54 - A collection of 94 small-format publications, mostly religious, from Prussia. 4 volumes. Mostly from Berlin, as well as Brandenburg, Cottbus, Frankfurt an der Oder, Halberstadt, Halle, Lauban (Luban), Lissa (Lezsno), Königsberg (Kaliningrad), Magdeburg, Minden, Potsdam, Stargard, Stralsund, Wittenberg, and Züllichau (Sulechow), various publishers, 1756–1806 or no place indicated; year and place of printing unknown. Approx. 1,000 pages of paper of varying thickness and trim, some mint-green. 8° and small 8°. Early 19th-century bindings with ornamental title labels on paper, some with gold edging on the reverse (occasionally slightly torn at the heads, corners and edges partly bumped and scuffed).

A collection of 94 small-format publications, mostly religious, from Prussia. 4 volumes. Mostly from Berlin, as well as Brandenburg, Cottbus, Frankfurt an der Oder, Halberstadt, Halle, Lauban (Luban), Lissa (Lezsno), Königsberg (Kaliningrad), Magdeburg, Minden, Potsdam, Stargard, Stralsund, Wittenberg, and Züllichau (Sulechow), various publishers, 1756–1806 or no place indicated; year and place of printing unknown. Approx. 1,000 pages of paper of varying thickness and trim, some mint-green. 8° and small 8°. Early 19th-century bindings with ornamental title labels on paper, some with gold edging on the reverse (occasionally slightly torn at the heads, corners and edges partly bumped and scuffed). An extremely extensive collection of partly very rare small-format works, including several from the collection of and one dedicated to Amalie of Prussia. - Containing sermons and speeches on the occasion of births, weddings, funerals, and ceremonial events attended by, among others, the king and other dignitaries; on New Year’s, sermons of thanksgiving, in celebration of military victories, as well as curiosities such as speeches delivered to those condemned to death, etc. - In Vol. 3, a sermon by Friedrich Schleiermacher on the occasion of King Frederick William III’s birthday (1806). Vol. 4 includes a musical score printed from an engraved plate, “Couplets au sujet du jubilé célébré par la colonie française de Berlin,” on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the admission of the Huguenots, with a handwritten dedication by the Berlin bookseller Etienne de Bourdeaux, who published the work, to Princess Amalie of Prussia (1723–1787). — Some with engraved title pages and woodcut ornamentation. - Provenance: Numerous title pages bear on the reverse a stamp from the Royal Joachimsthal Gymnasium (dissolved in 1956) as bequests from the Prussian Minister of Justice Friedrich Wilhelm von Thulemeier (1735–1811): “Gymnasio Reg: Joachim: Legate: Ab Illustr: Thulemeiero” and from Anna Amalie of Prussia: “Gymnasio Reg: Joachim: Legate: Ab Illustr: Striss. Principe Amalia.” (Regarding the bequests: Köpke, F. C.: History of the Library of the Royal Joachimsthal Gymnasium ... Berlin, 1831, pp. 22ff.) - Pages partially trimmed more narrowly by the bookbinder; consequently, a few of the prints have minimal text loss on the outer margins; varying degrees of browning; some with slight foxing. - Overall, a well-preserved, likely unique collection with, in some cases, prominent provenance; a collection that also documents the rich history of small-format print production in Berlin and Brandenburg during the 18th and early 19th centuries. An exceptionally extensive collection of scarce ephemeral works of mostly religious content, including several from the collection of, and one dedicated to, Amalie of Prussia. Bound in 4 early 19th-century cardboard bindings with decorative gilt titles on paper labels, some with gilt edges (the edges of the pages are occasionally slightly torn, and the corners and edges are in places bumped and worn.) - Containing sermons and speeches delivered on the occasion of births, weddings, anniversaries, funerals, and ceremonial events attended by, among others, the various Prussian kings and other dignitaries, as well as on the occasion of military victories, but also curiosities such as speeches to those condemned to death, etc. - In Vol. 3, a sermon by Friedrich Schleiermacher on the occasion of King Frederick William III’s birthday (1806). Vol. 4 features a music print on an engraved plate, “Couplets au sujet du jubilé célébré par la colonie Française de Berlin,” on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the admission of the Huguenots, with a handwritten dedication by the Berlin bookseller Etienne de Bourdeaux, who published the work, to Princess Amalie of Prussia (1723–87). - Some prints feature engraved title pages and woodcut ornamentation. - Provenance: Many of the title pages bear a stamp on the reverse from the Royal Joachimsthal Grammar School (closed in 1956) as a bequest of the Prussian Minister of Justice Friedrich Wilhelm von Thulemeier (1735–1811): "Gymnasio Reg: Joachim: Legat: Ab Illustr: Thulemeiero" and from Princess Anna Amalie of Prussia: "Gymnasio Reg: Joachim: Legat: Ab Illustr: Striss. Principe Amalia". - Some sheets have been trimmed more closely by the bookbinder; consequently, a few of the prints show minimal loss of text at the outer margins. Occasionally with slight browning and some minor foxing. - Overall, a well-preserved, likely unique collection of distinguished provenance, which also documents the rich history of ephemeral book production in Berlin and Brandenburg during the 18th and early 19th centuries.