1st Ed LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER 51 plates Coins Medals Vellum 1699 Juncker Reformat

Description: Unusual Life of Martin Luther Written by a Numismatist With Plates of Luther & His Family As Well as 44 Plates of Commemorative Coins and Medals Description Vita D. Martini Lutheri Et Successuum Evangelicae Reformationis; Historia Nummis CXLV, Atque Iconibus Aliquot Rarissimis, Confirmata & Illustrata. By Christian Juncker. Frankfurt & Leipzig: G. A. Endter/ Georgium Andream Endterum, 1699. Complete with 7 plates (3 folding) of Luther and his family and 44 plates of Reformation coins and medals, all in a nice vellum binding The first edition, "A very rich and beautifully equipped book" with 7 portrait panels showing historical portraits of Luther and his family, and more than 200 coin depictions, showing portraits (Melanchthon is one), cityscapes, historical events, etc. The coins are related to Luther and the Reformation. Since the beginning of the Reformation coins and medals have been important ways to commemorate Luther. The author of this study on Luther's life, Christian Juncker (1668-1714) was a Saxon historian, librarian and writer who was also a numismatist and who combined his interest in Protestant history with his fascination with coins in this unusual and beautiful book. He represented Luther's life via the medals and gained fame as an historian and numismatist as a result. Entirely in Latin except the last ad page which has fraktur German. A beautifully illustrated first edition, complete, fascinating for its Reformation history and its numismatic representations. Good condition. 28 ff, 468 pp, 9 ff. Index. 7 portrait plates including 3 folding, 44 numismatic plates with over 200 coins. Small octavo, 6.5"x 4". In what appears to be the original smooth hard vellum, leather stitching at joints, spine darkened with old hand lettered title. Interior old bookplate partially removed with some faint penciling in the front end pages. Red and black title page has old library embossure, text is lightly toned, has a very few occasional marginalia, otherwise clean and unmarked. The plates are nice, one folding plate has an old repair to a fold on the verso and a 1 inch clean tear at the join. All plates present, all complete. Shipping & Payment Terms WE ARE LOCATED IN CANADA. We ship to the US using the US Postal Service via Courier. During the Emergency, we are shipping twice a week to minimize contacts. We are doing our best to get items to you as soon as possible, as safely as possible. If you are concerned about shipping to your location, please contact us to discuss the most reliable shipment options. International Customers -- we may be able to ship more cheaply than we show – please e-mail us to see what we can offer to your location. US Customers – We ship twice or more a week using the US Postal Service via our courier from Canada to the mailing address in New York and then on to US addresses. We are able to offer competitive rates with this service, but if you require quicker shipping, please inquire. For books over $799 we may ship via CanadaPost from Toronto. Canadian customers -- we may have to charge HST/GST for Canadian purchases (generally 5% for books). However, shipping is generally lower than on ebay’s shipping cost calculator. Email me with your province and I’ll be happy to calculate HST and shipping. We are happy to combine shipping! For our international customers, import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up -- do not confuse them with additional shipping charges. We really cannot show merchandise below value or mark items as "gifts" – it can get us into all kinds of trouble with customs. Thanks for bidding and thanks for being a fellow book lover. See our other listings for more unusual and rare books.

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