Der Erste [-Zwelffte] Teil der Bücher ...
By: D. Mart. Luth
Contributors: Major, Georg, 1502-1574; Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560; Menius, Justus, 1499-1558; Rörer, Georg, 1492-1557; Faber, Basilius, -1575 or 1576; Seitz, Peter, -1550, printer; Seitz, family of printers, printer; Lufft, Hans, 1495-1584, printer; Schwenck, Lorenz, -1574, printer; Schwertel, Johann, active 1565-1577, printer
Publisher: Gedruckt durch Peter Seitz
Published: 1553
Place of publication: Wittemberg
Language: ger
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Theology; Early works to 1800; History
Work titles: Works
Notes: Titles in red and black; engraved woodcuts on title pages.

Vol. 1 edited by Justus Menius; v. 2 edited by Georgius Rorarius; vols. 3-4, 6-9, 11-12 edited by Philipp Melanchton; v. 5 edited by Georg Major; v. 10 edited by Basilius Faber.

The German part of the "Wittenberg" edition of Luther's complete works.  Vols. 1-9 and 12 were originally printed by Hans Lufft, 1539-1559; vols. 11-12 by Thomas Klug, 1558.  All vols. were subsequently reprinted by various Wittenberg printers, with various printing dates.

Rare Book copy: Printers and imprint dates of Columbia copy vary: v. 1, Peter Seitz, 1567; v. 2, Peter Seitz, 1569; v. 3, Peter Seitz, 1566; v. 4, Peter Seitzen Erben, 1553; v. 5, Peter Seitz, 1573; v. 6, Lorentz Schwenck, 1570; v. 7. Johan Schwertel, 1572; v. 8, Lorentz Schwenck, 1568; v. 9, Peter Seitz, 1569; v. 10, Hans Lufft, 1564; v. 11, Lorentz Schwenck (colophon), 1572; v. 12, Hans Lufft, 1572.

Rare Book copy: Binding in blind with portrait of Luther; clasps (some missing).  Binding signed and dated: W.S.F., 1573.

Rare Book copy: Four folded leaves of manuscript notes containing contents of vols., inserted in v. 1.

Rare Book copy: Slight damage from water stains, foxing, and worm holes.

Rare Book copy: Columbia copy imperfect: woodcut of title page, v. 12, has been cut out, and the damage repaired with a blank sheet.

Aland, K. Hilfsbuch zum Luther-Studium. 3. Aufl. Witten : Luther-Verlag, 1970, p. 549-551

Knaake, J.K.F. Bibliothek J.K.F. Knaake. Abt. 1. Nieuwkoop, De Graaf, 1960, p. 6-8