‎LEUCKFELD, JOHANN GEORG. ‎
‎Der verführische Atheisten Hauffe Und das Ungöttliche Wesen Unter den Christen‎

‎Franckfurth, Wahrhafft, 1699. 8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities, corners bumped. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. A nice and clean copy. (28), 698 pp. + double frontispiece/engraved half-title. ‎

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‎The rare first edition of Leuckfeld’s first publication being a polemical and moralistic treatise that criticizes atheism and irreligion and warns of the dangers associated with certain lifestyles and institutions. Johann Georg Leuckfeld (1668 – 1726) was a theologian, historian, bibliographer, and numismatist. Despite a late start in education he quickly mastered Latin and studied theology at the University of Leipzig, supporting himself through proofreading. In 1700, he became the secretary to the abbess of Gandersheim organizing the abbey's archives which sparked his interest in history. Later he became the primary pastor in Gröningen dividing his time between his pastoral duties and historical research. He was also a member of the Royal Society in Berlin. Leuckfeld leaft behind several unpublished manuscripts. We have not been able to trace a single copy in the trade. ‎