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Good, Rev. James I. HISTORY OF THE REFORMED CHURCH OF GERMANY 1620 - 1890
Reading, PA 1894 true first edition. Daniel Miller. Hardcover sm octavo. Original brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and trim; original orange floral end paper. 646p. Errata page present. Color doublepage map of Germany present as frontispiece ( map is Fine but slightly evenly toned) Numerous text illus. Text slightly evenly toned. Hinges not cracked in or out; owner name stamp on front end papers and on bottom closed page edges. VG+. Very nice condition. (a104278)
$65.00 Mennonite . GLAUBENSLEHRE UND KIRCHENZUCHT ORDNUNG DER EVANGEL. MENNONITEN GEMEINSCHAFT
Skippackville 1866 Dambly. In German. Hardcover. 24mo., 44pp., green cloth with gilt lettering. Good, a few small chips on spine. (a19278)
$75.00 (religion) . ERZAHLUNGEN AUS DER GESCHISCHTE DER CHRISTLICHEN KIRCHE
Reading n.d. (c.1880) neunte auflage. Bilger Buchhandlung. Religious instruction book in German. Hardcover. Square 12mo., 72pp., 30 illustrations, cloth. Numerous pencil notes on rear end pages. Good. (a3816)
$39.00 Preysing, Lindi . U S A - REISE DES GARDEN - CLUB OF BAVARIA VOM O8. BIS 22. MAI 1987
1987. In German. 4to., 29 leaves (rectos only), green cloth with gilt lettering. very near Fine. (a51584)
$75.00 Kauffman, Henry . PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH AMERICAN FOLK ART
NY 1946 1st American Studio. Sm.4to., 31 pages of text plus 136 glossy pages of monochrome photo illustrations, a few color plates, hardcover. Good, some light soiling, no DJ. (a6371)
$24.00 Diehl, T. H. (editor) . CHRISTLICHES VERGISSMEINNICHT
New York 1889 2nd. In German. 16mo., 370pp., color frontispiece, original gilt printed hardcover. Owner inscribed on front free blank. VG. Hinges secure and unbroken; text bright and clean. Pretty little book with blue cloth, blacktrim with and full gilt picture (shield with flowers) on front board. Author from Allentown, Pennsylvania. (a64641)
$44.00 (pennsylvania dutch) . TEN PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH ALMANACS 1879 TO 1916 ADLER CALENDER AND DER NEUE READING CALENDER
1879-1916. Not a complete run. Ten separate almanacs. Each Sm.4to, about 30pp., wraps. Good, wraps worn. 10 almanacs. (a68077)
$125.00 Pennsylvania Dutch . GEMEINSCHAFTLICHES GESANGBUCH, ZUM GOTTESDIENSTICHEN GEBRAUCH DER LUTHERISCHEN UND REFORMIRTEN GEMEINDEN IN NORD-AMERICA NEBST EINEM UNHANGE VON AUSERWAHLTEN GEBATERN
Reading 1827 G. Adolph Tage. In german. 12mo., 360pp., full leather with mounted leather spine label. Fore-edges bright yellow. Owner signature faded away but faint date of 1835 visible inside front cover. Good, binding worn, toning and staining throughout text but still legible. (a72220)
$65.00 Harbaugh, H . HARBAUGH'S HARFE - GEDICHTE IN PENNSYLVANISCH DEUTSCHER HUNDART
Philadelphia 1870 Reformed Church Publication. Poetry. included glossary of Penn Dutch German. Hardcover. Octavo, 121pp., illustrations, original blue cloth with title and picture of a harp in gilt on front. VG, spine ends and corners a bit worn. (a75052)
$35.00Gossler, J. C.. CARL GOCK'S VERLAUMDUNGEN ODER DIE RECHTFERTIGUNG DER HOCHDEUTSCHEN LUTERISCHEN UND REFORMIRTEN SYNODEN VON NORD-AMERICA
Reading 1823 1st Bruckman. Hardcover. In German. 12mo., 160pp., patterned boards with leather spine. Near Good, end papers have large chips, leaves toned (but legible), corners of many leaves bumped. Scarce. No owner marks. (a76773)
