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Wed, Aug 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 98

Christoph Saur Gun Wad Bible

Estimate: $700 - $1,000
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$200 $20
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
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$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000

Christoph Saur Gun Wad Bible, printed in Germantown, 1776, this is the first Bible printed from American-made type. When British soldiers invaded Germantown in 1777, they found and used Saurs printed but still unbound bible pages to make cartridges for their guns and as bedding for their horses, hence the name Gun Wad Bible, 10 1/2" x 8".

Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.

Condition

Front board and title page detached, one hasp detached, pages with some minor toning. Appears to be complete.

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