La Sainte Bible – Holy Bible – 1731 | de Sacy French Translation, Huge Folio

La Sainte Bible contenant l’Ancien et le Nouveau Testament, translated into French and edited by Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy was printed in Paris in 1731. This huge folio is a monumental undertaking and considered to be a highly desirable Catholic Bible, printed in a time when there was a demand for vernacular Bibles in the 18^th-century.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: La Sainte Bible contenant l’Ancien et le Nouveau Testament, traduite en françois sur la Vulgate
• Author(s): Holy Bible
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s): Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy (Editor)
• Publisher: Paris, Guillaume Desprez
• Edition: 1731 edition
• Format: Folio (single volume)
• Binding: Leather
• Size:  15.5 in x 10.75 in (39.4 cm x 27.3 cm)
• Collation: 1083, [1]
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Old and New Testaments
  • Maccabees
  • Chronology of the Bible

Condition:

Leather binding shows wear and rubbing with spine loss. The text block remains intact and secure, presenting a complete copy with expected signs of age.

Why Collect This?

• Huge 18^th-century folio Bible.
• Edited by Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy

Item Number: # 29237