[Printbible] Quadrins historiques de la Bible./ Figures du Nouveau Testament.

Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1583/ 1579, 2 parts in 1 vol., (131)/ (52) lvs, both parts w. (historiated) woodcut title-borders and printer's devices, w. 247/ 96 half-page woodcuts attr. to Bernard Salomon and woodcut vignettes at the end, excuisitely rebound in richly gilt dark blue mor., both covers with very elaborate borders, ribbed and gilt spine, boardedges and turn-ins, sm. 8vo.

A most desirable copy, with just some unobtrusive internal and external imperfections, with bookplate of Hans Joachim Trautner (1916-2001) on first free endpaper. Ad first part: lacking last blank. The final issue by de Tournes, the first edition was published in 1553. Sybille von Gültlingen, De Tournes, 682; Cartier, Bibliographie des éditions de Tournes, 637; STC French (BL) 336; Bibles de Paris, 1307; Pettegree FB 5315. Not in Adams nor in Mortimer (French). Ad second part: the first edition was published in 1556. Von Gültlingen 629; Cartier 593; STC French 169; Bibles de Paris, 1304; Mortimer (French) 95; Pettegree FB 5308. Not in Adams.