Antique Dutch Bible Statenvertaling, Large Folio, Early 1700s, The Hague
$ 1527.73
Description
Antique Dutch Bible Statenvertaling, Large Folio, Early 18th Century, The Hague: Item Description: Offered for sale is a remarkable and historically important Dutch Statenbijbel (States Bible), printed in The Hague ( 's Gravenhage ) in the early 18th century by the widow and heirs of Hillebrandt Jacobsz van Wouw , official printers to the Staten Generael (States-General) of the Netherlands. This is a large folio-format edition of the Statenvertaling , the official Dutch Reformed Bible translation , first commissioned by the Synod of Dordrecht (1618–1619) and authorized for use throughout the Reformed Church in the Netherlands. This edition follows the standard 17th-century text and was printed for ecclesiastical or ceremonial use. Features: Translation: Statenvertaling (States-General Version) — Dutch Reformed Bible Provenance: Printed in 's Gravenhage (The Hague) Printer: Weduwe ende Erfgenamen van Hillebrandt Jacobsz van Wouw Language: Dutch Text Block Size: approx. 33 x 19 cm (13" x 7.5") Contents: Complete Old and New Testaments ( Het Oude en Nieuwe Testament ) Engraved Title Page: Architectural/ornamental design with Dutch heraldic imagery Bibliographic Reference: Large folio Dutch Statenbijbel, printed by the heirs of Hillebrandt Jacobsz van Wouw in The Hague. A later reprint of the authorized 1637 Statenvertaling, used for official and ecclesiastical purposes. Dimensions: Weight - 7.7KG Height - 44.5cm Width - 30.5cm Thickness - 13.5cm Damage (Please see above photos for reference): 1 brass clasp is missing (There should be two) Some pages are stuck together from a mixture of age and localised water damage (Please see above photos) There is foxing throughout the book (The text is still legible) The illustrations have been cut out at various points The maps have been separated at some point and the edges of the page, that the maps are on, have damage along the edges The cover is cracked with age The spine has to large points of damage (This is where I suspect the Bible was attached to a stand or pulpit) Some pages have minor tears and bent corners
Item arrived much better than described and is such a privilege to own, ty as this probably cost you more to send than I paid (honestly, I expected the item to be of much, much poorer quality for the prise!), well packaged and shipped fast. would encourage anyone to buy from this person! A +++
I pressed wrong knob and declined your 1st offer by mistake , so thanks for agreeing same price , it was very decent of you . Kind regards and thanks , waiting for it to be delivered Tomorrow Ann
Beautiful! A piece of history in great condition for being 250 years old. Fast shipping with tracking was very helpful. Very pleased with kind and fast service.
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