Kurzer Catechismus vor etliche Gemeinen Jesu aus der Reformirten Religion in Pennsylvania, die sich zum alten Berner Synodo halten: herausgegeben von Johannes Bechteln, Diener des Worts Gottes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

PA. Philadelphia.

Language:

German

Physical Description:

42, [2] p. ; 14 cm (12mo)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Gedruckt bey Benjamin Franklin, 1742.

Notes:

Compiled by Count Zinzendorf and prepared for the press by Johannes Bechtel. Cf. Miller.

"Zu haben in Philadelphia bey Stephan Bennezet. In Germantown bey Bechteln. In Falckner Schwamm bey H. Antes. In Oley bey Johannes Leimbach dem Aeltern. In Lancaster Town bey Daniel Maquenet. In Schippach bey G. Merckeln. In Socken bey Jacob Bachmann. In den Forks bey Eyseck."--verso of title page.

Printed in black letter type. A false imprint, reprinted in Germany with the same title and imprint, and with the same list of booksellers on verso of title page as Franklin's roman-type edition. The German edition may be identified by the fraktur type and by the spellings 'Kurzer' as 'Kurtzer' and 'Franklin' as 'Francklin'. Cf. Miller entries 309-310.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 4889

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 750

Miller, C.W. Franklin, 310

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