(Bibles : Americana) 1 Vol. (Bible in German). Biblia,...

(Bibles : Americana) 1 Vol. (Bible in German). Biblia, Das ist: Die ganze Gottliche Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments, nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers... Germantown: Christoph Sauer, 1776. Dritte Auflage. 4to, restored polished sheep over (original?) wooden boards, incorporating old (original?) metal corners and center ornaments, brass and leather clasps; light wear. General title page a little dusty, repaired and laid down on paper sheet, contents a little toned, scattered light to moderate foxing, occasional spotting, some dampstaining to bottom margins primarily at back, cello tape residue on pastedowns. Separate New Testament title page. General title page variant printed in black only. Pagination: [4], 992, 227, [3] pages, leaf size: 250 mm.
Third edition of the Saur Bible, known as the "Gun Wad" Bible, much of this edition was said to have been destroyed by British soldiers at the time of the Battle of Germantown, the paper used for camp fires, gun wadding, and horse bedding.
Evans 14663; Arndt 475.