27 - Theology - Bibles

Theology - Bibles Biblia, that is: The Complete Holy Scriptures. Old and New Testaments. (...) With the appendices of the 3rd and 4th Books of Ezra, as well as the 3rd Book of Maccabees. (...) With 6 double-page and 12 full-page engraved section headings. Lüneburg, Stern, 1672. 43 unnumbered leaves, 348 leaves, 248 leaves, 172 leaves. 8°. Leather binding, restored in the 19th century using the original cover, with a gold-stamped spine label and metal clasps, as well as ornamental embossed edging on the reverse (slightly stained and bumped; one clasp is missing). VD17 3:316257Q - With a contemporary handwritten dedication on the original endpaper by Carll Moritz von Waldorp (?). - The title pages of the Old Testament are missing, as are pages 24, 170, and 175–177 in the New Testament. The latter were later handwritten. - Slightly stained; one page has a missing section. Margins are browned. Overall, a beautiful copy of the Stern Bible with magnificent and richly detailed copperplate engravings.