1791 Germantown Book. Schwenkfelder. Billmeyer

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Title: Christliche Betrachtungen über die Evangelischen Texte

(Christian Meditation on the Evangelical Bible Texts)

By Schwenkfelder Pastor Erasmus Weichenhan

Published in 1791 - The First American Edition

Apparently in the Original Billmeyer Leather Binding

Published in Germantown (Near Philadelphia): By Michael Billmeyer

Pages: Title Leaf+(vi)+785+Errata+2,Register

German Language

Above:  In the Original Leather Cover

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Above:  Clasps are in Excellent Working Condition

Page Edges are in Original Green Color.

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Above:  The Spine

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Above:  Title Page States the 1791 Publication Date (First American Edition)

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Printed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1791

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Text by Erasmus Weichenhan:

Erasmus Weichenhau was an ex-Lutheran minister from Langenbielau, in Lower Silesia / Dolnoslaskie, located in today's Poland, and previously a part of Prussia. Langenbielau, Germany, is today known as Bielawa, Poland.

Weichenhau was a member of the Schwenkfelder community: Protestant Christians who followed the teachings of Caspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig.

The Schwenkfelders were much influenced by other Protestant leaders of that era, including the Moravian leader Count Zinzendorf. In Pennsylvania, this group settled in Montgomery County, nears Lansdale and Pennsburg. Schwenkfelders were also influenced by the Anabaptist groups.

This book explains the beliefs of the Schwenkfelders. This work was first published in 1672 in Sulzbach, Germany.

Printed in Germantown by Michael Billmeyer:

Michael Billmeyer (born 1752 - died 1838) was one of the most influential Pennsylvania German printers of his era.

Billmeyer and his father-in-law  Peter Leibert took over the Germantown printing business of Dunkard / Brethren printer  in 1783, near Philadelphia.  Peter Leibert was Brethren, while Billmeyer was Lutheran.  Peter Leibert was a brother-in-law of Alexander Mack. By 1787 Peter Leibert left Billmeyer's business to start his own printing business.  

Billmeyer became one of the most prominent printers in Germantown.  He printed numerous works for the nearby Franconia Mennonite community, as well as the Lutherans, Schwenkfelders, German Reformed church, etc.

Michael Billmeyer's printed works include: the Psalter, the New Testament, the Ausbund hymnal used by the Mennonites and Amish, etc.  He also did some printing for the U. S. Congress.

Billmeyer purchased the paper for his books from the Peter Bechtel paper mill and from the John Gorgas mill.

Michael Billmeyer married Mary Leipert / Mary Leibert.  They lived on Germantown land previously owned by  John George Benzel / Bentzel.  The Billmeyer House was across the field from Cliveden.

The second American edition of this important Schwenkfelder book was published in 1842 in Allentown by Blumer.

I purchased this book at an auction here in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Condition:   Nice Condition.    No library or institution markings.  Pages are bright and clean.  Pages and cover are securely attached.  Lack the front free endpaper, and the rear free endpapaer.  Page 7 has a quarter of the page torn off.  The cover's clasps are in excellent working condition. The edge of the front cover's spine has a 2-inch crack, although the covers are securely attached. The edge of the back cover's spine has a short, one-inch crack.

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