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17606044Halle: Zu Finden im Waysenhause 1760. Sm. 8vo. 40pp. Old marbled boards paper on spine chipped away. Some text soiling. Zu Finden im Waysenhause hardcover books
180028346Boston: Printed by John Russell 1800. First edition. Self wrappers. Stitching absent else a very good copy with scattered foxing. 19 1 pp. Sm. 8vo. Engraved title-vignette and tail piece. Half-title is: Luther Richardson's oration. Evans 328402. ESTCW28799. Sabin 71074. Printed by John Russell unknown books
180035808Boston 1800. 19 1 blank pp. With the half title. Light to moderate foxing disbound Good.<br/><br/> Unlike most countries we assemble "not to pay the servile homage of adulation for the birth of kings and despots." Our revolution was not the "demon of anarchy"-- as in France-- and there are "no provinces defolated to mark the flaming path of Equality." <br/>Evans 38402. unknown books
17931337937Marburg und Frankfurt: Heinrich Ludwig Bronner 1793. Hardcover. Octavo 24 773 19 24 32 160 pages; G; bound in contemporary full leather plain paneled spine; moderate wear and rubbing including leather rubbed off of tail of spine chipping to head of spine; remnants of leather clasps and hooks remaining; embossed pattern to gilt edges; patterned paper pastedowns; with engraved frontispiece of Martin Luther and an engraved title page; mild age-toning to interior; text in German; shelved case 4. 1337937. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Heinrich Ludwig Bronner hardcover books
1778LV2122aLeipzig:: Bey Christian Gottlob Hilscher 1778. 1778. Small 8vo. ii 131 1 pp. Engraved frontispiece of Luther by Bruhl engraved title-page and text head and tailpiece vignettes; modern glossy pastedowns and free end-papers. Quarter dark brown calf marbled boards gilt-stamped spine. Small inked shelf-number on verso title-page. Fine. Later edition of Schrockh’s "‘eminent’ biography of Luther" first published in 1773 Backus & Benedict p. 221. <br /><br /> "Schrockh. . .sympathized with Erasmus’ stand in the free-will controversy against Luther’s extreme determinism which says Schrockh the modern Protestant church does not feel committed to defend. . . .Schrockh stands by the narrower Lutheran definition of the Reformation. . . .In Planck and Schrockh despite their differences Protestantism and the Enlightenment remained in easy association" Mansfield. p. 46. <br /><br /> "The notion of Luther as the embodiment of the German Volksgeist for example could not but degenerate into that of simple patriotism or ‘Luther the German.’ On this view when Luther enjoined obedience to the secular authorities on the occasion of the peasants’ revolt he laid the groundwork for ‘respect for the authorities and for the inner peace of the state’—so says church historian Johann Matthias Schrockh 1733-1808. Indeed according to Schrockh in the intervening centuries all of Europe should have come to understand that the Protestant religion ‘is alone suited to the legitimate power and the true interests of the princes’ and that ‘all of this is without doubt Luther’s work’" Perkins pp. 69-70. <br /><br /> The frontispiece of Luther is fine example of German engraver Johann Benjamin Bruhl 1691-1763. <br /><br /> Schrockh "was an Austrian-German historian and literary scholar born in Vienna. He was a grandson to Pietist preacher Matthias Bel 1684-1749" Wikip. REFERENCES: Backus Irena & Philip Benedict Calvin and His Influence 1509-2009 Oxford: Oxford University Press 2011; Mansfield Bruce Man on His Own: Interpretations of Erasmus c. 1750-1920 Vol. 2 Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1992; Perkins Robert L. ed. For Self-examination and Judge for Yourself! Macon GA: Mercer University Press 2002. Bey Christian Gottlob Hilscher, 1778. hardcover books
1715WRCLIT66991Cassel i.e. Kassel: In Verlegung Jacob Estienne . 1715. 32630183 leaves evidently lacking a terminal blank. Thick quarto. Contemporary brown calf raised bands spine gilt extra side panels with plain gilt rules a.e.g. gilt decorated floral endsheets. Engraved pictorial extra- title and engraved portrait of Carolus I Landgraf von Hersfeld by Joseph Montalegre. Text in double columns. Crown of spine snagged with resulting tears at crowns of joints a bit rubbed occasional mild tidemarks and light foxing but a good sound copy. An uncommon edition of the Luther Bible with an extended dedication by the publisher to Carolus I Landgraf von Hersfeld and extensive introductory matter on the history of Luther's text. Not in Darlow & Moule and OCLC/Worldcat only locates one copy of an edition under Estienne's imprint dated 1735. In Verlegung Jacob Estienne .. hardcover books
