Justin Croft Antiquarian Books : (BIBLE, in French.) - La Sainte Bible, qui contient le Vieux et le Nouveau Testament. Imprimée sur l’édition de Paris, de l’année 1805. Editi...

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(BIBLE, in French.) La Sainte Bible, qui contient le Vieux et le Nouveau Testament. Imprimée sur l’édition de Paris, de l’année 1805. Edition stéréotype, revue et corrigée avec soin d’après les textes Hebreu et Grec. London: R. Watts “au frais de la Société pour l’impression de la Bible en langue Angloise et en langues étrangères,” 1838-39.

8vo (182 × 100 mm.), pp. 788, [5]; 207, [1]. New Testament with its own title-page. Later ownership inscription in turquoise ink. Publishers’ blindstamped panelled sheep, with “British and Foreign Bible Society” in central oval on upper cover. Sometime rather enthusiastically polished. A good example.

One of numerous foreign-language editions published at this time by the British and Foreign Bible Society.This copy preserves the original British and Foreign Bible Society binding with elaborate panels stamped from a single plate.

£95.00 (equal to approx. US$150.43* or €117.49* for 22 May 2012)

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