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An anthology comprising 10 parts of rare works, mostly on Protestant doctrine, including several marking the 200th anniversary of the Confessio Augustana. 1715–1731. 8° (approx. 17 x 11 cm). Marbled. Contemporary half-leather binding with red edging (worn, bumped, stained; spine with a torn crease and a small loss). Contains: I. GINSIUS, M.N. *Ilias in nuce* or a concise account of the … unaltered Augsburg Confession and the Protestant Confessions of Faith. Jena, Marggraf, 1730. 5 leaves, 102 pp. – VD 18 11505273. - Title page with owner’s note and a small tear at the top. - II. PFEFFERKORN, G.M. Favourable judgements by various Lutherans, as well as by those of opposing religious persuasions—such as Papists, Calvinists, Turks and pagans—regarding Luther, his teachings and his writings. With an engraved portrait. 4th ed. Gotha, Reyher, 1730. 7 leaves, 94 pp., 1 leaf. – VD 18 12613185. – III. THEOPHILUS. The Papacy of Merck, or Remarkable and Thought-Provoking Prophecies Concerning the Imminent Downfall of the Papacy. Frankfurt and Freiburg 1730. 16 pp. – No copy in the KVK, not in VD 18. - Title page with minor marginal fading. - IV. SCHRÖTER, J.C. A Firmly Grounded Proof and Defence That the Soul Is Not Material, but a Spiritual Being. 2nd ed. Leipzig, Krug, 1729. 127 pp. - VD 18 11876328. - V. A CONCISE AND SYSTEMATISED HISTORY OF THE CHURCH in Questions and Answers, for beginners in this glorious science, from the beginning of the world to the present day. Zittau, Schöpß, 1730. 8 leaves, 79 pp. – No copy in the KVK, not in VD 18. – VI. (ERHARD, J.W.). A Simple Yet Scriptural and Catechetical Guide for Young People Who Wish to Receive Holy Communion for the First Time. No place, 1731. 4 leaves, 144 pp. – VD 18 14007398. - Cf. Meusel III, 151 (1750 ed.). - VII. RAMBACH, J.J. *The Well-Informed Catechist*, that is, a clear guide on how to teach young people the fundamentals of Christian doctrine in the simplest possible way. Jena, Bielcke, 1722. 96 pp. – A rare early edition of this frequently reprinted work. – The last three leaves show signs of worm damage (some loss of text and loss of illustration in the final vignette). - VIII. GOTHE, J.M. Curious Thoughts on Human Happiness, that is to say: A brief yet thorough exposition of what happiness is and in what it consists, together with the means by which one may become happy and remain so. Stolberg, Erhart, 1730 (i.e. 1731). 212 pp., 2 leaves (excluding 4 leaves of dedication). - VD 18 10838473. - In the same year, an edition appeared with the year of printing 1731 on the title page, without the preliminary sections (cf. VD 18 11002654). - IX. A BRIEF YET THOROUGH ACCOUNT of the most remarkable and edifying life of the late … Mr August Hermann Franckens. Budingen, 1728. 63 pp. – VD18 1451253X. – One of two editions from the same year (the other comprising 72 pp.) – X. ROTTMANN, F.J. *Rituale Nupturientium*, or: A Description of Wedding Customs Which Have Been Observed Since Time Immemorial Among the Most Well-Known Peoples—Christians, Jews and Pagans—in All Parts of the World, and Which Are Still Partly in Use. Bremen, Saurmann, 1715. 4 leaves, 450 pp., 11 leaves. - VD 18 11451165. - Scattered stains with a small wormhole in the outer spine; the index is shot through. - Inner joint split; endpapers bearing a handwritten list of the prints contained within, as well as wormholes; some pages slightly trimmed; several works contain underlinings in coloured pencil in old hand, each slightly stained and somewhat browned due to the paper. A collection of 10 works, some of which are rare, as listed above, mostly on Protestant doctrine, including some published to mark the 200th anniversary of the Confessio Augustana. Contemporary marbled half-vellum binding (chafed, bumped, stained; spine with a torn crease and a small loss). - Cracking at the inner joint; endpapers bearing a handwritten list of the prints contained within and some wormholes; partially cropped close and with underlinings in coloured pencil by an old hand, each slightly stained and somewhat browned due to the paper. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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