Biblia, das ist
Subtitle: die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments
By: nach der deutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers, ; mit jedes Capitels kurtzen Summarien, auch beygefügten vielen und richtigen Parallelen: ; nebst dem gewöhnlichen Anhang des dritten und vierten Buchs Esrä, und des dritten Buchs der Maccabäer
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 5127; Early American imprints -- no. 5128
Publisher: Gedruckt bey Christoph Saur
Published: 1743
Place of publication: Germantown [Pa.]
Language: ger
Number of pages: 995
Work titles: Bible German Luther 1743
Notes: The first Bible printed in America in a European language. The edition of 1200 copies was based on the Halle (34th) edition, with Esdras books 3 and 4, and Maccabees, book 3, supplied from the Berlenburg Bible. Cf. British and Foreign Bible Society. Historical catalogue, entry 4240.

Two states, described by Evans as impressions, noted. One (Evans 5127) has title page as transcribed above, the other (Evans 5128) has "nebst einem Anhang" for "nebst dem gewöhnlichen Anhang" and has "Parallelen" misspelled "Parllelen." A unique copy of a third state, which makes no mention of the Anhang, is held by the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Signatures: pi² A-6I⁴ 6K² (6K2 verso blank); A-2M⁴ [2N]².

Text in two columns. Title page often printed in red and black.

Errors in paging: p. 497, 708, 976 misnumbered 749, 707, 978.

"Das Neue Testament ..."--277, [7] p., has separate title page.

Evans 5127

Evans 5128

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 804