BIBLE. — The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testamen - Lot 12

BIBLE. — The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments in Latin and French. By René Benoist, a native of Angers, professor at the Faculty of Theology in Paris. Paris, Sébastien Nyvelle, 1568. 3 parts in one very sturdy in-4 volume, brown calfskin on wooden boards, large gilt cartouche in the center of the covers, five large brass studs, remnants of clasps, decorated spine (17th-century Dutch binding). Bible printed in two columns in small type, adorned with a few woodcuts in the text. Copy preserved in a 17th-century Dutch binding, impressive with its large brass studs on the covers. Handwritten annotations on three endpapers at the beginning and a handwritten note dated from the 18th century. A purchase note dated 1630 on the title page. Two end leaves are missing at the end. Water stains of varying severity throughout the volume. Some restoration to the binding; spine has been replaced.

Estimate:£417.33

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