I found a 220 year old German bible at the thrift store and was wondering how I would go about finding out if it had any historical value to it at all? And if so, where would I take it to have it looked at/appraised.

Tried looking this person up but didn't get anything.

Also seems to have some water damage which I'm sure would affect its value.

feel like I should have posted this on /lit/ instead

no real value if you arent christian, you can finnd these around here where i live for not even a dollar. i can read it too
also 1820 + 220 = 2040. currently it is 2025 i believe (i dont know)
>>33289109 (OP)
says collected "ingenious" hymnbook and psalms for standard use and the actual real mass as was ordered by the mennonite "brotherhood". collected out of many song/hymnbooks
3rd improved batch, with one appendix
Lancaster, printed Johann Bär, 1820

>>33289168
Hmm damn that sucks I guess. But surely being from it's time it's bound to be worth at least something right? And yeah my bad 205 years.

>>33289176
maybe, if you find some1 who wants to larp as a german christian, yeah. 5$ is a good price, but mind you, it is a sin to charge people for a free book (the bible is a free book). and what you got is essentially parts of the bible.
it wouldve been a book, that lays on the praying desks in a christian church in 1820.
more a sentimental worth

>>33289109 (OP)
sell it to me bro i have a fascination for german antiques and christian items
what do you want for it

>>33289168
Dude sell this to me please this is definitely Amish you dumbass see you don't even know what you'er talkign about.
This is a book for the Amish Mennonites of Lancaster PA bro they speak a dialect of German