Novum Testamentum domini nostri Jesu Christi [inscription]
by [Bible]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Lugduni [Lyon], 1677. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 12mo. 110mm x 60mm. A fascinating association copy of a New Testament found by a soldier in the first World War and recovered from a library destroyed by the war and rain. The inscription reads: "Souvenir of the World War. At the back of the N.Z Trevelus is the Church of , lately destroyed by German artillery. The splendid Rectory is still standing but is in ruins. The abbe's library is now falling through the flooring to the basement below. I took this from the shelves haphazard. A few weeks of rain, together with another peppering from the Hun batteries will see the end of what must have been a beautiful library. Today, the parish itself stands forsaken and deserted; it's empty streets overgrown with rank (?) grass and the noble church that once was, an unrecognisable brick heap. I saw it destroyed. Chas. 19/8/1916" The original full leather binding as found. Some marks internally
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Details
- Bookseller
- Butler Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1035
- Title
- Novum Testamentum domini nostri Jesu Christi [inscription]
- Author
- [Bible]
- Format/Binding
- Original leather, split and rubbed
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by Lugduni [Lyons] (1677)
- Place of Publication
- Lyons
- Date Published
- 1677
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- bible, world war two, WWI, inscription, military, WW1,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theology;
- Size
- 110mm x 60mm
Terms of Sale
Butler Rare Books
15 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives not as described or damaged.
About the Seller
Butler Rare Books
Biblio member since 2020
Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire
About Butler Rare Books
Antiquarian books and early medieval manuscripts.
Glossary
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- New
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- 12mo
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- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...