yellow moire endpapers. Bound with, as issued (with separate title pages): Het Boek der Psalmen nevens de Gezangen (Amsterdam: Nederlandsche Bijbel-Compagnie, 1854); and Evangelische Gezangen, om nevens het Boek der Psalmen (Amsterdam: J. Brandt en Zoon, 1849). Also contains: Catechismus of Onderwijzing de Christelijke Leer. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: edges are rubbed, with minor loss at head of front joint; flap is starting to separate at each end, but still solid; clean and tight.

Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine. Slimline Reference Edition: center-column references, tranlation notes, concordance, and maps; Words of Christ in Red. v, [3], 1044, 68 p., [8] p. of color maps; 21 cm. Faux leather endpapers. All page edges gilt. Red ribbon bookmark. Bonded leather binding with gilt spine title. "2005BG" at tail of spine. Gilt-rolled decoration on turn-ins. The "Presented by" page has not been filled in. In Near Fine Condition: slightly rubbed; clean and tight.

Athens: Elpenor, 2014. Paperback. Near Fine. 483, [7] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. English summary of the preface to the 1904 edition. Text is in Greek. In Near Fine Condition: lower corner of front cover is creased; clean and tight.

London: Mark Baskett and the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1767. Hard Cover. Good +. [220] p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-N12 O4. Contemporary full calf; five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt borders on spine and on boards. All page edges red. Title printed within double rule. A leaf formerly attached to front fixed endpaper, possibly with birth and death information, now mostly removed. Former owner information on front free endpaper: Presented by Debarah Darby to Henry Hull 1811; Presented by Sarah C. Hull to Margaret Parker 5th mo 1845; Presented by Margaret Park to Samuel Allinson 1848; Presented to Saml. Bettle Jr. by Saml. Allinson Jr. 12mo 1855. In Good+ Condition: leather is rubbed; front joint starting to separate; tailband torn but present; most of gilt gone; most of back free endpaper lacking; foxing, heaviest on title page and first few leaves; otherwise pages are clean and tight.

New York: American Bible Society, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good -. 614 p.; 14 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title: Testament and Psalms. Blind-stamped cover title: Testament and Psalms. All page edges red. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Mary Place from her S.S. Teacher Elma P. Weber Christmas 1928." Above, in another hand: "Horace Place." In Very Good- Condition: cloth torn at head of spine; cloth is slightly soiled; shaken; a few pencil underlinings; otherwise, clean and solid.

New York: American Bible Society, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good -. 452 p.; 13 cm. Black leather with gilt-stamped cover title. All page edges gilt. Black endpapers. In Very Good- Condition: closed 1-cm. tear from upper edge of front cover; cover is slightly rubbed; clean and tight.

Trnava, Slovakia: Spolok S V. Vojtecha, 1937. Hardcover. Good. III. Vydanie. [8], 239, [9] pages: illustrations; 43 cm. Red cloth with gilt spine and cover titles and decoration. With plain slipcase. Frontispiece tipped in within printed rec-and-black border, matching border on title page and following 2 pages; title page is printed in red and black. Each page of text contains large illustration and text, within red double-ruled border. Final 8 pages contain space for family record; the first 4 pages have been filled in with records of the Bednarcik family from Slovensky, who had arrived in Pennsylvania by 1907 when John Michael Bednarcik married Theresa Mary Mayer. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. In Good Condition: loss of 2.5 cm. (1 inch) at tail of spine; cloth splitting over joints; front hinge weak; corners are bumped; pages are clean and tight.