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BIBLE, Gospels, Slavonic. [Russia,] ca 1835.

2o (420 x 320 mm). Woodcut page borders. 19th-century brass over wooden boards, covers embossed in high relief with floriate borders, the front cover with five inset paintings under glass of the Evangelists and Jesus, the back cover with figure of Jesus standing among trees with sunburst over his head. Provenance: purchased from Emil Offenbacher, 15 January 1957.

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