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BIBLE, German. Das ganze Neue Testament. Zürich: David Gessner, 1738.
8o (156 x 86 mm). Engraved title and 2 engraved plates. 18th-century engraved and polished steel binding, full openwork covers and spine to a leaf design on cloth, studded by bosses, top and bottom backstrip guards, clasps and catches (lacks one clasp); cloth slipcase. Provenance: Saul Cohn (his sale Parke Bernet, 26 April 1955, lot 67, Emil Offenbacher agent).
A fine rococo bookbinding crafted out of steel.
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A fine rococo bookbinding crafted out of steel.