HOLY SCRIPTURES of the Old and New Testaments. Embellished with 230 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Volume I-II Warsaw 1873-1874

Sacred Scripture of the Old and New Testaments According to the Latin text of the Vulgate translation by X.Jakóba Wujka. New edition with explanatory notes by J. Fr. Allioli.

Embellished with 230 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Vol. I-II. Warsaw 1873-1874, Michal Glücksberg [woodcuts], in each volume numerous decorative woodcut vignettes, especially those between the columns of the text, HUGE FOLIO FORMAT 35 x 43 cm.

HARDCOVER HALF LEATHER OF THE PERIOD, SPINES VERY RICHLY DECORATED, COVERS SURROUNDED BY A GILDED BORDER, IN THE MIRROR OF THE COVERS THE TITLE OF THE WORK. Tears, soiling, owner's stamp: Leon Reynel. In vol.2 small losses in binding. Bindings after restoration?

Published with great flair, the largest and most impressive edition of the Bible in the Polish language. Printed with great care by the renowned firm of R. G. Teubner in Leipzig, the text is illustrated with 230 woodcuts by Gustave Doré [1832-1883], the famous French painter and printmaker, today considered classics. Banach 449, item 715.