Lot 1189
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Güldenes Schatz-kästlein der Kinder Gottes, deren Schatz im Himmel ist [...] Erster (- zweyter) Theil.
BOGATZKY, Carl Heinrich von
€ 200 / 300
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Lot description
Halle (S.), Waisenhaus, 1770 (II) - 1772 (I)
8vo oblong: 8]-365 (= 369)-[23], [12]-366-6 pp. (sl. toned).
Cont. blind-ruled leather (warping, sl. worn), spine on 3 raised bands (joints split, tail def.), a.e.g., decorative endpapers. Good copy.
Very rare later edition (1st 1718) of the “Golden treasury for the children of God”, by the German Pietist theologian and songwriter Bogatzky (1690-1774), containing daily readings, prayers, and hymns, for each day of the year. The immensely popular book was owned by most Lutheran and Mennonite families of the 18th-19th c. Title printed in red & black. Ref. Not in VD-18 (has many other editions), BnF, BL, etc. Prov. Cont. ownership entry on front flyleaf.