Venetiis (Venice): Laurentium Basilium, 1777. Editio Sexta Veneta (Sixth Venice edition). Hardcover. Octavo. XXXII, 755, [1]pp. Uncut. Modern 3/4 leather over brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Printer's device on title page. In this work, Bernard Lamy, the renowned French Oratorian mathematician and theologian, calls in question the historical..... More
London: Dennis Dobson Ltd., 1946. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/700. Sm. Folio. 42pp. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Minor scuffing and staining to boards. Pages unopened. Fore-and bottom page edges untrimmed. Delightfully illustrated with full-page and in-text b/w reproductions of drawings by Ziegler. Text in calligraphic script. Fascinating retelling of the story of..... More
New York: T. Kinnersley, 1833. n/a. Hardcover. Elephant folio. xlix. 1222pp. Embossed original calf. Gilt embossed cover plate with gilt lettering "William R. & Ann Taylor." Engraved frontispiece and additional title. The self-interpreting Bible, with evangelical commentary by Reverend John Brown, a minister of the Gospel at Haddington; containing marginal..... More
London: L. and G. Seeley; J. Hatchard and Son; and R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1838. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [4], V, [9], 256pp. Contemporary 3/4 crushed morocco over cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece. Remarkable series of engravings depicting the Holy Land, illustrative of..... More
London: Printed by S. Palmer, 1723. First English language edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. XXVIII, 540pp. Original gilt-stamped calf, with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Vignette on title page. Title in red and black lettering. Decorative head-, tailpieces, and initials. Originally published in 1696, "Apparatus biblicus"..... More
Nürnberg: J. L. Lotzbeck, ca. 1855. Dritte Auflage. Hardcover. 8vo. xvi,175pp. Paper-covered boards with gold lettering and gold decoration on cover. Age wear and abrasions to binding. Head and tail of spine chipped. Sporadic foxing throughout. Hinges starting. Illustrated title page. "Biblische Geschichte des alten und neuen Testaments in den..... More
Worcester: Dorr, Howland & Co, 1835. First edition. Hardcover. Miniature book (2 2/8 x 2"). 192pp. Original full cloth, with printed title laid on spine. Engraved frontispiece. Illustrated with twenty-five engravings (including frontispiece), this charming tiny book is a collection of some of the most familiar Bible passages, from both..... More
Cooperstown, NY: H. & E. Phinney, 1842. Later edition. Hardcover. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 9 1/4"). [2], 576pp (Old Testament), [4]pp (Family section), 99, [1]pp (the Apocrypha), [577]-767, [1]pp (New Testament, Index and Tables). Original brown morocco embossed with geometric and stylized foliate designs in typical Phinney style; spine..... More
Glasgow: William Mackenzie, nd (ca. 1845). Later edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. XXII, 708, 694, IV, 685, [2]pp. 3/4 leather over buckram, with gold lettering and decoration on spine, and gold-stamped borders on covers. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Reverend Thomas Scott on first volume. All three..... More
Newark: Carteret Book Club, 1926. Limited first edition. Hardcover. 1/200. 16mo. [4], 99, [3]pp. Uncut. Original half blue morocco over decorative paper covered boards, with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece. Remarkable work on miniature Bibles, profusely illustrated with 26 b/w photographic reproductions (including frontispiece). Spine..... More
Freiburg: Herder'schen Kunst und Buchhandlung, ND (ca 1820). Hardcover. Quarto. [2], 491, [3], 154pp. Original 3/4 morocco over marbled paper covered boards. Engraved title page. Exquisite edition of the Bible magnificently illustrated with 132 fine steel engravings inspired by the English Macklin Bible and other masters printed by the Strasbourg..... More
Paris: Bureau du Musée Catholique; Maillet, 1839-1840. Second edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 379, [1], [6], 388, [8], 290pp. Original gold stamped and lettered red morocco. All edges gilt. Dentelles. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece in each volume. Remarkable history of the Old and New Testaments, profusely illustrated with over a hundred captioned steel..... More
Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1857. Zweite Auflage (second edition). Hardcover. 8vo. 84pp. Blind-embossed blue cloth with title in gold on cover, gold decoration and lettering on spine. All gilt edges. Minor age wear on binding. Signed and dated by previous owner's on front free endpaper. Vol.I, second edition of 'Women..... More
