Auction 71 - The Collection of Rabbi Prof. Daniel Sperber
Martin Luther Bible – Wittenberg, 1603 – Hundreds of Woodcuts
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Biblia, Das ist Die gantze Heilige Schrifft. Wittenberg: Lorentz Seuberlich, 1603. German.
The Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha and the New Testament translated by Martin Luther, accompanied by hundreds of woodcuts: two title pages (a main title page and a title page for the books of the Prophets), a portrait of Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and many in-text illustrations (presumably by Johann Teufel).
26, 332, 372 leaves, 38 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Closed and open tears, some large (affecting text) and restored with paper. Handwritten notations to inside boards (old, one on a mounted piece of paper). Elegant leather binding with buckles and corner guards (some missing), damaged and worn. The leather straps are missing.
The Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha and the New Testament translated by Martin Luther, accompanied by hundreds of woodcuts: two title pages (a main title page and a title page for the books of the Prophets), a portrait of Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and many in-text illustrations (presumably by Johann Teufel).
26, 332, 372 leaves, 38 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Closed and open tears, some large (affecting text) and restored with paper. Handwritten notations to inside boards (old, one on a mounted piece of paper). Elegant leather binding with buckles and corner guards (some missing), damaged and worn. The leather straps are missing.
Bibles and Biblical Prints
Bibles and Biblical Prints