Description: 1743 Original 2nd Bible printed in America by Christopher Saur, Germantown, PA. FIRST Bible printed in America in a European Language Good condition. Complete except General Title & next page are fine facsimile. Original NT Title page. Original brown leather binding. 6 raise ribs on spine. Both clasps are missing. Size: 81/4" x 10 1/2" x 4 1/8" thick. See pictures. (Germantown, Pennsylvania: Christopher Saur, 1743)Of the presses established by the German population in Pennsylvania, by far the two most important ones were Peter Miller's at Ephrata and the Germantown press founded by Christopher Sower (sometimes Saur or Sauer, 1693-1758). Sower came to America in 1724, learned the printing trade at Ephrata, and set up his own press in Germantown in 1738 (he later built a paper mill and a book bindery). He issued a good deal of ephemeral and some scriptural material, most important of which was a quarto Bible in 1743, the first Bible in the colonies after the Eliot Indian translation of 1663 and the first Bible printed in America in a European language. store front - cabinet with 3 doors
Price: 8500 USD
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
End Time: 2023-12-25T18:42:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Year Printed: 1743
Modified Item: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Christianity, Bibles
Binding: Leather
Region: North America
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Personalized: Yes
Original/Facsimile: Original
Modification Description: See pictures.
Language: German
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Christopher Saur
Place of Publication: Germantown, PA
Special Attributes: 2nd Bible printed in America
