[Rarebooks] FS - Gutenberg bible

[GREENFIELD BOOKS]

*GUTENBERG, Johannes (printer). /BIBLIA SACRA [Gutenberg Bible]./* Two 
volume facsimile edition in matching elephant folio volumes. Published 
by Pageant Books, Inc., Paterson, NJ. 1961.

Gutenberg (1400-1468) is regarded as the inventor of modern printing 
from movable type. He produced what is arguably the world's most famous 
and expensive book, in 1455. It is sometimes referred to as the 42-line 
bible or, more commonly, as Gutenberg's bible. According to the 
colophon, this is the first facsimile edition of the Gutenberg bible 
printed in the United States, and [when this colophon was written] only 
the second facsimile edition printed anywhere in the world. The 
reproduction is taken from the Ansel Verlag edition which, in turn, was 
based on the copy in the Koniglichen Bibliothek in Berlin and the copy 
in the Standischen Landesbibliothek in Fulda, considered by authorities 
to be the most beautifully illuminated of the 47 copies known to exist. 
The text pages have been printed by lithography and the illuminated 
pages by sheet-fed gravure. The paper used is 100 per cent rag content 
made especially for this book. This edition has been hand bound in two 
volumes and is limited to 1000 sets, of which 996 were put up for sale.

Each volume measures 18 1/4 by 12 3/4 inches (46.5 by 32.5 cm) and 
weighs just under 17 lbs. (7.7 kg) each. Obviously, shipping will be an 
issue, but we will be pleased to quote options and costs to suit the 
needs of any purchaser anywhere in the world. Both volumes show a touch 
of scuffing, here and there, to the sturdy cloth binding. The contents 
are immaculate, and the binding is tight. Overall, both volume are in 
very good, to near fine, condition.

Price: $3,250.00.

Terms of sale - The price is in USD. Payment by check, credit card, or 
as arranged. Institutions accommodated. Returnable, with prior notice, 
within seven days of receipt if not as described.

 
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