Neue illustrirte Familien Bibel
Subtitle: für häusliche Erbauung und Belehrung : enthaltend das Alte und Neue Testament, mit den Apokryphen, der Concordanz und Randparallelen
By: nach Dr. Martin Luther's [sic] Uebersetzung ... ; mit einer Einleitung von Rev. A. Martin ...
Contributors: McRae, John C.; Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883.; Martin, A. Rev.; Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John and St. Peter (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Publisher: Baird & Dillon
Published: 1874
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: ger
Number of pages: 880
Other titles: Heilige Schrift
Work titles: Bible. German. Luther. 1874.
Notes: Engraved port. of Martin Luther, facing t.p. signed: John C. McRae.

Text printed in double column, verse form, reference column down center of page inside double rules, with chronology at top. Verse nos. indented in matching type. Title and chapter no. centered across top of both pages, with running heads. Chapter no. centered in column in larger type. Chapter summaries in smaller type.

Includes a history of the German translations of the Scriptures, a preface, illustrations, chronology, glossary to denominations and religious terms, blank pages for Family Register, and photo-album at end.

The N.T. is divided into sections for readings on Sundays and Holy Days, with sectional headings in parentheses.

Engravings by G. Doré throughout the volume with English and German titles.

The Apocrypha follows the O.T. and has separate paging; the N.T. paging is continuous with the O.T.

Fisher E-10 copy: Bound in black leather, on heavy embossed board covers, gold stamped, title in gold on both covers and spine; white moire end papers; gilt edge.  With the bookstamp of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. John and St. Peter, Syracuse, N.Y.