Holy Bible Illustrated By Ostervald Folio Of 1779, Old And New Testament & The Prophets

Rare and exceptional folio book from 1779 / Holy Protestant Bible illustrated by Ostervald in a large volume in two parts, full calf, ribbed spine, garnet morocco title, red edges; illustrated with a frontispiece, the beautiful portrait of the Author, a folding map hand-colored from the time of the twelve tribes of Israel, at Lattré Rue Saint-Jacques and numerous plates in vignettes illustrated with passages from the Bible finely engraved. "The Holy Bible which contains the Old and New Testaments", revised and corrected on the Hebrew and Greek text by the Pastors and Professors of the Church of Geneva. With the Arguments and Reflections on the chapters of Holy Scripture, and Notes by JF Ostervald Pastor of the Church of Neuchâtel, fifth Edition, carefully revised and corrected. In Neuchâtel, from the Typographical Society. M. DCC. XXIX. (1779). And bound together to follow: "The Prophecies or the Prediction of Prophets"; this magnificent work, well preserved and in a state of freshness both for the paper and for the beautiful period binding, sober and in perfect condition... A robust book, this marvelous large format Protestant Bible, very present