The Apocrypha, The Lutheran Edition with Notes

A review of "The Apocrypha - The Lutheran Study Edition with Notes" (ISBN 9780758625472). This edition presents the English Standard Version's text of the following books and sections:
Judith
The Wisdom of Solomon
Tobit
Ecclesiasticus
Baruch
The Letter of Jeremiah
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
Old Greek Esther
Susanna
Bel and the Dragon
The Prayer of Azariah
The Song of the Three Holy Children
The Prayer of Manasseh
1 Esdras
2 Esdras
3 Maccabees
4 Maccabees
Psalm 151

The text is presented in a 9.5 point font arranged in two columns and divided into paragraphs. It is not line-matched. Page-bottom notes are in an 8 point font, while text and translation notes are in a 6 point font. There are no cross references.

The paper is heavy (approximately 108 gsm) and opaque. The text block is sewn.

The volume provides useful background information in several useful essays and appendices, maps, and illustrations. Each book is prefaced with an introduction that covers topics such as author, date, location, characters, purpose, and themes. These introductions also include observations from Martin Luther.

Pros
Heavy, opaque paper
Sewn binding
Informative essays, footnotes, charts, and maps
Reliable, readable translation

Cons
Light print
Very small footnotes

00:00 Introduction
01:44 Contents
03:54 Page layout
05:48 The font in the text
06:45 More on page layout
08:32 Paper qualities
09:21 Book introductions
10:14 Font in essays and appendices
10:43 The reference guide
13:20 Cover and sewn binding
14:07 It lies open
14:59 Introductory material
17:52 Essays
21:50 Appendices
23:02 Font comparisons
24:22 Tobit's base text
25:26 Footnotes: Wisdom 1.7
26:12 Footnotes: Wisdom 2.10-12
26:57 Footnotes: Wisdom 9.1
27:23 Footnotes: Wisdom 18.15
27:50 Footnotes: Wisdom 7.26-27
28:45 Footnotes: Baruch 3.35-37
29:34 Footnotes: Judith 11.19
30:00 Footnotes: Ecclesiasticus 3.21-22
30:50 Books without notes
32:37 The arrangement of books
33:07 Summary