17301300874Tubingen: Johann Georg und Christian Gottsried Cotta 1730. Hardcover. Folio 24 656 pages; VG; bound in contemporary vellum moderate soiling and rubbing to vellum; small bookworm damage to first 20 pages last 10 pages; engraved dedicatory frontispiece signed by Johann Georg Cotta featuring Jesus looking down upon Moses receiving the Ten Commandments; volume ends after Solomon; with four plates including a 2 plate spread of Palestine and a 2 page spread of Jerusalem; See all twelve images for details regarding this title. EH consignment<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office on Netdesk workdesk. 1300874. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. Johann Georg und Christian Gottsried Cotta hardcover books
17561258103Regensburg: Zunkel 1756. Text in German Translated to German by D. Martin Luther; Elephant folio; VG-/no-DJ; Thick dark brown leather spine with gilded text "BIBLIA". Boards have shelf wear crease lines on spine aged two bronze colored metal clasps on fore edges triangle metal fixtures on front rear and corners apart from that binding strong corners sharp metal clasps are still functional and closed tight; Textblock has some wear and age toning on edges foxing and age toning on pages cracking on hinges cracking on gutters between p.544 and p.545 minor soiling from handling on end papers bubbling on paste downs otherwise free of writing marks on pages letters still very legible no missing pages; Old Testament pp 1116 New Testament pp 309; May require extra pricing for shipping international.<br /> <br /> <p>Book shelved in upstairs bookshelf perpendicular to copier. 1258103. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. Zunkel unknown books
1756044602Gotha: Heinrich Hansche 1756. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Undated ca. 1756. Full contemporary calf hinges splitting but binding more or less sound. Scattered foxing and minor stains early pages soiled a few old library marks including to the spine. Old manuscript note on the front pastedown a few marginal notes in pencil. 474pp. A fine edition of the prophets and Apocrypha with commentary and a lovely extra engraved title. Attractively typeset in two columns. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Inventory No: 044602. <br/><br/> Heinrich Hansche hardcover books
1736156195Nurnberg: Johann Andrei Endters Seel. Erben 1736. Original 1736 Printing. Hardcover. Solid covers. Actual text free of extraneous marks and very clear in printing. Worm bore hole at top 5 inches of spine and worm holes in front cover. The cover is so thick they never made it to the text. Front hinge separating a tad. Stain to top margin of pages in front 2/3 of book. Black staining to page edges wearing off at bottom. Other general wear to covers. Closures missing. One page torn plate on reverse. Frontis and title page soiled and worn at edges. Some soiling perhaps from stove/fireplace fire proximity. A few notations on end papers by former owners one by Anna Muller of Pforzheim Baden Germany in pen in German. Enormous folio with blind-stamped decorative leather over real wood boards with beveled edges. Ornate brass corner pieces 4 on each cover and center medallion . Floridly-lettered title page in red/black Old German with bw illus. at bottom. Bw frontis and 19 additional bw engravings. 7x4-inch bordered bw woodcuts prolific throughout text and decorative wood-cut capital letters. Page edges stained black deliberately. Paginated as follows: 158 pp. 1181 pp. 23 pp. Big heavy doorstop material weighs 13 pounds that will require extra postage. Text in Old German. Includes the Augsburg Confession. The entire actual Bible both testaments is numbered consecutively. The whole title is: Biblia Das ist: Die gantze Heilige Schrift deß Alten und Neuen Testaments. Wie solche von Herrn Doctor Martin Luther Seel. Im Jahr 1522 in unsere Teutsche Mutter-Sprach zu übersetzen angefangen Anno 1534 zu End gebracht und vor einigen Jahren bereits mit den Summarien Herrn Johann Sauberti Seel. auch mit dem Vielfältigen und Lehrreichen Nutzen über alle Kapitel des Herrn D. Salomon Klassens Seel. Angefertiget unjetzt mit ganz neuen und schönen Kupfer-Bildnissen nebst derenselben beygedruckten Lebens-Läufen auch andern annehmlichen Figuren samt deren kurzen Auslegungen und angehengten Moralien ausgezieret dann von denen vorhin eingeschlichenen Druck-Fehlern auf das fleissigste gereiniget Uber dieses sind nicht allein des seel. Hn. Lutheri und seines Geschlechts warhafte und aus uralten Gemählden genommene Abbildungen und Lebens-Lauf beygefüget sondern auch zu end des ganzen Werks neben den Christlichen Haupt-Symbolis ein kurzer und nützlicher Bericht von der Augspurgischen Consession selbsten wie man sie in dem rechten Original im Jahre 1530 Kayser Carl dem Fünften überantwortet beygedruckt worden Samt einer Vorrede von Herrn Johann Michael Dillherrns. Johann Andrei Endters Seel. Erben hardcover books
