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Bible in Latin
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Biblia. Habes in hoc libro prudens lector utriusq[ue] instrumenti novam tranlatione[m] aeditam ... [translated by Sanctes Pagninus]. Lyon: Antonius du Ry, [Old Testament:] 1528; [New Testament:] "at the expense of Franciscus Turchus, Dominicus Berticinius of Lucca, and Giacopo de' Giunti bookseller of Florence," 29 January 1527
8vo (10 x 6 1/2 in.; 254 x 165 mm). Title printed in red and black within woodcut border with portraits of the pope seated among cardinals and saints, woodcut initials; some quires lightly browned with some marginal soiling and staining, margins of leaf A2 renewed with loss of three lines, fore-edge of leaf PP6 somewhat frayed, contemporary marginal and interlinear notes. Contemporary calf on bevelled oak boards, blindtooled in a panel design with roll-tooled vases in frame and crossbands of central panel, remains of clasps, blindstamped supralibros at top of central panel; rebacked, leather gone from edges and corners. In a red morocco drop-box, gilt-stamped Tonner monogram.
8vo (10 x 6 1/2 in.; 254 x 165 mm). Title printed in red and black within woodcut border with portraits of the pope seated among cardinals and saints, woodcut initials; some quires lightly browned with some marginal soiling and staining, margins of leaf A2 renewed with loss of three lines, fore-edge of leaf PP6 somewhat frayed, contemporary marginal and interlinear notes. Contemporary calf on bevelled oak boards, blindtooled in a panel design with roll-tooled vases in frame and crossbands of central panel, remains of clasps, blindstamped supralibros at top of central panel; rebacked, leather gone from edges and corners. In a red morocco drop-box, gilt-stamped Tonner monogram.
Provenance
Jacques van Pamela (1536-1587, bishop of St Omer, with his supralibros, and ownership inscription on second endleaf "sum Jacobi Pamelii") — Bruges, Jesuit College (gift inscription on title) — J.F. van de Velde (purchase notation dated 1828 on endleaf facing title) — George Goyder (bookplate, his sale, Sotheby's 23 June 1958, lot 2) — Florence Foerderer Tonner (bookplate)
Literature
Darlow & Moule 6108; Adams B-1008; this copy exhibited in the National Book League's The Bible in English Life (1948), 11
Condition
some quires lightly browned with some marginal soiling and staining, mends in upper and lower margin of leaf A2 with loss of three lines, fore-edge of leaf PP6 somewhat frayed, contemporary marginal and interlinear notes. Contemporary calf on bevelled oak boards, blindtooled in a panel design with roll-tooled vases in frame and crossbands of central panel, remains of clasps, blindstamped supralibros at top of central panel; rebacked, leather gone from edges and corners.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The earliest Latin translation from the original Hebrew and Greek, completed between 1493 and 1520, and the first edition of the Bible in which the text is divided into numbered verses.