1755 – Kaspar Ulrich German Bible | First Edition | Huge Zurich Printing | Swiss Reformed

A massive 18th-century Johann Kaspar Ulrich German Holy Bible printed in Zurich! Enormous 18th-century bibles have always maintained their popularity throughout the centuries both in German and non-German speaking areas. Kaspar’s Bibles are important because they represent the Swiss Reformed biblical tradition in German.

Note that this 1755 first edition Bible retains the original brass fittings on the corners of the modern leather boards!

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biblia, das ist: Die ganze Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments, aus den Grundsprachen treulich wol verteutschet
• Author(s): Holy Bible
• Contributor(s): Johann Caspar Ulrich (Translator, commentary)
• Publisher: Zürich, Bey Conrad Orell und Comp
• Edition: First edition. 1755-56
• Binding: Full leather with brass board corners, raised bands on spine
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Size:  16.5 in x 11.5 in
• Collation: [2], [14], 292, 130; [1], 146, 182, 66, 118, [1], 371, [1]
• Illustrations: initials, otherwise unillustrated edition
• Contents Include:
  • Old Testament
  • Apocrypha
  • New Testament

Condition:

Very Good. Text complete across all sections. The modern leather binding is structurally sound. Original brass board corners retained. Spine features prominent raised bands. Internal pages show moderate age toning and intermittent staining consistent with 18th-century materials.

Why Collect This?

• Enormous, 18^th-century Ulrich Bible printed in Zurich
• True first edition.

Item Number: # 50459