Lot 62
Latin Bible – Antwerp, 1534
Biblia Breves in Eadem Annotations. Antwerp: Martinus Caesar Press, 1534. Latin, with some Hebrew.
Latin edition of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament; second edition of the Vulgata, edited by the French printer Robert Estienne (Robertus Stephanus), first published in 1528. Three title pages, with an ornate woodcut border depicting biblical scenes. Historiated initials.
[8], 416; 101; 41; 82 (i.e. 81) ff. (some leaves misfoliated), 34 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and ink stains. Minor creases. Closed and open tears to edges, mostly to first leaves (with paper completions to first leaves). Several leaves with trimmed edges (not affecting text). Worming to gutters of approx. fifty leaves (ff. 166-210). Ink notations (old). Bookplate to inside front board. Contemporary leather-covered wooden binding, slightly blemished and scuffed, with a restored spine and new endpapers.