$140.00Gossler, J. C.. CARL GOCK'S VERLAUMDUNGEN ODER DIE RECHTFERTIGUNG DER HOCHDEUTSCHEN LUTERISCHEN UND REFORMIRTEN SYNODEN VON NORD-AMERICA
Reading 1823 1st Bruckman. Hardcover. In German. 12mo., 160pp., patterned boards with leather spine. Bookplate of Johannes Heister: von Bern Taunschip, Verfs Caunty, Pennsylvanien, where Heister is buried. He lived 1754-1826. Good, worn, text clean but a bit toned in text block. Binding secure. (a77766)
$185.00Mennonite. EIN UNPARTHENISCHES GESANG-BUCH ENTHALTEND GEISTREICHE LIEDER UND PSALMEN ZUM ALLGEMEINEN GEBRAUCH DES WAHREN GOTTESDIENSTES AUF BEGEHREN DER BRUDERSCHAFT DES MEMONISTEN GEMEINEN
Lancaster 1808 Georg und Peter Albrecht. In German. Small octavo, 448pp., 18pp., full leather with clasps (only one clasp remains and is still functional.) Some lines of music throughout. Some contemporary inscription and signatures on front end paper. Near Good, worn, toning and soiling in text, a few page corners bumped but overall intact. Contemporary ink signature and a few lines of writing by Daniel Rudy on front end paper. (a77776)
$170.00 Luthers, Martin . LEBEN, THATEN UND MEINUNGEN D. MARTIN LUTHERS, EIN LESEBUCH FUR DEN BURGER UND LANDMANN
Reading 1811 Johann Ritter. Erste Americanische, von der dritten verbesserten Leipziger, Auflage. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 161pp., (1), 1/2 leather with blue paper-covered boards. Good, boards rubbed and worn, toning in text block but still quite legible. (a77777)
$225.00Vulpius, Christian August. RINALDO RINALDINI DER R�UBER-HAUPTMANN. EINE ROMANTISCHE GESCHICHTE UNSERS JAHRBUNDERTS, IN DREY THEILEN IN EINEM BAND.
Reading 1820 first American edition. erste Americanische auflage, Carl A. Bruchman. In German. Small octavo, 331pp., title page mistakenly calls for 4 copperplates as only 3 were included,1/2 leather and marbled boards with mounted black spine label and gilt horizontal lines on spine. Good, good-sized piece of the marbled paper worn off front cover panel, a few minor stains in text. Binding secure. Very Scarce. (a77779)
$250.00 Habermann, Johyann . CHRISTLICHES GEBET-BUCHLEIN, ENTHALTEND MORGEN UND ABENDSEGN AUF ALLE TAGE IN DER WOCHE
Lancaster 1838 Johann Bar. In German. 16mo., 128pp., frontis of Last Supper, 1/2 leather with marbled boards. Owner signed (Samuel Sheaffer, October 8th 1853). Good, worn. (a77780)
$45.00 (Tischer, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm) . CALVIN'S LEBEN, MEINUNGEN UND THATEN, EIN LESEBUCH FUR JEDERMANN, HAUPTFACHLICH ABER FUR SEINE GLAUBENSGENOSSEN
Reading 1812 Johann Ritter und Comp. In German. Hardcover. 12mo., 164pp., 1/2 leather and marbled boards. Good, worn, stain on lower corners throughout. Binding secure. (a77782)
$165.00 (Engel, Abraham) . EINE SAMMLUNG VON GEISTLICHEN LIEDERN, ANGEPASZT DEN VERSCHIEDENEN ARTEN DES CHRISTLICHEN GOTTESDIENSTES, UND BESONDERS BESTIMMT FUR DEN GEBRAUCH DER "BRUDER IN CHRISTO"
Lancaster 1876 zweite auflage. Inquirer Printing. Prayer book of River Brethren or United Brethren in Christ. In German. Octavo, 396p., xxviii, full calf with mounted black spine label and gilt horizonal trim on spine. Blind stamp border on boards. VG, nice condition. (a77783)
$250.00 Kegel, Philipp (Nicodemus) . EVANGELIUM NICODEMI ODER: HISTORISCHER BERICHT VON DEM LEBEN JESU CHRISTI WELCHES NICODEMUS EIN RABBI UND OBERSTER DER JUDEN; TESTAMENT UND ABSCHRIFFT DER ZWOLFF PATRIARCHEN DER GOHNEN-JACEBOS; DAS TESTAMENT JOSEPHS
