Gutenberg Bible Cooper Square Facsimile 2 Vols / 1961 Facsimile edition

Description: Gutenberg Bible Cooper Square Facsimile. 2 Vols Title: Gutenberg Bible Cooper Square Facsimile. 2 Vols Publication: New York: Pageant Books, 1961 Edition: Facsimile edition Description: Hardcover. 61/1000. Elephant Folio (18 1/2 x 12 3/4"). Original black full English chieftan goatskin with blind-stamped decor on cover (as issued by Pageant), gilt lettering on spine; raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Gilt edges. The first facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible printed in the United States and only the second in the world. Containing faithful reproductions of the finest medieval illuminations in existence, stamped throughout with 24 carat gold."The reproduction derives from the Insel Verlag edition which was based on the copy in the Koeniglichen Bibliothek in Berlin and the copy in the Standischen Bibliothek in Fulda, considered by authorities to be the most beautifully illuminated of the 47 copies known to exist. The text pages have been printed by lithography and and the illuminated pages by Sheet-fed gravure. The paper used is 100 per cent rag content made especially for this book. The edition has been hand bound and is limited to 1000 sets..." (Colophon). The Gutenberg Museum states that there are now 49 documented partial or complete copies of this Bible. Ex Libris of Vincent Lloyd Russel on both inside covers. Binding of volume one with very light sunning of spine, volume two badly sunned. Volume two with all five raised bands with one inch abbrasion at center, half an inch of binding at head and tail of spine "shrunken," and with a 5 1/2" dulled strip across front cover. Binding of Volume one in very good-, volume two in fair+, volume one in very good, interior in near fine condition. fair+ to near fine. Seller ID: 47757 Subject: Bible We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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