Luther, MartinColloquia Oder Christliche Nützliche... Lot 59

Luther, MartinColloquia Oder Christliche Nützliche Tischreden Doctoris Martini Lutheri/ so er in vielen Jaren/ gegen Gelehrten Leuten/ und fremden Gesten/ (...) gehalten (...). With large woodcut portrait of Martin Luther, numerous woodcut initials and large woodcut printer's mark. Leipzig, Jacob Berwald's heirs, 1577. 44 (of 46) nn. Bll., 505 p., 29 nn. Bll. 4°. Blind embossed pigskin boards over wooden boards with chamfered edges, chisel lines, and scroll and plate stamps on recto and verso with borders of, among others, depictions of Christ, each surrounded by further stylized palmette borders (scuffed, rubbed and bumped, stained, 2 clasps missing, upper spine with missing cover). Luther, Martin Colloquia Oder Christliche Nützliche Tischreden Doctoris Martini Lutheri/ so er in vielen Jaren/ gegen Gelehrten Leute/ und fremden Gesten/ (...) gehalten (...). With large woodcut portrait of Martin Luther, numerous woodcut initials and large woodcut printer's mark. Leipzig, Jacob Berwald's heirs, 1577. 44 (of 46) nn. Bll., 505 p., 29 nn. Bll. 4°. Blind embossed pigskin boards over wooden boards with chamfered edges, chisel lines, as well as scroll and plate stamps recto and verso with borders of, among others, depictions of Christ, each surrounded by further stylized palmette borders (rubbed, rubbed and bumped, stained, 2 clasps missing, upper spine with missing cover). VD16 L 6763 - USTC 623135 - Not in Adams. - Rare, this edition not traceable for us in international trade. - Inside cover with hs. Owner's inscription "Wilhelm August Bühring ... 6 Octob 1834" - With some annotations in an old hand. - Browned due to paper, title page with backed cut-out, some browning and foxing, some fingerstaining in margins, some dampstaining in white margins and somewhat unfresh. Overall, however, a well-preserved copy in contemporary binding. Binding contemporary. With large woodcut portrait, numerous woodcut initials and large woodcut printer's mark. Cont. blind tooled pigskin over wooden boards with bevelled edges, chisel lines, as well as roll and plate stamps recto and verso with borders of, among others, depictions of Christ, each surrounded by further stylized palmette borders (scuffed, rubbed and bumped, stained, 2 clasps missing, upper spine with cover defect). Rare, this edition not verifiable for us in international trade. - Inside cover with handwritten ownership entry. - With some annotations by old hand. - Browned due to paper, title page with backed cut-out, some browning and foxing, slight fingerstaining and some moisture stains in white margins. Overall, however, a well-preserved copy in contemporary binding.