Zionitischer Weyrauchs-hügel - photo 1

Zionitischer Weyrauchs-hügel

Sold
$ 5 040
Auction dateClassic
25.05.2022 17:00UTC -04:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
USA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 752739
Lot 26 | Zionitischer Weyrauchs-hügel
Zionitischer Weyrauchs-hügelChristopher Sauer, 1739[SAUER, Christopher (1695-1758).] Zionitischer Weyrauchs-hügel oder, Myrrhen Berg. Germantown, PA: Christopher Sauer, 1739. First edition of the first significant work printed in German in America, second issue with correct imposition of quire B. "The Weyrauchs Hügel was the largest and most important collection of the hymns of the Ephrata Cloister" (Evans). Conrad Beissel, who wrote many of these hymns, first came to Pennsylvania to join the community of the occult mystic Johannes Kelpius—who had died about a decade earlier. Instead he founded the utopian community of the Ephrata Cloister in what is now Lancaster County, as an offshoot of the Schwarzenau Brethren. The cloister was known for its music as well as its robust printing program, producing texts and translations for the German-speaking Protestant communities of the region. Arndt 17; Evans 4466; Sabin 106364. Octavo (155 x 91mm). (2 bifolia in gathering Ll sprung with outer edges cropped, a few leaves of the register just shaved and a little chipped, dampstaining and spots, hole affecting a few words on Y1.) Contemporary calf, catchplates and remains of straps (a little worn, without catches and front endpaper). Custom box. Provenance: Edison Institute, Dearborn MI (blindstamp).
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
25.05.2022 – 25.05.2022
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.