Bible, French. Le Nouveau Testament..., lacking rear endpapers, some wear to extremities, Sedan, Pierre Jannon, 1643 § Le Nouveau Testament, additional architectural title, Paris, Anthoine Cellier, 1656, bound with Les Pseaumes de David, 1659, together 2 in 1, lacking front endpapers, slight rubbing to covers and extremities, § Le Nouveau Testament, additional engraved title, engraved bookplate, Paris, Estienne Lucas, 1668, bound with Les Pseaumes de David, 1666, together 2 in 1, final ff coming loose, lacking front endpapers, engraved bookplate, each of these volumes bound in contemporary morocco or calf with ornate tooling in gilt, covers of loosely arabesque designs variously incorporating fillet and roll-tool borders, vollutes and pointillé, the third book with distinctive draw-handle tools, gilt panel spines with similar motifs in compartments, all three with traces of clasps (impressions remaining or holes), g.e., small 8vo (3)

⁂ An attractive trio of 17^th century French New Testaments in the vernacular, each retaining its attractive historic binding, with the ornate gilt work still bright.