Erläuterung für Herrn Caspar Schwenckfeld, und die Zugethanen seiner Lehre, wegen vielen Stücken, beydes aus der Historie und Theologie
Sumneytown, Pa. Enos Benner, 1830. Hardcover. T.p. cont'd: "Allen aufrichtigen Nachforschern und Liebhabern der Wahrheit zum Dienste ans Licht zu stellen, beabsichtigt und verfasset worden, durch Etliche der ehemaligen gottseeligen Auswanderer aus Schlesien nach Pennsylvanien in Nord-Amerika. Zweyte Auflage . . . Sumytaun: Gedruckt bey E. Benner, 1830." [2], xiv, 507 [i.e. 506], [2] p.: frontispiece portrait of Caspar Schwenckfeld signed: Childs, lith. Philad.; 18 cm. (7 inches). Full calf with five spine compartments between gilt rules. Green morocco spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled borders and title: Erläuterung für Schwenckfeld. Several wood-engraved borders and one tailpiece. Pages 505 and 506 misnumbered 506 and 507. Last leaf contains errata. Early Am. Imprints, 1273; First Century of German Language Printing, 3149. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed with small loss of leather along back joint at head of spine; loss of some of the spine label along the left edge and of some of the gilt; leather on spine and front board is partially sunned; scattered light foxing; pages are clean and tight. Very Good. Item #000996
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