Hardcover
1788 · Nürnberg
by Dilherr, Johann Michael (Preface by)
Nürnberg: Johann Andreä Endterischen Handlung, 1788. Later edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Elephant folio. [98], 1181, [23]pp. Striking full calf over beveled wooden boards, with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Decorative cornerpieces. Metal clasps on front cover. Two engraved frontispieces (one for the Old Testament, and one for the New Testament). Title page in red and black lettering. Vignette on title page. This exquisite edition is magnificently illustrated with numerous woodcuts in text and 20 full-page engravings (2 frontispieces, 12 portraits, and 6 biblical scenes). Clasps lacking their straps. Modern endpapers. Previous owner's inscription on fly leaf. Moderate foxing and browning throughout. Minor and sporadic light damp-staining throughout. Text in German, Gothic script. Stunning binding in overall very good, interior in good to good+ condition.
(Inventory #: 30734)