‎Dmitri Merejkovski‎
‎Luther‎

‎Epistolarum, Tomus primus, continens scripta viri Dei, ab anno millesimo quingentesimo septimo, usque ad annum vicesimum secundum. - [FIRST PRINTING OF LUTHER'S LETTERS]‎

‎Ihenae (Jena), Rhodius (Rödinger), 1556. 4to. In contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards with three raised bands and two clasps. Wear and soiling to extremities. Pigskin partly detached to upper part of boards. Previous two owner's names in contemporary hand to title-page. A few occassional underlignings and marginal annotations in contemporary hand throughout. Small worm-tract affecting last 20 leaves, internally generally fine. (10), 367 pp.‎

‎Rare first printing of Martin Luther's early letters from 1507 to 1522, spanning the years from the celebration of his first Mass to his removal to Wartburg Castle after the Diet of Worms. Among them is a notable letter Cardinal Albrecht, Archbishop of Magdeberg and Mainz accompanying a copy of the 95 Theses, composed on the very day (October 31st, 1517) when Luther affixed the Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg and Luther's first letter to Erasmus, penned on March 28th, 1519. These letters provide a most interesting perspective into Martin Luther's personal and public reflections on crucial aspects of the early days of the Reformation. The collection encompasses correspondence with figures such as Emperor Charles V, Pope Leo X, King Henry VIII, Georg Spalatin, Philip Melanchthon, Frederick, Elector of Saxony, Andreas Karlstadt, Cardinal Tommaso de Vio Cajetan and many others. The present work was edited by Joannes Aurifaber (1519-1575), Luther’s private secretary, who lived with Luther at the time of his death: “Joannes (Vinariensis 1519–1575), was born in the county of Mansfeldt in 1519. He studied at Wittenberg where he heard the lectures of Luther, and afterwards became tutor to Count Mansfeldt. In the war of 1544–45 he accompanied the army as field-preacher, and then lived with Luther as his famulus or private secretary, being present at his death in 1546. In the following year he spent six months in prison with John Frederick, elector of Saxony, who had been captured by the emperor, Charles V. He held for some years the office of court-preacher at Weimar, but owing to theological disputes was compelled to resign this office in 1561. In 1566 he was appointed to the Lutheran church at Erfurt, and there remained till his death in November 1575. Besides taking a share in the first collected or Jena edition of Luther’s works (1556), Aurifaber sought out and published at Eisleben in 1564–1565 several writings not included in that edition. He also published Luther’s Letters (1556, 1565), and Table Talk (1566). This popular work, which has given him most of his fame, is unfortunately but a second or third hand compilation.” (Encyclopedia Britannica). A second volume was published as “Secundus tomus epistolarum” in 1565. Adams L1805 BM STC German, 1455-1600, p. 535 ‎

‎Irmensula Lutheri, oder Ehren-Gedächtnüss des Grossen Lutheri in der ausführlichen Beschreibung. - [LUTHER'S BIRTHPLACE]‎

‎Leipzig, in Verlegung des Authoris, 1693. Folio. In contemporary black silk covered boards. Paper-label pasted on to upper part of spine. Wear to extremities, missing parts of spine. Boards, primarily front board, with holes and tears to the black silk. Front end-papers with miscolouring. With marignal miscolouring throughout. Star, windows and Luther's portrait on the plate highlighted with gold. 16 ff., [1 blank] + 1 double-page plate of Luther's house.‎

‎The rare first edition of this work on Luther’s birthplace and how it was bult. It quickly became a place of workship but was on private hand up until 1689. By the end of the 17th century the house fell into disrepair and a tavern was opened. The Eisleben magistrate disliked the appearance of the house and decided to have a wooden plaque depicting Luther taken down. Shortly after the building burned down and after a large city fire in 1689, the magistrate forced the owner Marie Friedrich to sell the house to the city by denying her the usual reconstruction loans. Luther was born in this house in 1483 and gave his last sermon and died here in 1546.‎

‎LETTRE DE MR LUTHER NÉGOCIANT ARMATEUR NÉGRIER A NANTES A SON NEVEU (Marie-Louis-Julien Admyrauld) JULIEN ADMYRAULD TRÉSORIER DES INVALIDES DE LA MARINE A LA ROCHELLE, NANTES, LE 28 DÉCEMBRE 1820‎

‎nantes 1820 une lettre de 4 pages (une grande feuille pliée en deux) manuscrite à l'encre brune sur les 3 premières page sur papier velin ligné filigrané, format : 18,5 centimètres de large x 24,6 centimètres de haut, adresse de la lettre au centre de la 4ème page à l'encre brune : à Julien Admyrauld Trésorier de Invalides (de la Marine) à la Rochelle(Marie-Louis-Julien Admyrauld, né à Lalaigne, fut trésorier des invalides de la marine et mourut, célibataire, le 17 novembre 1826), lettre signée Luther, Nantes, le 28 DECEMBRE 1820,‎

‎EXTRAITS DE LA LETTRE : "...... je me suis décidé aprés avoir épuisé tous les moyens quelconques à expédier cette maudite voiture moyennant le somme de 60 livres, elle est partie le 24 courant à ton adresse pour te parvenir sous 8 jours, et je suis trés heureux d'avoir pris ce parti, puisque les Intérêts de ton frère exigent la promte arrivée de cette voiture.....pour la facture, remets la tout bonnement, à la commodité, à Arzac-Seignette (Négociant Rochelais) en l'invitant à en créditer la Maison Bourcard.....toutes les lettres de votre ville (la Rochelle) parlent de nombreuses maladies qui y règnent........"............RARE............en bon état (good condition). en bon état ‎

‎Luther M. Small Works by Dr. Martin Luther Kleinere Schriften Dr. Martin Luther.‎

‎Luther M. Small Works by Dr. Martin Luther Kleinere Schriften Dr. Martin Luther. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Lyuter M. Malye sochineniya doktora Martina Lyutera Kleinere Schriften Dr. Martin Luthers. Bielefeld Leipzig: Velhagen Klazing 1876. 12 238 p. 22x14.5 sm. SKUalb7eb8475970698e69.‎

‎La Vie, Histoire - Hors-série, Septembre 2017 - Luther (1483-1546) le moine qui bouleversa l'Europe - Le choc Luther - Il faut sauver son âme - De Luder à Luther - Dixit - Les raisons d'un succès - La faim de Dieu - La guerre des pamphlets - La foi en mu‎

‎Malesherbes Publications. 2017. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 82 pages - nombreuses photos et illustrations en couleurs dans et hors texte. Texte sur plusieurs colonnes.. . . . Classification Dewey : 70.49-Presse illustrée, magazines, revues‎

‎Sommaire : Le choc Luther - Il faut sauver son âme - De Luder à Luther - Dixit - Les raisons d'un succès - La faim de Dieu - La guerre des pamphlets - La foi en musique - De la réforme aux mouvements protestants - De la protestation à l'expansion - Le paradoxe français - Les très riches heures de l'art protestant - La reconquête catholique des âmes - Les échos de la Réforme - Inflexion sur la question juive - La cause des femmes - Luther, le héraut de la modernité ? - Enfin catholique.. Classification Dewey : 70.49-Presse illustrée, magazines, revues‎