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Offered is an antique German-language Bible dated 1852, published in New York by the American Bible Society.The title page reads:“Die Bibel, oder Die ganze Heilige Schrift des alten und neuen Testaments.”This is a genuine mid-19th-century Bible, now approximately 174 years old, featuring German Fraktur/blackletter type and an ornate embossed dark leather binding.Details:* Date: 1852
* Language: German
* Published: New York
* Publisher: American Bible Society
* Old & New Testaments
* German Fraktur / blackletter printing
* Ornately embossed antique binding
* Approximately Civil War-era / mid-19th centuryCondition: Fair antique condition with substantial wear consistent with its age. The leather binding is heavily worn with significant rubbing, losses and deterioration, particularly along the spine, corners and edges. Pages show toning, foxing, staining, spotting, edge wear and other age-related discoloration. Binding has wear and should be handled carefully. Completeness has not been verified page-by-page.A beautiful early American-published German Bible with considerable character, suitable for collectors of antique Bibles, German-American history, religious books and 19th-century printing.Please examine all photographs carefully as they are an important part of the condition description.