1711156585Luneburg Germany: Cornelius Johann Stern 1711. Original. Hardcover. Good overall but with badly-torn title page and wrinkling/edge wear to first few preliminary pages. Frontis has been re-backed because of fragility a few tears at edges. Tape repair in one part of gutter. After the first few pages the text is clean and VG but with darkening to page ends when close. The text block is solid. Covers however are soiled and the spine leather is cracking in general and split at head by hinge. Corners have been taped for protection some kind of Scotch tape. Bookplate inside front cover from 1975. Decorative cream velum / boards. 6 raised bands on spine. No title lettering. Numbering is for leaves so actual page # would be double: 19 373 6 251 7 244 6 2. With bw frontis and full-page bw frontis at the beginning of the New Testament. Two-page map of Palestine at back. Heavy at 28 pounds and will require extra postage. Oversize. Text in Old German. Solid copy desite flaws. Cornelius Johann Stern hardcover books
1717LD13010Nurnberg: Andreä Endters seel. Sohn und Erben 1717. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary full black morocco spine ruled and lettered in gilt 5 raised bands gauffered gilt edges lovely decorative endpapers; thick 4to 225x156mm; pp. 38 1192; 4 336 8; with engraved vignettes 13 copper-engravings including main title-p. 2 inter-titles Altes- and Neuen Testaments a portrait of Luther and 9 portraits of other prophets 39 numbered plates; collates complete. Binding just a little worn with some scuffing here and there; but nice and tight and internally clean and unmarked. A few plates with discreet paper repairs on the verso. Bookplate on verso of front flyleaf Private Library of William Alston Duggan. <br/><br/> Andreä Endters seel. Sohn und Erben hardcover books
1784100872Philadelphia: Gedruckt und zu haben bey Carl Cist in der Zweyten-Strasse 1784. Fifth American Edition. 41391p. Sm. 12mo. Contemporary calf-backed boards. Rubbed spine worn text browned but a sound copy with contemporary ownership inscription in German on the endpapers dated 1787. A good copy in brown cloth slipcase. Fifth American Edition. 41391p. Sm. 12mo. One of two known copies. A very popular catechism for children. Charles or Carl Cist was born in St Petersburg Russia and came to America in 1769 where according to Thomas he translated English into German for Henry Miller. Through Miller he gained knowledge of printing and with Melchior Steiner he published works in English and German. Steiner left the business and Cist continued later moving the business from Philadelphia to Washington. Shipton & Mooney 44550; Bristol B5917. Locations: 1 copy at Penn. Hist. Society Gedruckt und zu haben bey Carl Cist, in der Zweyten-Strasse unknown books
177053202Germantown: Gedruckt und zu finden bey Christoph Saur 1770. 12mo pp. 14 490 15 13 82 i.e. 83 1; woodcut frontispiece portrait; contemporary full calf brass clasps and catches preserved; a nice copy. The fourth printing of Saur's edition of 1757 "the first Lutheran hymnbook printed in the United States" Evans. Evans 11714; Bötte & Tannhof 384. <br/><br/> Gedruckt und zu finden bey Christoph Saur unknown books
17102802Nürnberg: In Verlegung der Johann Andrea Endters Seel Sohn & Erben 1710. Folio 39 cm 15.38". Frontis. 32 ff. 1181 1 pp. 11 -1 ff.; 1 plt. illus. <br><br>Aside from its importance in the religious tradition Luther's translation of the Bible is probably the most important single text for the formation of Modern German. Like other Luther Bibles this one contains his prefaces to the books of the Bible including his theologically significant Preface to the Epistle to the Romans. It is also supplemented by the Augsburg Confession of which sadly the last leaf is absent here.<br>Â Â Â Â In this printing a fine engraved title-page shows an angel delivering Luther's translation of the Old Testament to a Church still in bondage to the requirements of the old Law. A similar sectional title-page depicting God the Father Jesus Christ and allegorical figures of the sacraments of Baptism and Communion comes before the New Testament. Six special pairs of leaves bound in at various places each offer a first page containing an engraving of biblical figures and three following pages containing their biographies. A woodcut vignette of the unusual triple arms of the city of Nürnberg appears on the title-page; a number of chapters are adorned at head with one-third page woodcut illustrations set in neat borders; and the books typically open with typographically appealing two-column "headers." The text is in a handsome and relatively legible fraktur.<br>Â Â Â Â The size decoration and overall composition of the volume along with its faults especially the manner in which which pages are worn suggest a history as a lectern Bible in a Lutheran Church.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: This copy is bound in ornately blind-tooled and -stamped alum-tawed pigskin over wooden boards the front cover with three of its original etched corner bosses and with its two etched clasp-catches. Bosses of back cover no longer present remnants of clasps. A martial portrait is centered on each cover; unfortunately these are now so worn that they are no longer identifiable. Perhaps they belong to the electors of Saxony who safeguarded the Lutheran faith in its infancy.