Lancaster 1784 Jacob Bailey. In German. Hardcover. 12mo., 247pp., half leather with papercovered boards. Handpainted color Pennsylvania Dutch bookplate (no words or names on bookplate- just a sundial-type starburst. Fair, leaves toned but legible, corners bumped, boards very worn, board corners rounded, almost all marbled paper worn off boards, endpapers worn and quite stained. Binding secure. No ownership marks. Rare. (a77805)
$2000.00 Herr, Johannes . ERLAUTERUNGS-SPIEGEL ODER EINE GUNDLICHE ERFLARUNG VON DER BERGPREDIGT UNFERS HERRN JESU CHRISTI
Lancaster 1827 Johann Bar. Hardcoverr. In German. 16mo., 395pp., (1), full leather. Originally had one clasp which is now gone. Fair, leather rubbed, chipped and worn, text block toned, some stains in text, several page corners bumped. Binding secure and no ownership marks. (a77806)
$350.00Porcupine, Peter (William Cobbett 1763-1835). DIE BLUT-FAHNE AUSGESTECKET ZUR WARNUNG POLITISCHER WEGWEISER IN AMERICA ODER EINE GETREUE ERZAHLUNG EINER GROSSEN ANZAHL HANDLUNGEN DER ABSCHEULICHFTEN FGRAUSAMKEITEN, SOLCHE ALS NIE EIN AUGE GESEHEN...EHE DIE FRANZOSISCHE REVOLUTION ...WELCHEM EIN UNTERRICHTENDER BERSUCH
Reading 1797 Gottlob Jungermann. Translation for the Pennsylvania Dutch community of Cobbett's The Bloody Bouy. Anti-Jacobin tract. Small octavo, (10), 198pp.,1 plate (of 4), original paper covered boards with leather spine. Signed by Peter Spang Jr. Febuary (sic) 18th 1842. The plate shows "Shooting of men, women and chidren, Drowning men and women tied naked together called republican marriages" is Good with toning/staining on margins but image good, not foxed, not toned. Book overall is Fair Minus, one internal leaf has large chip at lower corner with loss of several lines, one of the preface pages has a one-inch square cut from the text, corners bumped and worn, spine ends frayed, paper on cover chipped, leaves a bit worn and toned, some staining in text, one small puncture in final two leaves (taking out only a tiny number of letters). Bindng is secure. (a77809)
$120.00(hymnal). DAS KLEINE DAVIDISCHE PSALTERSPIEL DER KINDER ZIONS, VON ALTEN UND NEUEN AUSERLESSENEN GEISTES GES �NGEN, ALLEN WAHREN HEILS-BERGIE-RIGEN GAUGLINGEN DER WEISHEIT
Chestnut Hill 1791 Samuel Saur. In German. 12mo., (4), 572pp., (22), full leather with later leather melded to spine in repair. Bound with Die Kleine Harpe..Liedern Oder Lob-Gesangen, Chestnut Hill 1792 Samuel Saur, 55pp. (1). Good, original leather clasps gone, front hinge crudely repaired, spine somewhat tilted, a few pages have tiny marginal tears, some toning and staining in text. (a77810)
$375.00 Pennsylvania Dutch German Americana . CATECHISMUS, ODER: KURZER UNTERRICHT CHRISTLICHER LEHRE, F�R DIE ANGEHENDE JUGEND
Philadelphia 1846 Mentz und Kovoudt. In German. Hardcover. 16mo., 133pp.,frontis, lovely color blockprint geometric patterned paper on boards with cloth spine. Good, some light soiling throughout but binding secure and book is solid. (a78528)
$85.00 Pennsylvania Dutch German Americana . DIE LEIDENS-GESCHICHTE DER UNSCHULDIGEN GENOVESA
Harrisburg c.1835 Theo. F. Scheffer. 16mo., 38pp., original printed wraps. Contemporary owner signature (Mary Kettinger.) Fairly Good, worn but intact. (a78530)
$70.00 Pennsylvania Dutch . BAUERN JOURNAL BAND 1 NO 7 JULI 1857 THROUGH NO 12 DEZEMBER 1857
