Untwort an den Herrn Moses Mendelssohn zu Berlin von Johann Caspar Lavater. Nebst einer Nacherinnerung von Moses Mendelssohn.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(MENDELSSOHN, MOSES).

printer

Friedrich Nicolai

Place

Berlin & Stettin

Publication

1770

Description

FIRST EDITION.

summary

Letter issued by Swiss clergyman Johann Caspar Lavater challenging Moses Mendelssohn to convert to Christianity. Followed by Mendelssohn’s devastating response which promptly silenced Lavater and earned Mendelssohn much respect among Enlightenment intellectuals.

pp. 68. Browned and slightly stained, verso of title-page neatly taped. Modern boards. 12mo.

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