59 - Thym, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm

Thym, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Letters Concerning the Preacher’s Simplicity. Halle, Kümmel, 1798. XX (title page, dedication, preface, table of contents), 196 pp. Small 8°. Contemporary calf leather binding with gold-stamped title on the front cover, rich gilt decoration on the spine, gold-stamped, partly ornamental Filet trim on the covers and fore-edges, endpapers of solid-colored paper, and gold edging on the reverse side, punched at the top and bottom (slightly scuffed and stained). First and only edition; our copy has a distinguished provenance. - VD18: 11272651. - A major work on practical theology by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Thym (1768–1803), a Reformed pastor, teacher, and author of numerous theological, historical, and homiletic writings. - Provenance: Verso of the title page bears the stamp of the Royal Joachimsthal Gymnasium (dissolved in 1956) as part of a bequest from the Prussian Minister of Justice Friedrich Wilhelm von Thulemeier (1735–1811), to whom the author also dedicated the work while it was in press. (Regarding the bequest: Köpke, F. C.: History of the Library of the Royal Joachimsthal Gymnasium ... Berlin, 1831, pp. 22ff.) - Very slight browning throughout; otherwise, a very well-preserved print on sturdy handmade paper. - Includes: 1. Spalding, Johann Joachim: *On the Usefulness of the Ministry and Its Promotion*. 2nd, presumed edition. Berlin, Voß, 1773. 8 leaves, 256 pp. Small 8°. Contemporary half-leather binding with gold-stamped title on the spine, covers of veined paste paper, and edges painted in the same decorative style (slightly rubbed and bumped). - VD18:11139412 (for the first edition of 1772) - Provenance see above. - Includes: Ibid., Sermon for the Consecration of the New St. George’s Church in Berlin by J. J. Spalding on October 29, 1780. Berlin, Voß, 1780. 32 pp. - In good condition. - Includes: Sack, Friedrich Samuel Gottfried. Memorial Sermon on the Death of Her Serene Highness Princess Louise Amalia ... on January 23, 1780. ... Berlin, Decker, 1780. XXXVIII pp. - Slight discoloration. - Includes: 2. Gregor, Christian. Historical Account of the Brothers’ Hymnal of 1778 and Its Hymn Writers. Gnadau, Burkhard, 1835. 240 pp. Small 8°. Contemporary leather binding with gold-stamped title, rich gilt spine, gold-stamped, partly ornamental fillets on covers and fore-edges, endpapers of solid-colored paper, and gold-edged reverse sides (scraped and bumped). - First and only edition. - Front endpaper (recto) with a handwritten entry; overall in good condition. First and only edition of this treatise on practical reformist theology; our copy has a distinguished provenance. - VD18: 11272651. - A major work by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Thym (1768–1803), minister, teacher, and author of numerous theological, historical, and homiletic writings. - Provenance: Verso of the title page bears the stamp of the Royal Joachimsthal Grammar School (dissolved in 1956) as part of the bequest of the Prussian Minister of Justice Friedrich Wilhelm von Thulemeier (1735–1811), to whom the author also dedicates the work in print. (On the bequest: Köpke, F. C.: Geschichte der Bibliothek des Königl. Joachimsthalschen Gymnasiums ... Berlin, 1831, pp. 22ff.) - Very slight browning throughout; otherwise, a very well-preserved print on sturdy mold-made paper. - Includes: 1. Spalding, Johann Joachim: *On the Usefulness of the Ministry and Its Promotion*. 2nd, revised edition. Berlin, Voß, 1773. 8 leaves, 256 pp. Small 8vo. Contemporary half-leather binding with gold-stamped title on the spine, covers of veined paste paper, and edges painted in the same style (slightly rubbed and bumped). - VD18:11139412 (for the first edition of 1772) - For provenance, see above. - Bound in: The same author. Sermon for the Dedication of the New St. George’s Church in Berlin by J. J. Spalding on October 29, 1780. Berlin, Voß, 1780. 32 pp. - In good condition. - Bound in: Sack, Friedrich Samuel Gottfried. Memorial Sermon on the Death of Her Serene Highness Princess Louise Amalia ... on January 23, 1780. ... Berlin, Decker, 1780. XXXVIII pp. - Slightly stained by age. - With: 2. Gregor, Christian. Historical Account of the Brothers’ Hymnal of 1778 and Its Hymn Writers. Gnadau, Burkhard, 1835. 240 pp. Small 8vo. Contemporary leather binding with gold-stamped title, rich gilt decoration on the spine, gold-stamped, partly ornamental fillets on the covers and fore-edges, endpapers of plain colored paper with gilt edges on the reverse (worn and bumped). - Only edition. - Endpaper recto with handwritten entry, in good overall condition.