Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, D.D., Founder and First President of Wittenberg College

Ruralist Publishing Company, Springfield, Ohio, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. The frontispiece is an engraved portrait of Keller, an 1835 graduate of Gettysburg College who died in 1848 at the age of 35 from typhoid fever. The introduction was written by the school's second president, Samuel Sprecher. Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). 382 pages. Text block is tight and bright. Re-bound in black buckram over boards with bright gold title on the spine. Corners are sharp; no shelf wear. Heavy foxing of the frontis portrait of Keller, title page and first page of the Preface, but only an occasional spot through the rest of the text block. This book is from the personal library of Lloyd T. Sprinkle, founder of Sprinkle Publications, which specialized in reprint editions of early religious books. He has written his name and put his "Ex Libris" stamp at the top of the front free end paper. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Clergy - Lutheran; United States; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Main Picture: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Front cover and spine. Picture 2: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Rear cover and spine. Picture 3: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 4: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Front cover and page edges. Picture 5: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Frontis portrait of Keller, showing the heavy foxing to the plate and tissue. Picture 6: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Title page with moderate foxing and tissue covering the plate. Picture 7: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Beginning of the Table of Contents. Picture 8: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Beginning of the text. Picture 9: Diehl, Michael. Biography of Rev. Ezra Keller, Founder and First President of Wittenberg College (Springfield, OH: 1859) - Ownership stamp of Lloyd Sprinkle. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1133. .