Rare 1837 Second Edition - A Foundation of Modern Theology

Up for sale is a significant piece of intellectual history: the 1837 second edition of Das Leben Jesu by David Friedrich Strauss. Published in Tübingen by C.F. Osiander, this work famously applied the "myth theory" to the Gospels and is listed in Printing and the Mind of Man (#300).

• Title: Das Leben Jesu, kritisch bearbeitet (Erster Band / Volume 1)

• Author: Dr. David Friedrich Strauss

• Date: 1837 (Zweite, verbesserte Auflage)

• Binding: Half-leather with ornate gilt-decorated spine and marbled boards.

• Some wear to the spine leather (peeling/loss), but the binding remains holding. Interior pages show typical age-toning and light foxing, but are clean and remarkably crisp for 180+ years old. Includes a vintage blue oval library or owner stamp on the title page.

A must-have for collectors of rare theology, philosophy, or PMM titles. Ships with insurance and signature confirmation.