[BIBLE, in German. New Testament only] Das newe Testament, Doct. Martinus Luther, Wittenberg: Hans Lufft, 1576, small 4°, title in red and black with large woodcut vignette (title almost detached, part of margin of F1 torn away with some loss to shoulder notes on verso, some margins frayed, light browning), contemporary blind-stamped vellum over wood boards with image of "justizia" in blind to covers (worn, lacking clasps).

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[BIBLE, in German. New Testament only] Das newe Testament, Doct. Martinus Luther, Wittenberg: Hans Lufft, 1576, small 4°, title in red and black with large woodcut vignette (title almost detached, part of margin of F1 torn away with some loss to shoulder notes on verso, some margins frayed, light browning), contemporary blind-stamped vellum over wood boards with image of "justizia" in blind to covers (worn, lacking clasps).

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The first complete German Luther Bible had been printed by Hans Lufft in 1534.

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