[Rarebooks] FS: The MORTIER BIBLE: Profusely Illustrated 1700 History of the Old & New Testaments

[Charles Agvent]

[MORTIER BIBLE]. HISTOIRE DU VIEUX ET DU NOUVEAU TESTAMENT, Enrichie de 
Plus de Quatre Cens Figures en Taille-Douce, &C. Avec Privilège de Nos 
Seigneurs Les États de Hollande et de West-Frise. Amsterdam: Pierre 
Mortier, 1700. First Edition. Two folio (10-1/2" x 16-1/4") volumes in 
full gilt-decorated red morocco leather, rebacked with original spines, 
all edges gilt. Illustrated with 2 frontispieces, 428 images on 214 
plates, 5 double-page maps including one featuring California as an 
island, and several engravings in the text. Illustrations etched under 
the direction of the Dutch painter David Van der Plaes (1647-1704) after 
the best artists of the time including Elliger, Goeree, Hoet, Bernard 
Picard, Tiedeman, and Luychen. Small bookplate of Robert Hood on front 
pastedown of each volume; first gathering of first volume detached; some 
plates in second volume browned with very small hole to some pages, but 
generally the text and plates are very clean. Front cover of second 
volume neatly detached along with first gathering; some fraying and 
chipping to spine ends; light wear. Generally Very Good. (#020458)    
     $1,500

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