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1682EPL07Wittenberg 1682. Paperback. Good. Perhaps from the 1682 edition. The first edition of Luthers translation of the Prophets was published in Wittenberg in 1532. This single leaf has two half page contemporary hand-colored woodcuts of the Creation of Eve and the Fall of Man. Some worming and chipping to leaf but contained in custom folder and colors remain bright. Size: 280 x 205mm. <br/><br/> paperback books
161634166London: Richard Field 1616. Small 4to 18 cm; 7". 4 296 ff. <br><br>Fourth edition in English of Luther's In epistolam Sancti Pauli ad Galatas commentarius which first appeared for the English monoglots in 1575 with second and third editions in 1577 and 1602.<br>Â Â Â Â The Epistle to the Galatians held a special place in Luther's heart and mind; he lectured on it in 1519 and also in 1523. It is widely reported that in his table talks he is recorded as saying: "The Epistle to the Galatians is my epistle. To it I am as it were in wedlock. It is my Katherine i.e. the name of his wife."<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Ownership inscription of Bryan Tompson 1735 fol. 166r; also on A2r undated family name spelled "Thompson" and with notation of cost of book as 5/3. Late 19th- or early 20-century ownership inscription on front free endpaper of G.P. Hesketh of Beltrami Cty. MN; later given 1907 to Dr. Charles Schwartz. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC S108962; STC rev. ed. 16973. 18th-century English speckled sheep recently rebacked; late 19th- or early 20th-century endpapers. Title-page cut down close to text supplied from a different copy mounted to restore page size and expose type on verso; leaf soiled. Top margins throughout closely cropped costing the top line of text on five of the eight preliminary pages and the running heads and folio numbers on many not all text leaves; staining in portions in margins and sometimes into the text of the upper outer sixth of a leaf; longitudinal hole on fols. 259 to 262 costing three words total. Not a perfect but a decent copy of a Lutheran mainstay in an edition not often found on the market. Richard Field unknown books
1606D15188Strassburg: Theodosium Rihel 1606. Hardcover. Good. Pocket-sized 12mo 130 x 75mm. Pagination: 4 CCLXII 8 ff. Signatures: inserted 2 leaves A-Y12 Z11 lacking final blank stub but inserted five leaves. Old German Type. Each page printed within an elaborate woodcut border of masks putti vessels birds animals and scrolling ornament. Seventeenth-century full vellum stamped in blind with central lozenge of crucifixion front cover and ornament back cover large remnants of leather ties; outer edges somewhat soiled and worn binding a bit rubbed otherwise an excellent survival for its prospective use. An early owner has added several leaves at the front and rear upon which are transcribed several additional psalms and biblical verses Psalm 34 Jeremiah 3 Jeremiah 30 John 1:1 Corinthians 1:10 John 1:2. Other markings @ 1606 in this same hand on the first inserted leaf at front. By this date in the inscriptions This psalm booklet Dises Psalmen Büchlein and a man Carlo from Strassburg may be making corrections at time of early press. A later date on this leaf is 1776 along with an unknown monogram or printers mark quite reminiscent of Theodosius Rihels fl. 1555-1608 printers mark but with different letters S & K. <br/><br/>During a critical period of time for the church Martin Luther saw the Psalms not only as the central model to Christian prayer but as a key biblical book that would spark a revival and lay the scriptural foundation for the Protestant movement. Luther said find in it the Psalter also yourself. as well as God himself and all creatures Luthers Works 35:257. The Psalms were an early focus of Luthers translations and teaching at the University of Wittenberg; there he first published an exposition of the seven penitential psalms in 1517. In a later work Luther classified the psalms by theme; they belonged to groups pertaining to prophecy instruction comfort prayer and thanksgiving. This pocket-sized psalm book hearkens to Luthers famous statement that the Psalms are the Bible in miniature. The psalms were a strategic book of the bible for a nascent Lutheran and the early owner of this book seemingly poured over it and added layers of extra verse and interpretation in the blank spaces of the book. Scarce edition. OCLC locates editions published by Rihel but this 1606 printing is not among those located. This copy unique for its early German annotations and biblical additions. We surmise they may be intrinsic to an early Lutheran community in Strasbourg or related to the Strasbourgian printers themselves. Theodosium Rihel hardcover books
