Preface signed: Chr. Saur.

Printed in two columns.

"Das Neue Testament" has separate title page. Title page reads: "Das Neue Testament unsers Herrn und Heylandes Jesu Christi, nach der Deutschen Uebersetzung Dr. Martin Luthers, mit kurzem Inhalt eines jeden Capitels, und vollständiger Anweisung gleicher Schrift-Stellen. Wie auch aller Sonn- und Fest-tägigen Evangelien und Episteln. Dritte Auflage. Germantown, Gedruckt und zu finden bey Christoph Saur, 1776."

"Register der Episteln und Evangelien, welche gelesen wereden am Sonntagen und namhaften Festen durchs ganze Jahr": p. [1]-[2] at end.

"Register. Episteln und Evangelien der Aposteltage, welche an einigen Orten gefeiret werden": p. [3] at end.

Signatures: pi² A-6I⁴; A-2M⁴.

Errors in paging: p. 198 of Old Testament misnumbered 189; p. 162 of New Testament misnumbered 192.

"An edition of 3000 copies was printed. For an account of the history of this edition, said to have been for the most part destroyed during the Revolution, see: Rumball-Petre, Edwin A.R. America's first Bibles, Portland, Me., 1940"--ESTC.

In some copies, the title page is printed in red and black.

"The so-called 'Gun Cotton Bible'"--Bookseller's description.

LC copy title page printed in black only. Edges trimmed. Marbled fore-edges. Handwritten notes on fly leaves at end "Register of births and deaths of the Yost family" which records birth and death dates of eight Yost family members between 1765-1864.

Evans 14663

Bötte & Tannhoff. German printing, 475

ESTC W18549

Printed in German with black letter script.