55 - Spalding et al., Johann Joachim

Spalding et al., Johann Joachim A collection of 68 occasional and other sermons, devotional writings, and theological essays. 5 volumes. With numerous woodcut vignettes—some of them large—as well as decorative frames and borders. Mostly Berlin, also Frankfurt/Oder and Leipzig, various publishers, 1775–86. Approx. 2,000 pages of paper of varying thickness and trim, some mint-colored and some folded. 8°. Partly marbled. Contemporary calf leather binding with gold-stamped title and, in some cases, volume numbers on leather labels; rich, partly floral gilding on the spine; gold-stamped ornamental Filet trim on covers, fore-edges, and inner edges; endpapers of multicolored veined paste paper with irregular decoration or multicolored marbled paper; reverse side with gold or red edges, some punched; and ribbon bookmarks (partially torn at the heads and joints, somewhat scuffed and stained). Extensive collection of pulpit sermons and other writings by leading German Enlightenment theologians; all volumes with prominent Prussian provenance. - Including sermons delivered on the occasion of deaths, memorial services, tributes, etc., for various members of the Prussian royal family (including King Frederick II) and other secular and ecclesiastical dignitaries, church consecrations, as well as numerous other sermons, devotional writings, and theological essays by Johann Joachim Spalding (1714–1804), Friedrich Samuel Gottfried Sack (1738–1814), and others. - Provenance: The reverse side of the first title pages of each volume bears the stamp of the Royal Joachimsthal Gymnasium (dissolved in 1956) as a bequest from Princess Anna Amalie of Prussia (1723–87): "Gymnasio Reg: Joachim: Bequest: From the collection of Princess Amalia." (Regarding the bequest: Köpke, F. C.: History of the Library of the Royal Joachimsthal Gymnasium ... Berlin, 1831, pp. 22ff.)—Some pages are narrowly trimmed but with no loss of text; slight foxing in places; overall, a well-preserved, likely unique collection with a focus on Berlin-based publishers (including Decker, Himburg, Rellstab, Voß, and Winter). An extensive collection of pulpit sermons and other writings by leading German Enlightenment theologians, all volumes of notable Prussian provenance. - Bound in 5 contemporary calf bindings, marbled in parts, with rich gold tooling on spines, boards, and edges; additionally featuring various types of superb multicolored shell or drawn marbled papers as endpapers, with gilt and colored edges. - Containing sermons delivered on the occasion of deaths, memorial services, tributes, etc., for various members of the Prussian royal family (including King Frederick II) and other secular and ecclesiastical dignitaries, church consecrations, as well as numerous other sermons, devotional writings, and theological essays by Johann Joachim Spalding (1714–1804), Friedrich Samuel Gottfried Sack (1738–1814), and others. - Provenance: The reverse of the first title pages of each volume bears the stamp of the Royal Joachimsthal Grammar School (dissolved in 1956) as a bequest from Princess Anna Amalie of Prussia (1723–87): 'Gymnasio Reg: Joachim: Legat: Ab Illustr: Striss. Principe Amalia'. (On the bequest: Köpke, F. C.: Geschichte der Bibliothek des Königl. Joachimsthalschen Gymnasiums ... Berlin, 1831, pp. 22ff.)—Some pages are slightly trimmed, but with no loss of text. Slight foxing in places; overall well-preserved, probably a unique collection focusing on Berlin publishers (including Decker, Himburg, Rellstab, Voß, and Winter).