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Ownerhship signature of Ludwig Buehl Philadelphia 1852. Binding as above. Covers abraded and worn some scraping to back upper board leather peeling back from fore-edge of front cover and opening at ends of joints most notably at bottom of front one. Front free endpaper with inked ownership note in German dated Philadelphia 1852. Frontispiece with a fore-edge chip not into image and tears in from bottom margin and at gutter with small loss to plate area at bottom inner corner. A number of pages with tears extending into text a few places with chips to bottom outer corners with loss of words but not of sense. Scattered foxing with occasional darker small stains. Last leaf of Confession NOT Bible lacking. => Despite faults a grand volume both usable and inspiring. In Verlegung der Johann Andrea Endters Seel, Sohn & Erben hardcover books
1702D9150Amsterdam: Jacob Lindenberg 1702. Hardcover. Very Good. Large folio 380 x 245mm. Engraved title page with figures of Moses and Christ above oval portrait of Martin Luther enclosed in frame of putti topped with swan all in architectural setting incised with vignettes of Moses receiving the Law Christs Last Supper and Baptism mounted by Apocalyptic Lamb holding open book inscribed with Psalm 40:8-9 and John 5:39. Pagination: 24 1-278 112 70 132 misnumbering common but appears complete. Added pictorial engraved title pages for Old and New Testament. Integral portrait of Adolf Visscher by Jonas Suyderhoef repaired at lower right corner; 4 double-page engraved maps by Romeyn de Hooghe of 1 Orbis per Creationem World at the time of Creation; 2 Palestine and the Levant; 3 Map of the Mediterranean showing Greece Cyprus and Anatolia; 4 Map of the Mediterranean for the Travels of St. Paul; all extra engraved with biblical vignettes or tabernacle implements. Extensively illustrated throughout with 63 full-page and 13 half-page engraved plates nearly all of the full-page plates are with 2 images in vignette form by de Hooghe beginning almost all Bible books including Books of Prophets and Apocrypha. Printed in Dutch in double column. Printed marginalia. Few engraved or woodcut tailpieces. Period diced calf over beveled wooden boards embossed with central interlaced lozenge brass corner pieces and hinges but lacking clasps; edges slightly chipped at beginning overall toned with age some stains some of the maps trimmed close but otherwise clean joints splitting affecting some internal leaves spine with minor loss overall a historical volume with great appeal. An immense biblical tome five inches thick from cover to cover beautifully bound probably for a church or religious institution. Deaccessioned from the Pacific School of Religion but with no markings other than the pictorial bookplate of John Howell Where there is no vision the people perish to front pastedown. <br/><br/>Adolph Visschers Dutch translation of the Luther Bible in period binding. In 1648 Adolph Visscher of the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam revised a previous Mennonite translation of Luthers German Bible. This became the standard Bible or State Bible Statenbijbel of Dutch Lutherans. This 1702 printing is a revision of Visschers Bible translation which was in use occasionally revised until 1951. Illustrated throughout with engravings by Romeyn de Hooghe of the Rubens School the engravings represent some of the most significant for the Dutch book illustrator. This suite of illustrations was bound in a number of different translations and editions of the Bible during this period. Progress in the knowledge of biblical languages as well as the development of biblical refutation increased the demand for new versions of the Dutch Bible In fact a Keur translation of the States Bible appeared this same year. This is a historical state of Visschers Dutch States translation also known as the Lindenberg edition which was in fact a universally accepted Protestant Bible this volume maintaining the four original maps some of the finest to appear in 18th century bibles. Jacob Lindenberg hardcover books
17855187Germanton Germantown Pa.: Leibert und Billmeyer 1785. First edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism. iv 127 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original boards. Binding worn front cover and initial blank nearly detached rear cover split at joint leaves browned pp. 87-94 are torn without any loss of text. In cloth slipcase. First edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism. iv 127 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Rare Pensylvania Children's Catechism. The German American catechisms played an important role in education in addition to their obvious role in the moral training of the young they were also used for instruction in reading and writing. This is the first edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism whose source was Henrich Miller's 1774 and Johann Christoph Kunze's 1781 editions of the catechism. "This newly adopted catechism continued to be the official German text of the Ministerium for some 72 years until it was replaced by a revision in 1857 . During the long period in which it served as the official catechism it was printed by some 25 different printers in more than 70 years." - Repp. Arndt & Eck The First Century of German Language Printing in the USA I 632 2 copies one of which is incomplete; Shipton & Mooney 44712; Bristol B6095; Repp Luther's Catechism Comes to America p. 222; OCLC 62831685 3 copies Leibert und Billmeyer unknown books