New York: Virtue and Yorston, ND (ca 1870). Later edition. Hardcover. Folio (14 3/4 x 11"). [2], 1622pp (Old and New Testaments), [2], 80pp.(Index and Concise Dictionary of the Bible). Original black and gilt-embossed morocco, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Dentelles. Tissue-guarded..... More
Nürnberg: In Verlegung Johann Hoffmanns, Seel. Erben, 1730. Hardcover. 12mo (6 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4"). 646 (22)pp. Rebacked in 19th century retaining original blind-tooled leather spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece engraving. Profusely illustrated with 78 full-page copper-engravings, six motifs per page. Text in German, Gothic script..... More
Ulm: J. Ebner, [1877]. Hardcover. Quarto. [8], 66, 1390, [4], 459, [1]pp. Original 3/4 morocco over black cloth, with gold lettering and tooling on spine. All edges red. Frontispiece. Pictorial title page in red, purple and black lettering. Remarkable edition of Martin Luther's Bible, exquisitely illustrated with 300 b/w illustrations..... More
London: Fisher, Son & Co., nd. First series. Hardcover. Quarto. 78,[4],pp. Gold illustrated & blind-stamped modern brown cloth and spine. All gilt edges. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Sporadic foxing throughout. Illustrated with 30 etchings of biblical scenes after paintings by Rubens, Melville, Rembrandt, Copley, Franklin, Poussin and others. Each plate..... More
Madrid: Gaspar Y Roig, 1852. Hardcover. Quarto. xxxvi (ii) 580 (11); (1) 614 (1); (1) 583 (1); (1) 676; 718 (1)pp. original half olive leather over paper-covered boards with blind-stamped floral motifs, gilt tooling, ruling and lettering on spines; raised bands. Illustrated title pages printed in red and black. Headpiece..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., ND (ca 1903). Later edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 x 10"). [10]pp (Half-title, Presentation leaf, Frontispiece, chromolithographic leaf, and title page), 32pp (Gallery of Scripture Illustrations), 104pp (A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible), 18pp (A History of Religious Denominations), 16pp (Biblical Antiquities), 32pp (The Story..... More
Amstelaedami (Amsterdam): Apud Joannem Wolters, 1694. Later edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 x 8"). [72], 1001, [103]pp. Contemporary blind-stamped full calf, with gold lettering to spine. Raised bands. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (unsigned). Title page in red and black lettering. Title vignette. Decorative initials and tailpieces. Originally published in..... More
Philadelphia: William W. Woodward, 1807. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 8vo. Ex library. xv,431pp. 418pp. Original calf with gilt decorated spine. Title plate. Library plates to spine. Half-title page states: "Woodward's First American Edition, Philadelphia, May 7th, 1807." The true first edition was published in 1804. This copy is greatly expanded compared..... More
Zurich: Bürcklischer Truckerey, [1716]. Early edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. [8], 423pp. Original full calf with two decorative clasps. Blind-stamped borders on boards, and blind-stamped tooling on spine. Decorative initials, head-, and tailpieces. Striking pictorial compilation of Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments, profusely illustrated with 87 engraved plates..... More
London: Printed for J. Cooke, ca. 1780-1785. n/a. Hardcover. Folio. iv. 698(22)pp. Original calf. Rebacked. Gilt lettering to spine. Corners bumped and worn. Wear to edges. Abrasion markings and cracking to leather. Three by two-inch area of leather on back board missing. Large water stain to back board and to..... More
Leipzig: Baumgärtners Buchhandlung, 1835-1837. Stereotyp-Pracht-Ausgabe. Hardcover. Complete in 4 volumes. Lg. octavo. 971, 309, [1]pp. Original three-quarter leather over marbled boards with maroon title labels & gold lettering on spine. Gold-ruled raised bands. Illustrated title-pages. Volks-Bilderbibel (Peoples Pictorial Bibel) containing the Old and New Testament after the translation by Martin..... More
Stuttgart; Leipzig: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, ND (ca 1900). Later edition. Hardcover. 1143, [1], 146, [2], 416, [8]pp. Original gold and blind-stamped crushed morocco. All edges gilt. Ribbon marker. Moire endpapers. Pictorial title pages. Exquisite pictorial Bible containing stunning b/w illustrations on almost every page, which are as compelling as the stories..... More