[Mona Parsons' Dutch Bible, 1643] Biblia, dat is: De gantsche H. Schrifture, vervattende alle de canonijcke boecken des Ouden en des Nieuwen Testaments : nu eerst, door last der Hoogh-Mog. Heeren Staten Generael vande Vereenighde Nederlanden.

Verlag: Iacob Pietersz. Wachter, T'Amstelredam, 1643

Beschreibung

[42], fol 292, [4], fol 128, [24], fol 146, [8], fol 68; with engraved title and seven folding maps. Six mispagings but complete and in order. Separate title page for New Testament and for Apocrypha, with 1643 Theunis Iacobsz. ende Ian Fredericksz. Stam imprint. Contemporary leather over board, with all eight corner supports, one working clasp and the remnants of the other. Front panel leather wormed (long ago). Unrestored binding is sound, with some loss to leather as expected. Endpapers and first title page grubby. Three first leaves excised: first leaf is the title page. Contemporary inscription to verso of title page. Twelve initially blank leaves excised at rear that evidently contained genealogical information, the first dated 15. through 1724. Eleven blanks remain at rear, with two pages fully utilized for years 1613-1679 [von Bronckhorst appears throughout]. Map of the world, and that of the Mediterranean, frayed along fore-edge; loss to lower right margin of second map but with no loss to image or to text on verso; fifth map splitting along first flap; sixth map with fraying to fore-edge, splitting to second fold (along which some loss) and loss to lower portion of each fold, toned and stained. Corner of 2nd fol 28 torn away but present. Loss of parts of five lines from chip to 3rd fol 6. 16.75 x 11 inches. Six closed tears (no loss of text]. Marginal tidelines throughout. This Bible was the property of Mona Parsons [Nova Scotian World War 2 Dutch resistance member]. Please inquire for an accurate shipping quote. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Books012481

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Titel: [Mona Parsons' Dutch Bible, 1643] Biblia, ...

Verlag: Iacob Pietersz. Wachter, T'Amstelredam

Erscheinungsdatum: 1643

Einband: leather

Zustand: Good