171108253Luneburg: Johann Stern 1711. Large Folio 16 1/2" x 11 1/2". A magnificent pulpit size Bible in contemporary full leather binding with cast bronze corners each showing a different biblical narrative 4 on front board and 4 on rear 4 cast bronze studs for clasps one lacking and a cast bronze figure of Jesus on front board and a cast bronze figure of Moses on the rear board. Printed title and engraved title with frontis for Old Testament both mounted and engraved title with New Testament; large folding BIRD'S EYE VIEW of the Jerusalem 42" x 16 1/2" mounted; double page map of the Holy Land. 42374122521424512 - includes the Apocrypha. Internally clean and bright contemporary note on OT printed title page and small marginal loss to edge obliterating the date 1711. Binding and ropes are strong small loss at spine ends. A very good copy indeed; not in Darlow and Moule. <br/><br/> Johann Stern hardcover books
17403828Halle: Johann Justinus Gebauer 1740-1753. First editions of the Walch edition of works of Martin Luther. Thick quartos 24 volumes. Bound in original full vellum with black and red titles frontispiece in volume 1and double frontispiece in volume 24 with separate portaits of both Luther and Walch. In very good condition with a light spot on the bottom spine where a former number was. An attractive set uncommon. This edition of Martin Luthers Works is important for Walchs valuable introductions and the inclusion of many other documents of the Reformation period. Johann Justinus Gebauer hardcover books
17435689Germantown: Gedruckt bey Christoph Saur 1743. 4to 26.3 cm 10.375". 2 ff. supplied in facsimile 995 1 blank 277 1 pp. 1 f. <br><br>1743 saw the first complete Bible in a European language printed in the New World in of all places Germantown Pa. and in of all languages German. The colonial powers had granted monopolies for Bible printing to "home" publishers and their products were priced sufficiently low to discourage illegal printing by colonial printers which left it to German-Americans a people here as independent settlers not "colonists" to first print a Bible of their own. Christopher Saur or Sower as he Englished it was something of a renaissance man university educated and a physician and he used his connections in Germany to obtain the gift of the fraktur type used in this Bible. It was printed in an edition of 1200 copies and cost 18 shillings. Another complete American Bible did not follow until Saur's son also Christopher published a further edition in 1763.<br>Â Â Â Â Arndt lists three states for this edition of which this appears to be C based on the absence of a two-leaf addendum giving a short history of Bible translation that a buyer could choose to have bound in or not. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Evans 512728; Sabin 5191; Arndt The First Century of German Language Printing in the United States of America 47C; Hildeburn 804; Rumball-Petre Rare Bibles 159; Darlow & Moule 4240; O'Callaghan 22; Wright Early Bibles of America 2444. Contemporary calf over bevelled boards; binding scratched and abraded with tears to spine leather hinges inside open. First two leaves lacking i.e. main title-page and preface and title-page supplied in facsimile. A printed poem has been affixed to the front pastedown over a strip of cloth. Ownership inscriptions in German in gothic cursive and English on endpapers. Pp. 12 with loss of part of margins some text and part of headpiece repaired with paper. Lightly age-toned with darker brown-spotting some waterstaining occasional dog ears and some holing or chipping in the margins some of the latter repaired with paper. The New Testament title-page is present. Gedruckt bey Christoph Saur hardcover books
