SO PRECIOUS A FOUNDATION': THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AT THE BURKE LIBRARY OF UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.|'
Published by Union Theological Seminary and The Grolier Club, New York, 1996
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Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB
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small 4to. stiff paper wrapper. 387, (ii) pages plus one fold out color plate. First edition, limited to 1600 copies. A fine copy. All text in both English and German. The nineteenth century German scholar Leander van Ess's library was purchased by the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York in 1838. His collection contained Bibles in a number of languages, works on church history, ecclesiastical law as well as medieval manuscripts. The catalogue itself is preceded by a brief biography of van Ess and some introductory notes to the collection. Well illustrated in black and white, with one color plate and one color fold out plate.
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- Title
- SO PRECIOUS A FOUNDATION': THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AT THE BURKE LIBRARY OF UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.|'
- Author
- Gatch, Milton McC. (Editor)
- Publisher
- Union Theological Seminary and The Grolier Club, New York
- Publication year
- 1996
- Binding
- stiff paper wrapper
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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