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Evans (2), (2) 992; 277 (3)

Collation Title leaf
Vouede and Veizeichnias pp 2
text pp 1-805; Apocrypha, pp. 806-949
Anhang, pp. 949-992
New Testament; Title und Veizeichnias,
etc. pp. 2; text pp. 3-277.
Reguter pp. 3

1776 - only part of the ed. was involved in the alleged
destruction - a large number of copies were sold
months after the battle when Saur's property
was confiscated.

1763 - used American made paper William Parks,
the 1st public printer of Virginia who had a
paper mill at Williamsburg about 1744.
The signatures to the O.T. are in Black letter;
to the N.T. in Roman.

1743 - The signature letters to the O.T. are in German;
to the N.T. in Roman characters.
1000 copies, about 2 1/2 dollars each
types imported from Germany

HEHL
45732

1745 - The 1st ed. of the N.T. printed in German
in the U.S. by the son of C. Saur who published
the 4^0 Bible, Germantown 1743 + retired from
business in 1744.