BIBLE, in French - La Sainte Bible, Lyon, 1564, 2 vols. bound in one, folio, woodcut illustrations, some full-page, initials, contemporary calf (with substantial modern repairs). With La Bible (Geneva, 1615). (2)

BIBLE, in French - La Sainte Bible. Lyon: Par Ian de Tournes, 1564. 2 volumes bound in one, folio (350 x 230mm). Title with woodcut oval printer's device, New Testament title within woodcut foliate border, woodcut illustrations and maps, some full-page, headpieces and fine foliate initials (marginal repairs to first and last few leaves including title, some light mainly marginal browning and staining, a few darker spots, lacks leaves of "Interpretation des noms propres Hebrieux ..." at the end, a few leaves cropped or shaved). Contemporary calf (very substantial modern repairs including the whole of the spine, later endpapers). Provenance: "Reçu pour mille huit cents" (old inscription on title); inscriptions by Jacques Clary dated 1679 at the head of the first page of Genesis and upper margin of New Testament title; some old annotation; old arithmetic on front pastedown. The preface is by Jean Calvin. This was the last Geneva bible printed in his lifetime, and also the last work printed by Jean de Tournes: both men died in 1564, the latter of the plague. Not in Brunet; Cartier Biblia sacra vulgatae editionis p. 501; Chambers French Bibles 335; Lelong 345, 347. With La Bible, qui est Toute la Sancte Escriture du Vieil et la Nouveau Testament (Geneva, Par les Heritiers de Hierolme Haultin, 1615, 2 parts in one vol., later reverse calf). The lot sold not subject to return. (2)