EIN WORT FUR LEBENSWEGE by Kunze, John Christopher (1744-1807) - 1781

Gedrukt bey Melchior Steiner, in der Reestrasse, zwischen der Zweiten und Dritten Strasse, (printed by Melchior Steiner), Philadelphia: ., 1781 pp. [8], 243. German text, printed in old Fraktur type. Rose flower printer's device at end. No errata slip in this example. Some age stain. 8vo. 200 mm. Original leather backed marbled boards binding, worn, but solid. **Early Dutchess County, New York, manuscript ownerships. The printed text of the Preface includes a mention of (Revolutionary) War sorrows. Rev. Dr. Johann Christoph Kunze was a German born Lutheran pastor who come to America in 1770 and became pastor of a Philadelphia congregation in 1779. He went to New York in 1784 to teach at Columbia. He and the Brethren leader, Alexander Mack, engaged in various discussions and debates on Anabaptism. GLP/USA 555; Evans 17200; Hildeburn 4119. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN_GER1. Hardcover. Very Good.