The German Bible in America - with 25 original leaves by Introduction by Don Yoder - 2012

New Haven: William Reese Company, 2012. edition limited to 50. Folders in a clamshell box with red cloth covers and stamped gilt ornamentation on the spine and front cover. text in both English and German in 2 separate brochures of 20 pages each, Plus twenty-five original leaves tipped into folders. Large folio(Width: 10.5" Height: 16") in a clamshell box with red cloth covers and stamped gilt ornamentation on the spine and front cover. Textbooks and folders as new. Clamshell box with subtle shelf wear. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority upgrade within US.

The German Bible in America has a long and significant history, reflective of the European culture which gave it birth; the local conditions of Pennsylvania, where it rose to its greatest heights; and the rich German-American culture created by emigrants and their descendants in the 19th-century United States. From the first American edition of a Bible in German, in 1743, through the late 19th century, numerous printers and publishers issued bibles in various formats, ranging from large folios intended for lectern use to smaller versions for personal study. This leaf book celebrates the range and richness of these productions, indicative of the world of German culture in America in the 18th and 19th centuries, as expressed through its most widely studied text, in a series of twenty- five leaves. Each set contains two versions of the descriptive text, one in English and the other in German, with an introduction by Don Yoder, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Folklore and Folk-Life at the University of Pennsylvania. Further text describes the printers of each leaf, the circumstances under which they were printed, and other attributes. Each leaf is enclosed in an individual folder. The German Bible in America is issued in an edition of sixty copies, with fifty of the regular series and ten additional deluxe copies containing six extra leaves of illustrations from the illustrated bibles included in the collection. This is no. 39 of 50 copies.