La sainte Bible. Bible de Genève (Charenton)

Protestant edition of the Geneva Bible with various additions that characterize the composite impressions sold at Charenton, besides The Psalms of David, set to French rhyme by Clement Marot and Theodore de Beze (with title page and numerous musical staves): History of the Holy Scripture of the Old and New Testament, which contains the Summary of sacred chronology. This addition has its own title page placed after the general title. At the end of volume III, several texts: The form of ecclesiastical prayers; Of baptism, of the Lord's Supper, Of the articles of faith; Of the ten commandments; Of the sacraments; Confession of faith. All these additions are present to characterize Protestant liturgy and its difference, being both the orthodox Bible of Protestantism and a manual of faith. Although the Geneva Bible was revised several times, its first revision is due to Theodore de Beze.
A title vignette repeated on 2 volumes; the second tome having a different one, printer's mark. A title vignette for the title page of the Psalms. Typographical ornaments.
Contemporary full old red morocco binding. Richly decorated raised-band spine. Covers decorated in Du Seuil style with central frame and fleurons in the corner-pieces. Roll-tooled cuts and rich interior frieze. Gilt edges. Rubbing. A small fragment of headcap missing to the New Testament volume. To volume I, lack to lower joint at tail. Corners slightly turned in. The first 6 leaves of the New Testament with dampstain traces fading and resembling more browning, in inner margin and in the margins. None of the 3 volumes have a marbled endpaper before the title, which in the 17th century is not necessarily a lack but is encountered relatively commonly. First endpaper before the title of volume I coming loose. Dampstain traces on the last 2 leaves of volume I.
One of the last Protestant Bibles printed in France, the last dating from 1678. Protestant worship having been prohibited in Paris and its surroundings by the Edict of Nantes, Henri IV authorized the construction of a temple at Charenton near Paris. Parisian printers used this to distribute their editions of sacred texts. In 1671, the booksellers' shops at Charenton were burned down. 
Manuscript ex-libris: Wilhelmiire de Wrede