Description:
Luther, Martin (1483-1546) Der Zehen Gebot ein Nuetzliche Erklerung. [Basel: Valentin Curio], 1523. Quarto, translated from Latin into German by Sebastian Munster, title page printed within elaborate woodcut compartment, woodcut initials, illustrated with ten text woodcuts; [bound with] Martin Luther's Das Lobgesang der Heyligen junckfrawen Marie, [Basel: Curio], 1521, both titles printed in single column, black letter type, bound in later half leather and corners with vellum boards over wood, with one central brass clasp and catch, (the parchment covering material repurposed from another binding),ex libris Joh. Jacob Beck, inscription dated 1850; and Familie Merklein of Nuremberg, with bookplate 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.
[pi]6, a-z4, A-D4; A-L4, M3.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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