[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce 1st ed. of Sleidanus' controversial history of the German Reformation. 1555

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Sleidanus, Johannes (or, Sleidan, Johann). DE STATU RELIGIONIS ET REPUBLICAE, Carolo Quinto, Caesare, Commentarii. Cum Indice Luculentissimo. (Strassburg: Vuendelinus Richeluis). 1555. Folio. ff.(4),469,(1). Final leaf a blank. Colophon at bottom of f.469. Large woodcut device on title page. 17th century red boards, spine and extremities somewhat rubbed, but quite sound. Front free endpaper lacking. Some minor marginal worming. Some early marginal annotations in a few sections.	$2,500.00 (trade discount allowed)
The scarce first edition of this famous history of the German Reformation. It was controversial immediately. The Schaff-Herzog RELIGIOUS ENCYCLOPEDIA states, "Storms of protest arose against it on every side, both Roman Catholic and Protestant." There are 2 issues of this work, VD S6668 (ours) and VD S6669, which differs in having the last leaf numbered 470, and leaf 443 has an errata printed on the recto. In VD S6668 there are 469 numbered leaves, and leaf 443 is blank (without errata) and not numbered. The folio 1555 first edition has not appeared at auction (ABPC) since 1991.


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