Vie De Jesus (Life of Jesus) - unique illustrated copy
by RENAN, Ernest
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
FIRST EDITION. Royal 8vo, Contemporary red half-calf with raised bands and marbled boards and marbled interior. Half-title is present. 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon). the leather is a little cracked along the front board, but exhibits no weakness. True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. The book's controversial position that the life of Jesus should be written like the life of any historic person, and that the Bible could and should be subject to the same critical scrutiny as other historical documents caused some controversy and enraged many Christians. This is a scarce copy which has all SIXTY WOODCUTS from the 1870 illustrated edition bound in. How this came to be is a mystery. Housed in a morocco-backed slipcase with chemise. A very attractive copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170
- Title
- Vie De Jesus (Life of Jesus) - unique illustrated copy
- Author
- RENAN, Ernest
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michel Lévy Frères
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1863
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Religion, Theology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spring 2022;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...