PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, IN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, DESIGNED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH IN EVANGELICAL CHURCHES.

Germantown: M. Billmeyer, 1827. An extremely attractive early 19th century American binding: leather spine with decorated paper over boards, comprising somewhat faded yellow, dark green and red patterns of oval and floral designs on tan paper. Extremities rubbed. 51pp, contemporary signatures of 'Elisabeth Catharine Deiterich age 20' on endpapers. Lightly foxed text, Very Good.

This Lutheran catechism was first published in Harrisburg in 1822. American Imprints does not record this edition. A rare English language book by Billmeyer, most of whose printings were in the German language.
OCLC records three locations [AAS, Lutheran Theol. Seminary, Franklin & Marshall] under two accession numbers as of August 2017. Item #21790

Price: $250.00

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