Bible

1635 · P07 — <p>Summary: Rouen: John Cousturier 1635. 3 vols. in 4to 9 x 7 in. A complete Douai-Rhemes Douay-Rheims Bible rebound in black calf. Together two works in three volumes. Complete Bible text including the summaries annotations and tables. Seven steel engravings numerous head- and tailpieces with woodcut initials.</p><p>Description: New Testament The fourth edition of the Rheims New Testament which generally follows the second edition of 1600. Likely printed at Rouen with text presented in single column Roman font. Six steel engravings include three of the four Evangelists portraits of St. Paul and St. John before Revelation and a representation of the Day of Pentecost. The engraved title page is provided in facsimile. The engraved plate before Matthew is lacking; Old Testament The second edition of the Douay Old Testament which generally follows the first edition of 1610. Text presented in single column Roman font within ruled border. The first volume includes the additional engraved title page which is provided in facsimile in the second volume.</p><p>Collation: New Testament a4 e4 i4 A-Z8 Aa-Xx8 Yy-Zz4 Aaa-Bbb4. Lacks Ccc2 the final two leaves of the Table; Old Testament Vol 1 A-Z4 Aa-Zz4 Aaa-Zzz4 Aaaa-Zzzz4 Aaaaa-Zzzzz4 Aaaaaa-Nnnnnn4 Oooooo2; Vol 2 A-Z4 Aa-Zz4 Aaa-Zzz4 Aaaa-Zzzz4 Aaaaa-Zzzzz4 Aaaaaa-Kkkkkk4 a4 e4 i4 o4 u2. Complete.</p><p>Binding: The three-volume set is beautifully bound in contemporary-style black calf. Covers with gilt-tooled centerpiece surrounded by gilt lines and blind rolls and four gilt fleurons at corners. Spines with found raised bands and extensive blind- and gilt-tooling to compartments. Each spine with two red gilt-ruled labels and the words "Old Testament" and "Doway" or "New Testament" and "Rhemes" in gilt along with date at foot. New plain endpapers.</p><p>Condition: New Testament Overall the text is crisp and clean. L8 tissue repair without loss; Mm1 short closed marginal tear; Vv3-8 bottom corner piece torn off with loss of sidenotes; Xx3-Zz1 marginal worming; Yy1-3 first two leaves of Table reinforced with some loss; Yy4-Zz1 remargined; Zzz-Bbbb4 fraying to edges; Old Testament Vol. 1 A-5D tiny wormhole to foot infrequently affecting catchword; N-2I small light stain to head; Old Testament Vol. 2 A1-E3 small wormhole to upper outer margin; small stain to upper gutter occasionally impacting a few lines of text; 4R-u pen-tip sized wormhole. Note: After the publication of the 1635 Douay Old Testament it would be another 115 years before the next Roman Catholic Bible was printed.</p><p>References: New Testament Herbert 479; STC 2946; D&M 370; ESTC S102550. Old Testament Herbert 499; STC 2321; D&M 387; ESTC S1501.</p> John Cousturier hardcover