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MUSCULUS, ANDREAS. Wider den Eheteuffel. Woodcut vignette of God, Adam, and Eve on title. [53] (of [54]) leaves; lacks D2. 8vo, 145x94 mm, contemporary binding of manuscript vellum over pasteboard, spine darkened with small portions missing; occasional heavy soiling, scattered stains, title woodcut partly tinted, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary stamp, accession number on next leaf, upper outer corner of G1 excised and restored with text loss. (Erfurt: Georg Baumann), 1559
Popular tract first published in 1556 warning against the subversion of marriage by the Devil. bound with: Günther, Thomas. Christliche und einfeltige Auslegung der erschrecklichen und doch auch tröstlichen Historien von der Sindflut. [199] (of [200]) leaves, including 3 blanks at end; lacks the title. Contents browned with marginal dampstaining toward end, first page heavily soiled. Leipzig: Georg Hantzsch, 1556. first edition of a commentary on the biblical account of the Deluge.
