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Historie Des Ouden En Nieuwen Testaments, Verrijkt Met Meer Dan Vierhonderd Printverbeeldingen In Koper Gesneden. Met Privilegie Van De Heeren Staaten Van Holland En Westfriesland. Eerste Deel. Translated: History Of The Old And New Testaments, Enriched With More Than Four Hundred Illustrated Prints Engraved On Copper. With Privilege Of The Lords States Of Holland And West Friesland. [First Edition]

Amsterdam

Date
1700
Place
Amsterdam
Publisher
Pieter Mortier
Language
English
Binding
Folio.(11" x 18") First Edition. Two volumes, full mottled brown leather, with two fancy gilt rule framing a centered heavy gilt filigree surrounding a gilt globe and stand at very center to both boards. Spines with nine gilt decorated raised bands, gilt lettering to black leather in second compartment, heavy gilt filigree frames and centered devices to all other compartments. All edges mottled., edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with loss to tips. Head and foot of spines chipped with greater loss to Vol.II. Vol.I with old repair to foot. Vol.I. lacking eight plates and their informational text pages, plates 15, 23, 59, 73, 89, 90, 132, and 133, a few plates with short marginal closed tears, otherwise Very Good. Jpoints cracked at head and foot of each volume, boards still firmly attached. Boards scuffed and rubbed in places with a little loss of gilt.
Format
First Edition of Mortier's famous bible, with engraved plates after Jan Luyken, Bernmard Picart, Otto Elliger, David Van Der Plaets, and otherts, each with descriptive text. Final Plate in Vol.II., in the first state, prior to the breaking of the printing plate and its repair with rivets.
Category
History & Americana
Record
S.I.9644

Historie Des Ouden En Nieuwen Testaments, Verrijkt Met Meer Dan Vierhonderd Printverbeeldingen In Koper Gesneden. Met Privilegie Van De Heeren Staaten Van Holland En Westfriesland. Eerste Deel. Translated: History Of The Old And New Testaments, Enriched With More Than Four Hundred Illustrated Prints Engraved On Copper. With Privilege Of The Lords States Of Holland And West Friesland. [First Edition] 1700. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier.

A richly illustrated history of the Old and New Testaments, published by Pieter Mortier in Amsterdam in 1700. The two-volume work combines biblical narrative with hundreds of engraved illustrations and accompanying descriptive text. The plates include work after Jan Luyken, Bernard Picart, Otto Elliger, David van der Plaets, and others.

Folio.(11" x 18") First Edition. Two volumes, full mottled brown leather, with two fancy gilt rule framing a centered heavy gilt filigree surrounding a gilt globe and stand at very center to both boards. Spines with nine gilt decorated raised bands, gilt lettering to black leather in second compartment, heavy gilt filigree frames and centered devices to all other compartments. All edges mottled., edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with loss to tips. Head and foot of spines chipped with greater loss to Vol.II. Vol.I with old repair to foot. Vol.I. lacking eight plates and their informational text pages, plates 15, 23, 59, 73, 89, 90, 132, and 133, a few plates with short marginal closed tears, otherwise Very Good. Jpoints cracked at head and foot of each volume, boards still firmly attached. Boards scuffed and rubbed in places with a little loss of gilt.

Condition

Good

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