1558 BIBLE Latin & French Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Sapience Apocrypha RARE
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1558 BIBLE Latin & French Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Sapience Apocrypha RARE
An extremely rare and valuable 16th-century Bible by Guillaume Rouille. Published in 1558 Lyon, this small Old Testament contains the Psalms of David, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs, as well as apocryphal books of Sapience and Ecclesiastiques (not to be confused with Ecclesiastes). Each book contains both Latin and French translations.
This book is known to only exist in five institutional libraries from around the world, with none found at all in the Western Hemisphere! Very rare!
Item number: #20925
Price: $950
[Biblia] Les Pseaumes de David ; Proverbes de Salomon ; Le EccleÌsiaste ; Le Cantique des Cantiques ; Le livre de Sapience ; EccleÌsiastique
Lyon: Guillaume Rouillé, 1558.
Details:
Collation:
341 leaves (of 343)
Wanting final leaves (V7, V8) of book, otherwise complete
Proverbs with a separate title page
Signatures : a-zâ¸, A-Vâ¸
References: USTC 18015
Language: Latin / French
Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
Size: ~5in X 3.25in (12cm x 8.5cm)
Exceedingly rare and desirable
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20925
An extremely rare and valuable 16th-century Bible by Guillaume Rouille. Published in 1558 Lyon, this small Old Testament contains the Psalms of David, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs, as well as apocryphal books of Sapience and Ecclesiastiques (not to be confused with Ecclesiastes). Each book contains both Latin and French translations.
This book is known to only exist in five institutional libraries from around the world, with none found at all in the Western Hemisphere! Very rare!
Item number: #20925
Price: $950
[Biblia] Les Pseaumes de David ; Proverbes de Salomon ; Le EccleÌsiaste ; Le Cantique des Cantiques ; Le livre de Sapience ; EccleÌsiastique
Lyon: Guillaume Rouillé, 1558.
Details:
Collation:
341 leaves (of 343)
Wanting final leaves (V7, V8) of book, otherwise complete
Proverbs with a separate title page
Signatures : a-zâ¸, A-Vâ¸
References: USTC 18015
Language: Latin / French
Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
Size: ~5in X 3.25in (12cm x 8.5cm)
Exceedingly rare and desirable
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
20925
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1558 BIBLE Latin & French Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Sapience Apocrypha RARE
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