[Rarebooks] FS: 1558 Biblical Illustrations, a total of 300 woodcuts

[Charles Agvent]

[EMBLEM BOOK] [PARADIN, Claude] and [FONTAINE, Charles] [SALOMON, 
Bernard]. QUADRINS HISTORIQUES DE LA BIBLE bound with FIGURES DU NOUVEAU 
TESTAMENT. Lyons: Jean de Tournes, 1558. Second Edition. Two small 
octavo (4-1/8" x 6-1/8") volumes 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 delicate 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. The first edition of Paradin's text appeared in 
1553 and contained only 199 woodcuts. Thereafter another 29 
illustrations were cut for the Italian edition of 1554 and a further 
three for editions in 1554-1555. The present edition was the second 
printing of the complete set of woodcuts. 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 split about a third of the way 
up. Near Fine and quite scarce. (#012115)        $6,500.00

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