Koberger's second Latin Bible, attractively decorated with 3 illuminated initials. This edition is a page-for-page reprint of the Bible printed in Basel by Bernhard Richel not later than 1474 (Goff B-537). HC *3065; GW 4227 (+ var); BMC II 414; Bod-inc B-261; BSB-Ink B-425; ISTC ib00552000; Goff B-552.
468 leaves, with the opening blank, first 3 initials by a contemporary German artist on punched gold ground with marginal extensions comprising intertwining sprays and flowers in green, blue, red, pink and yellow, other initials in red, early foliation, contemporary manuscript table of contents on vellum leaf (a few leaves in opening quire mounted on stubs, one splitting from stub, last c.30 leaves strengthened in gutter, the final 4 more extensively restored with some loss, a few leaves waterstained, minor wormhole in 4 margins). Modern half morocco.