Halle, Rengerischen Buchhandlung, 1716 - 1727. 8vo. Forty parts uniformly bound in four contemporary halv vellum bindings with gilt lettering to spines. All edges coloured in red. Small paper-label pasted on to spines. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-papers and previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-papers. Boards with wear and scratches, the marbled paper partly detached on front board of vol. 4. Internally very nice and clean. (14), (4), 192-284, (3), 286-503, (43), (2), 196, (2), (2), 198-290, (6), 295-508, (30) pp. (2), 100, (3), 102-370, (2), (5), 372-493, (31), (2), 123, (1), (3), 116-500, (26) pp. (4), 83, (2), (3), 88-186, (2), (3), 188-286, (2), (3), 290-366, (3), 368-494, (14), (2), 200, (2), (3), 202-278, (3), 280-273, (3), 374-501, (27) pp. (2), 101, (1), (3), 104-292, (2), 293-290, (3), 388-545, (23), (2), 184, (2), 186-260, (1), (3), 262-367, (1), (3), 370-514, (28) pp. + 1 folded table.
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First 40 issues out of a total of 45 of the first edition of one of the earliest German-language scholarly journals, edited by Gundling himself up. Nicolaus Hieronymus Gundling (1671–1729) was a German jurist and philosopher, born in Kirchensittenbach and died in Magdeburg. Nicolaus studied at several universities and became a professor of philosophy in Halle in 1705. He notably debated Gotthard Heidegger in 1702 over the cultural influence of French novels.
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