Uberti, Lucantonio degli Biblij Cžeská w Benátkách tisstěná. Venice P. Liechtenstein 5 December 1506 Folio: [559 (of 570)] ff. (B1, 3-4, Ll 1, 6 index ff. missing, 1 blank f.; mod. pencil foliation, occ. somewhat short, staining and traces of use, top margin soiled, title and final f. underlaid, a number of margins strengthened, fore-edge margin f. 2 partly torn off with loss of border ill. and a central tear crudely repaired, some marginal tears, f. 41 with loss of text in bottom inner margin, a few old marginal annotations). Old blind-stamped leather over wood, edges bevelled inside, gilt-titled spine with 5 raised bands, remains of catches (rubbed and partly worn, rebacked, clasps and catches gone, later endpapers). Very early ed. (1st 1488) of the Czech Bible revised by Jan Hus (1369-1415) and the first to be printed outside Bohemia, edited by Jan Gindrzysky of Saaz and Thomas Molek of Hradec, and financed by three wealthy citizens of Prague for the use of Utraquists or Calixtines. Printed in 2 col. in Gothic type with guide-letters. Xylographic title, featuring two angels and a large emblem of Prague. Woodcut frame (repeated later) to Jerome’s preface surrounding woodcuts of Ambrose and Paulinus. Some 100 woodcuts throughout including many designs by Lucantonio degli Uberti, incl. a full-page woodcut of the Creation with 6 scenes. Rubricated throughout. Hand-drawn coloured initial "B" pasted at beginning of text f. 2r; two initials in red and blue on A1v and Aa2r. Ref. Edit16 5748. - Adams B-1110. - Darlow/Moule 2180. - Knihopis 1097. - Sander I:997. - Not in Bibles Paris. Prov. [Dubský family], Lysice (Czech Republic) (libr. stamp and tickets "Schloss Bibliothek zu Lissitz").