572 - Mathesius, Johannes. Histories: On the Beginnings, Teachings, Life, and Death of the Venerable and God-Blessed Man of God, Doctor Martin Luther, All Orderly Arranged by Year, as Events Unfolded at Each Time. Nuremberg, Johann vom Berg’s Heirs and Dietrich Gerlatz, 1570. 6 unnumbered leaves, 212 leaves. 18.5 x 15 cm. New cardboard binding.

Mathesius, Johannes. Histories: On the Beginnings, Teachings, Life, and Death of the Venerable and God-Blessed Man of God, Doctor Martin Luther, All Orderly Arranged by Year, as Events Unfolded at Each Time. Nuremberg, Johann vom Berg’s Heirs and Dietrich Gerlatz, 1570. 6 unnumbered leaves, 212 leaves. 18.5 x 15 cm. New cardboard binding. Knaake III, 721–723 (cf.) – VD16 M 1494 – Early edition of the first biography of Luther in 17 sermons, first published posthumously in 1566. - “This first … Protestant biography of the Reformer served as a primary source for Luther’s biographers and historians of the Reformation.” (NDB 16, 369). - Slightly discolored; the first page has finger stains in the corners; starting on page 193, there is a moisture stain in the corner; the last two pages have been replaced due to paper loss at the margins. *