The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 2
Fri, Sep 30, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 699
Five Leatherbound Martin Luther Bibles
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for
$1,500
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
including: [Biblia, Das ist Die gantze Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments, Nach der Ubersetzung und mit den Vorreden und Randglossen D. Martin Luthers], Tbingen: Cotta, 1730, bound in full leather over heavy wood boards, brass hardware; [Biblia, Das ist Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments, Nach der Leuchten Ubersetzung D. Martin Luthers], Germantown: Christoph Saur, 1763; and three others
Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Condition
wear to extremities, scuffs, scratches, and losses to leather, scattered staining, toning, and foxing throughout; 1730 missing leather straps; 1763 missing one clasp, likely in later 18th/19th century rebinding, some scattered tears at page edges; three others in poor condition
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