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

Sacred Scripture of the Old and New Testaments

According to the Latin text of the Vulgate translation by Jakóba Wujek

New edition with explanatory notes by J. Fr. Allioli

Embellished with 230 illustrations by Gustave Doré

T. I-II [complete].

Warsaw 1873-1874, Michal Glücksberg. Breaks XXXVI, 958, pp. [5], plate 119 with illustrations [woodcuts]; pp. [4], Breaks 1070, [2], pp. [1], 1074-1076, plate 111 with illustrations [woodcuts], in each vol. numerous, decorative woodcut vignettes, especially those between columns of text, HUGE FOLIO FORMAT 31 x 42.5 cm

HARDBACK PUBLISHER'S HALF-LEATHER BINDING WITH DEEP EMBOSSING WITH RICH AND VARIED ORNAMENTATION, ON THE FACES PLACED IN OVALS WUZERUNKI MOSES [IN VOL. I] AND CHRIST [IN VOL. II], GILT TRIMMING, VERY IMPRESSIVE AND DECORATIVE PUBLISHER'S BINDING

Published with great panache, 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.

BDB condition-/ rust spots [foxing] in places, spine of one volume after minor restoration, minor rubbing of gilt, nevertheless perfectly preserved publisher's binding, which considering the huge format and weight of the book [ca. 15kg], but also the popularity of the publishing house [which was mercilessly read] is an exceptional rarity on the market/ a VERY EFFECTIVE piece.