‎HERSLEB, PEDER.‎
‎Tolv offentlige Taler holdte ved Kirke- Bispe- og Præste-Vielser, efter Kongl. Allernaadigste Befalning til Trykken udgivne. Først, anden og treidje samling. 3 vols. ‎

‎Kjøbenhavn, Jacob Preusses, 1740 - 1746. 8vo. Uniformly bound in three nice contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands an richly gilt spines. Small paper-label pasted on to upper part of spine. Ex-libris (Juel of Valdemar's Castle) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. A nice and clean set. (4), 636, (4) pp. (4), 560 pp. (10), 548 pp. ‎

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‎Uncommon first edition of the first three parts of Bishop Hersleb's ceremonial speeches delivered at religious ordinations in Denmark or Norway. Peder Hersleb (1689–1757) was a prominent Danish-Norwegian bishop and reformer. Born in Stod, Norway, to a family with deep roots in the Lutheran Church he was educated in Trondheim and Copenhagen earning recognition for his theological and rhetorical skills. He became a military chaplain in Holstein and later served as court preacher to King Frederick IV. In 1730 he was appointed bishop of Akershus in Norway, where he introduced significant reforms including better catechism instruction, confirmation practices and church governance. ‎