Daniel Fessel's Adversariorum Sacrorum (1660)

Daniel Fessel. ADVERSARIORUM SACRORUM LIBRI V... Wittenberg: Jobi Wilhelmi Fincelii, 1650. Bound with Fessel's ADVERSARIORUM SACRORUM TOMUS II. LIBRUM VI. VII. IIX. IX. & X. Wittenberg: Jobi Wilhelmi Fincelii, [1660]. Full vellum, yapp binding, manuscript title on spine, edges stained. 4to; [48], 495, [113]; [56], 560, [84]pp. Roman type with italics; text in Latin with Hebrew, German, Greek, and Arabic. With portrait frontispiece, half-title, title page printed in red and black, separate title page for second book, printed marginalia, indices, head-pieces, ornaments, and decorated initials. USTC 2012786; 2558437.
8 x 6 3/4 in.
Daniel Fessel (German, 1599-1676) was a Lutheran who wrote several religious texts throughout the 17th century, including this volume of two bound books of bible commentary. The half title manuscript seems to suggest the author gave the book to a library as a gift.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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Boards with scuffs and small faint stains, typical discoloration and minor edgewear, sticker remains on tail of spine; worming at endpapers and paste-downs with tear at rear; pages toned, with foxing, and infrequent light grime or stain; overall crisp, clean, and sturdy; a very good copy.