1703 Rare Vellum Sammelband 1678 Rare TrueCrime/Supernatural Historical Addendum For Sale

1703 Rare Vellum Sammelband 1678 Rare True Crime/Supernatural Historical AddendumGerman Theology

Item Specifics

• Binding:Vellum / Parchment
• Language:German
• Year Printed:1703
• Author:Andreas Cleffel & Abbot Eberhard Finen
• Publisher:Theodor Philipp Calvisius & Johann Georg Zilliger
• Place of Publication:Quedlinburg & Braunschweig (Germany)
• Subject:Religion & Spirituality / Church History / Occult & Supernatural Accounts
• Special Attributes:3-in-1 Sammelband, Bound-in Historical Demonology/Pact Account, First Edition Printing
• Pages:1,307 total pages
• Size:Approx. 7\" x 4.5\" x 3.25\" thick

Detailed Item DescriptionTitle:1703 Rare Theological Sammelband – Features Appended1678 Rare True Crime/Supernatural Historical AddendumGerman Theology– 3 Books Bound Into 1 – Heavy Rigid Vellum CoverOverview:
Up for sale is a exceptionally rare, 1,307-page 18th-century GermanSammelband(a composite book containing multiple distinct works bound together by the original owner or binder). This volume retains its original, thick rigid vellum (parchment) wrap and spans three individual early-17th/18th-century printings.While primarily a Lutheran theological collection of sermons, this specific volume is highly sought after due to an incredibly scarce, sensationalized historical report appended to the 1703 Quedlinburg title page detailing a 21-year military pact with the devil.Detailed Breakdown of the 3 Volumes Inside:

1. Book 1: \"Seelen Lust In der Unlust der Welt\" (The Soul\'s Joy in the Displeasure of the World)
   • Author:Andreas Cleffel (Archdeacon of Tangermünde)
   • Publisher:Theodor Philipp Calvisius (Quedlinburg)
   • Date:1703
   • Significance:This is the primary title page pictured, which holds the incredibly rare true-crime/supernatural historical addendum.
2. Book 2: \"Christliches Ehren-Gedächtnis\" (Christian Memorial)
   • Author:Andreas Cleffel
   • Publisher:Theodor Philipp Calvisius (Quedlinburg)
   • Significance:A deeply personal funeral and memorial sermon series dedicated to the author\'s deceased wife, Anna Sophia Cleffel (née Hoffmeister).
3. Book 3: \"Erbauliche Reden über die Passions-Geschicht\" (Edifying Speeches on the Passion History)
   • Author:Abbot Eberhard Finen (1668–1726, prominent Braunschweig Court Preacher)
   • Publisher:Johann Georg Zilliger (Braunschweig)
   • Date:1710
   • Significance:A comprehensive series of house prayers and sermons delivered historically to the sick visiting the famous thermal baths of Wiesbaden and Aachen.

The Highlight & Rarity Factor: The 1678 \"Satanic Pact\" ReportThe true collector\'s value of this specificSammelbandrests in the bottom paragraph of the 1703 title page. It explicitly advertises a bound-in, sensational true account from the late 17th century:

• The German Text:\"...nebst einem Historischen Bericht / was sich mit einem Brandenburgischen Reuter / Nahmens Hans Meier / welcher 21. Jahr mit den Satan in Verbündniß gestanden / Anno 1678. zugetragen.\"
• English Translation:\"...along with a Historical Report of what occurred in the year 1678 to a Brandenburg Cavalryman named Hans Meier, who stood in a covenant/pact with Satan for 21 years.\"

During this era, German church authorities published these localized records of witchcraft, military demonic pacts, and supernatural phenomena to serve as severe moral warnings. Because these printings were regional and small-scale, surviving copies are exceptionally scarce, with most residing only in European state archives.Condition Report:

• Binding:Bound in original, heavy rigid vellum/parchment. Shows expected centuries of handling wear, minor discoloration, and rounding to the corners, but remains remarkably sturdy.
• Text Block:The text block is tightly bound and fully intact.
• Paper:High-rag-content period paper. Shows light age-toning, localized foxing, and minor edge-fraying on the initial flyleaves, but is entirely free of severe water damage or dry rot.
• Provenance:The front inside flyleaf features beautiful, original ownership inscriptions in hand-written old GermanKurrentscript belonging to an early female owner,Anna Barbara Kuhnin.

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