Allentown 1857 Mohr und Trexler. Six original issues of this Pennsylvania Dutch Monthly Journal bound in one volume. Hardcover. 4to., pp. 97-192 (one issue bound out of order), double column text in German, some woodcut engravings, mostly of farm equipment and machines, 1/2 leather with marbled boards. Near Good, cover worn, light soiling in text. Scarce. (a79478)
$260.00 Siegfried, Samuel . DEUTSCHE GEOGRAPHIE ODER WELT-BESCHREIBUNG (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
Northampton County 1834 Erste Americanische Auflage, Samuel und Salomon Siegfried's. Hardcover. 12mo., 360pp., 3/4 leather and marbled boards. No ownership marks. Good, front outer hinge cracking, leather chipped off spine ends, text toned. The original book in original binding. (a79659)
$125.00 Weichenhan, Erasmus . CHRISTLICHE BETRACHTUNGEN UBER DIE EVANGELISCHEN TEXTE
Allentown 1842 Blumer. In German. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 784pp., errata page, full leather with mounted printed leather spine label. Had metal clasps at one time, now gone. Good, light wear, a few pages with spots, end papers toned. (a79663)
$89.00 Sachse, Julius Friedrich . THE MUSIC OF THE EPHRATA CLOISTER ALSO CONRAD BEISSEL'S TREATISE ON MUSIC AS SET FORTH IN A PREFACE TO THE TURTEL TABUE OF 1747 (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
Lancaster 1903 1st Author. Number 17 of 250 copies. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 198pp., frontis with tissue, illustrations and musical score, bright blue cloth with bright gilt lettering and printed paper spine label. Includes "facsimile reproductions of parts of the text and some original Ephrata Music of the Weyrauth's Hugel of 1739, Rosen und Lilien 1745, Turtel Taube 1747, Choral Buch 1754 etc." Beautiful condition. Fine. (a80629)
$175.00 Meyer, Jacob . DIE GEFAHR IN DEN STRASSEN NEBST EINIGEN ANDERN ERZAEHLUNGEN
Philadelphia 1810 Jacob Meyer. Children's book for Pennsylvania Dutch. In German. 5-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches, fine strong woodcut on title page of dog pulling a tablecloth off a table dragging plates of food and vat of wine to the ground, stiff wraps. VG, pink paper cover slightly discolored, faint staining on a few text pages. (a81928)
$70.00 (evangelical) . EVANGELISCHE JAHR-GETRACHTUNG MANUSCRIPT DATED 1734 AND 1778
Hardcover. Sm.4to., 832p., fully manuscript, dark brown ink, full leather with metal clasp binding (one of the 2 clasps is gone.) Very carefully and neatly written but text block has browned impeding its reading although book is still legible. Pages a bit toned as well, with some light spotting and foxing throughout. Title page has very long title which begins: Evangelische Jahr-Getrachtung das ist De Samlete Anmerikung, ubr die von Langen Fahren her ublih und Gebrauchhen Abgetheilten Evangelins Texte...von einem Sehr Gringen Befenner und Ungnungsamen Handleiter...Vollendet im Jahr Christi Jesu M. DCC. XXXIV Abermal aufs neu Abgesihrieben 1778 A." (a bit difficult to make out the handwriting.) Binding secure; although front board is cracked, board seems securely attached with the binding strings. Whether this is an original work or a copy of an earlier printed book is not known although book is cleary 18th century. Laid in the book is a typed message dated May 7, 1945 which reads: "This book came with letter from Mr. B. G. Otto, President, Baker & Brooks, Inc. He calls it a handwritten, religious book...written by a very patient person, most likely a Sektierer from one of Pennsylvania many sects." Book lacks blank end papers and opens to title page. Near Good. (a87708)
$950.00