1748D9092Nuremberg: In Verlegung der Johann Andrea Endterischen Handlung Endter MDCCLXVIII 1748. Hardcover. Very Good. Large format folio 424 x 274 x 125mm. 144 740pp. 2 512 480 16pp. Additional engraved title of architectural motif with heraldry of Saxe-Gotha-Altenberg and the flanking figures of Moses and Christ with their attributes in niches below signed by J. C. Clausener. Illustrated with 45 plates including title most of them full-page few double-page engravings depicting biblical scenes and prophet portraits as well as some double-page maps and plans temples and Holy Land maps most illustrations also signed by Clausener. With the rare double-page engraving in rear showing royalty and court members in a large reception hall Bischöffliche oder Fürstliche Saal during the Confessio which took place in Augsburg in 1530 under Charles V. This plate is usually missing. Persons and part of the architecture in hall are indicated on the actual plate with small numbers 1-47 opposite page lists each number with name and title of person depicted and explanations of parts of the architecture. Engraved titles and decorated initials throughout. Text in German. Gothic script. Contemporary blind-tooled pigskin over beveled boards with brass corner pieces and bosses clasps and catches restored; marginal soiling with age few dampstains or light wear not overwhelming the large work in the least engravings wholly intact with only minor folds or stains only map of Israel with wide marginal tear otherwise an excellent survival. Formerly in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America early clippings of poetical quotations c.1910 found in hinge of first quire. <br/><br/>Endters Kurfürstenbibel of 1748 an influential Luther Bible with exceptional engravings produced by the Gotha court. First published in 1641 under the authorization of Duke Kurfürst Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha. This is the so-called Kurfürstenbibel or Elector Bible because some of the engravings show various Dukes from the 16th and 17th centuries. At the realization of this major project prominent Lutheran theologians such as Johann Gerhard Solomon Glassius and Johann Michael Dilherr among others contributed to the work. This Bible was published with a glossary and added in-text explanations of Luthers original translation for the enlightenment of ordinary people. For nearly two centuries from 1613 to 1792 the successful family of Endter of Nuremberg printed the text of Luthers Bible. Specifically the Kurfürstenbibel was produced from 1641 to 1758 in fourteen editions. Today the large-format folio expenditures are amongst the most commonly encountered family Bibles from the 17th but especially the 18th century. The Gotha courts significant pool of sources as well as favor of the market place in Nuremberg gave rise to such an important project. Large-format and heavyweight in every sense of the word it remains a visually stunning work with its numerous portraits of princes in woodcuts and engravings this Elector Bible treated both theological aspects as well as those of the courtly self-understanding. In Verlegung der Johann Andrea Endterischen Handlung [Endter], MDCCLXVIII hardcover books
176636853Halle: Waysenhaus 1766. 4to 22.2 cm; 8.75". 10 2 1079 1 308 4 pp. <br><br>This Bible was specifically designed and printed for the reader to annotate: the pages measure 8.5" x 6.75" and the text area only 5.5" x 2.875" leaving 1.5" to 2.25" of margin for notes on either side and 1" in the upper margin with 2" in the lower. => An early owner did just that not heavily but here and there in both the Old and New Testaments. It was owned by a member of an American scholarly and clerical family that had not one but two generations of association with the city of Halle which was a mecca and fount of the Pietism that drove so much of the early German religious migration to America.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Signature of G. Henry Muhlenberg dated 1784 on the front free endpaper; later ownership signature of Jacob Strein 1814 on same. Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg 17531815 was the son of Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg one of the founders of the German Lutheran church in the U.S. and a pastor of Pietist background whose first post after completing his studies was a teaching position at the Francke Foundation's Historic Orphanage of which the Waysenhaus that printed this volume was the working press. His son born in Trappe PA and recorded above as owner of this book was sent to be educated in Halle starting in 1763 entering the University in 1769. After his return to Pennsylvania in 1770 he was ordained a Lutheran minister and later received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Princeton University while becoming known as a significant American botanist; in 1787 he was made the first president of Franklin College now Franklin & Marshall College. Strein was a fellow Lancaster County pastor.<br>Â Â Â Â => Of this scholar-serving production of this scholarly press in its hyper-scholarly city we find but three library copies reported all in Germany. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Darlow & Moule 4251. Contemporary plain brown calf rebacked original spine retained with modest ruling at cover edges rubbed and abraded with offsetting to edges of first and last leaves from the leather; round plain spine with five raised bands and no label leather lost at top and bottom with rear joint opening and leather wanting to peel over spine generally. A little foxing with in a few signatures a bit more than that. => A good overall solid and clean copy of a Bible having multiple points of significance. Waysenhaus hardcover books