Luther by a Lutheran; or, A Full-Length Portrait of Doctor Martin Luther

Weiser, R. Luther by a Lutheran; or, A Full-Length Portrait of Doctor Martin Luther: being A Comprehensive, though condensed and correct History of the Life and stupendous Achievements of the Great Reformer. Baltimore: T. Newton Kurtz, 1853. Sixth Thousandth Edition, Revised and Corrected. [10525] Black publisher's cloth stamped in blind & gilt, gilt spine titles dull, 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Several ink signatures on the front end papers. Steel-engraved portrait with tissue guard, 443 pp. plus publisher's catalogue. First few leaves stained; we tightened up the title page hinge with some pH neutral paste. Good. Hardcover. “In presenting the Life of Luther to the American public, it would seem proper to give a few reasons for such an undertaking at this time. It may be asked and no doubt will be, have we not Lives of Luther in abundance? Why then add another to the list? It is true we have D’Aubigne, and Milner, and Scott, and Bowers, and Tischer, and a number in inferior works; but it i