My grandfather was given this bible as a gift. It is in German and had a modern insert labeling it as a "Gutenberg Bible." My grandmother remembers it saying somewhere that it was from 1600, but now we can't find that page and an appraiser said it was worthless because the original first page has been ripped out (perhaps where she remembers seeing the date).
Imgur album: http://imgur.com/a/Gw7wo
Is it really a Gutenberg bible? Do you think it's from 1600? My grandmother is German and can translate anything if that would help answer these questions. I also have the bible in my possession and can take more pictures if needed.
Is there any way to sell it? What would be the best museum to donate it to and how would I go about that?
I admire this community and would appreciate any advice! I apologize if this is not the correct subreddit for this question.
THis isn't a Gutenberg Bible; for starters "Gutenberg Bibles" are a very small group of early printed bibles, usually with varying levels of painted decoration, on a folio size, and printed in the second half of the 15th century. The bible you have is a smaller bible; I don't know enough about German typography to give a good dating and placement based on that but the pictures and their frames are very typical mid-17th century(in my opinion at least) Baroque pictures(c.f. for example the illustrations produced by Cristoffel van Sichem). This does not make your bible valueless as a historical relic; it's still an interesting specimen of 17th century German printing. If you want further advice on how to care for this and who would want it(I don't know if it's something that would be especially sought-after, but it would probably be a nice addition to a teaching collection at least) you may wish to contact /u/caffarelli.