STATENBIJBEL BIJBEL - Wed. Paulus Aertsz van RAVESTEYN - BIBLIA; de gantsche H. Schrifture - 1657

BEST STATENBIJBEL EVER! By the Widow of Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn. With set (5) of geographic maps by Nicolaes Visscher. SPECIFICATIONS: BIBLIA; dat is: de gantsche H. Schrifture, vervattende alle de canonijcke boecken des Ouden en des Nieuwen Testaments. Nu eerst, door last der Hoogh.
-mog: Heeren Staten Generael vande Vereenighde Nederlanden. . . 't Amsteldam, bij de Weduwe wijlen Paulus Aertsz. van Ravensteyn. [. . .] Anno 1657. With set (5) of geographical maps by Nicolaes Visscher. DESCRIPTION: 3 parts in 1 volume, with ‘Apocriefe Boecken’; large folio (L: 45 cm; W: 29 cm; D: 12 cm) Original binding, calfskin over oak boards, borders and medallions in blind stamping on boards. Spine on 6 raised bands; copper fittings - 8 corners, centre pieces, hinge strips, clasps and clasp arms. Complete set (5) of maps by Nicolaes Visscher (1st state) . # Info: ‘Bijbel & Prent’ by Wilco C. Poortman; Boekzaal van de Nederlandse Bijbels Deel I, pp. 148-156,158, 232. Geographic maps: ‘Kaarten in Bijbels’ by Poortman & Augusteijn (1995) , pp. 181-185. CONDITION: Old spine touched up at head and tail; later endpapers. Good, uniformly coloured bookblock, well bound. Slight browning on edges, some moisture spots in margins, age spots. 1 clasp and catch-late missing. Geographic maps in good condition; some small tears on folds, minor restorations; ‘Canaan’ map: tear on fold and stains; ‘Reysen Pauli’: spots (see photos) . Fair to good copy. Personal grade: 7/10.