Biblia cum concordantiis Veteris & Novi Testamenti & sacrorum canonum

[Lyon: Jacques Sacon for Anton Koberger, 1518. Engraved title page printed in red and black, full page engravings of the creation and the adoration of the shepherds (partly colored); numerous engraved headpieces and initials throughout. [13], 317, [25] leaves. Lacking [aa8], one leaf of Tabula Alphabetica; bound without two blanks [R6] at end of Bible and [CC10] at end of the Hebrew Names. 1 vols. Folio. Early seventeenth-century pigskin over raised cords stamped in blind with floral roll tools, metal clasps (one anchor perished). Ownership signatures dated 1692 at head of title; bookplate of John Tomlinson. Title page with repaired loss at center left of frame, some annotations in N.T. shaved. Occaional neat underlining. Old repairs to head of spine. Very good. Engraved title page printed in red and black, full page engravings of the creation and the adoration of the shepherds (partly colored); numerous engraved headpieces and initials throughout. [13], 317, [25] leaves. Lacking [aa8], one leaf of Tabula Alphabetica; bound without two blanks [R6] at end of Bible and [CC10] at end of the Hebrew Names. 1 vols. Folio. Attractive copy of this notable early sixteenth century Latin Bible, one of a series of illustrated Bibles printed by Jacob Sacon for Anton Koberger of Nuremberg between the years 1512 and 1522 — other editions being 1513, 1515, 1516, 1519, and 1522.

The printed marginalia in the N.T. include citations to Josephus and follow Sacon’s edition of 1516.

Uncommon. VD16 ZV 26603; Darlow & Moule 6101; Delaveau & Hillard 785. Provenance: John Tomlinson (bookplate); W. A. Copinger (bookplate); General Theological Seminary, gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt and Dean Augustus Hoffman (bookplates and blindstamps)