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Ancien Testament
183475570Au bureau central 1834. Fine. Au bureau central 1834 - 1835 18.50 x 28.20 cm 3 volumes reliés New illustrated edition in first printing of 159 plates 68 in volume 1 66 in volume 2 and 29 in the third volume. Text in 2 columns within a frame engravings in an ornate frame. Contemporary half cherry red glazed calf binding. Spine with false flat raised bands richly decorated with cold and hot Restoration tooling multiple cold and hot rolls on the bands at tail and head. Title-label and volume label of brown glazed calf. Traces of rubbing to joints at head and tail headcaps covers. One corner bumped on volume 2 2 on volume 3. Some foxing some pages and engravings browned. Handsome copy. Translation from the Vulgate by Lemaître de Sacy. Throughout the 19th century this translation prevailed among writers for its literary qualities notably Victor Hugo Rimbaud. Au bureau central hardcover
