Biblia sacra vulgatae editionis tribus tomus distincta

by Bible. Latin

$17,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition of the Sixtine Vulgate Bible. Engraved illustrated title-page. Title in red and black, text in double columns. 8 , 479, 1 ; 5 , 482-899; 5 , 902-1141pp. Lacks the 4ff preface, i.e. the papal bull of Sixtus V beginning Aeternus ille caelestium, terrestriumq. rerum omnium conditr, ac moderator Deus …” as often . Folio 13-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches . Later red morocco, spine darkened, corners bumped, some repairs at head and tail of spine,

• Binding: Leather

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