[Rarebooks] FS: Quadrins Historiques, 1558, with 300 emblem woodcuts illustrating the Bible

[charles agvent]

One of nearly a dozen emblem books very recently listed on our web 
page among the new arrivals: http://www.erols.com/agvent

[EMBLEM BOOK] [PARADIN, CLAUDE] AND [FONTAINE, CHARLES]. QUADRINS 
HISTORIQUES DE LA BIBLE BOUND WITH FIGURES DU NOUVEAU TESTAMENT. 
Lyons: Jean de Tournes 1558. Two small octavo (4-1/8" x 6-1/8") bound 
together in 19th century full brown blindstamped morocco with gilt 
lettering on the spine. [246]; [74] pages. First published in 1553 and 
1554 respectively, the first title illustrated with 231 small emblem 
woodcuts and the second title with 69 woodcuts, all attributed to 
Bernard Salomon, as well as 2 designs and title borders. These 
woodcuts were among the most popular Biblical illustrations of the 
latter half of the 16th century. A verse in French is beneath each 
emblem. OCLC locates only 4 copies of the first title and 2 of the 
second. Bookplate of Mexborough on the front pastedown and a doctor's 
modern bookplate on the verso of the front endpaper. One original 
endpaper remains, bound between the books; the others are lacking. 
Text and illustrations are complete; several pages have been trimmed 
at the bottom margin to delete a manuscript name but with no loss to 
text or images. Old manuscript ink notes in the margins of the first 
few illustrated pages but contents otherwise clean except for an 
occasional smudge. Binding with mild rubbing to spine, slightly more 
to the front joint which is just developing a short split at the base. 
Near Fine and quite scarce.   $7500

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