Beschreibung:

Bible illustrations. [Toneel ofte Vertooch der Bybelsche Historien], bound with Historien des Nieuwen Testaments, 2 parts in one, Amsterdam: Nicolaes Visscher, c.1659, with engraved plates of Biblical scenes by Pieter H. Schut, Old Testament with 188 (of 192) plates (lacking 1-3 & 25), New Testament with 140 (of 144) plates (lacking 38-39 & 143-144), OT plate 32 misbound, the central portion (OT 89 - NT 24) inverted, final plate detached and edge-chipped (small loss at head of image), lacking all before OT plate 4, variable finger- and dust-soiling, occasional marks or stains, some edge-fraying (especially at front and rear), a few longer tears (most previously repaired), losses to a few blank margins (2 captions affected), 2 OT plates with large loss, some plates with early ink manuscript Bible reference to blank margin (3 in sky area of image), pastedowns with early ink manuscript annotations, lacking free endpapers, 18th century calf, rubbed with some wear, front cover detached (with remnants of previous repair to surface), rear cover partly detached, oblong 12mo, together with: Figuren des Alten unnd Newen Testaments, Wittemberg: Zacharias Lehman, 1588, 310 woodcuts of Biblical scenes, approximately 34 woodcuts with juvenile hand-colouring (some minor, a few affecting facing page), title printed in red & black, with pictorial woodcut printer's device (repeated on final page of New Testament and on final page of book with added typographical border), with 6 page preface (complete), lacking all between preface and Aiiii (Genesis II), some dust- and finger-soiling, variable dampstaining throughout, close-trimmed at head & tail (sometimes cropping text), scattered closed tears or edge-fraying, several margins repaired, some with losses (a few affecting text or clipping woodcut), [Avi] and Nniii with larger losses (previously repaired), Aiiii with 5cm closed tear, paste-paper endpapers, hinges cracked after endpapers, 18th century half sheep, worn with losses to spine, oblong 8vo in 4s, plus: [Neuwe Biblische Figuren, deβ Alten und Neuwen Testaments, geordnet und gestellt durch … Johan Bockspergern … und nachgerissen … durch … Joβ Amman], Frankfurt am Mayn: Georg Raben, Sigmund Feyerabend und Weygand Hanen Erben, 1569, 94 (of 136) woodcuts of Biblical scenes, lacking all before E4 (except E1 present), some finger- and dust-soiling, marks and dampstaining (mainly affecting margins and captions), some edge-fraying and chipping (mainly at rear), 4 woodcuts with juvenile hand-colouring, M3 with loss to fore-margin (clipping image & with associated short closed tear), Q1 with 9cm closed tear, front endpapers present, rear endpapers deficient, stitching strained, near contemporary limp vellum, soiled and stained with some wear, oblong 8vo in 4s (Qty: 3) First item: the plates appear to be the 1st state, with those signed reading 'CJ Visscher excudit' (or variations of), rather than the later 'N. Visscher'.