VOLUME ONE ONLY - ERSTER THEIL. RARE introduction to Old Testament by Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette (1780-1849) - a German theologian and biblical scholar who prepared the way for modern Biblical criticism, described by Julius Wellhausen as "the epoch-making opener of the historical criticism of the Pentateuch." He also made valuable contributions to other branches of theology and was a fine poet, author of a drama in three acts, entitled `Die Entsagung` (Berlin, 1823). 205x125mm. XVIII+356 pages. Marbled board rebound Hardcover. Cover rubbed and somewhat worn. Cover edges and corners bumped and peeling. Spine upper layer mostly peeled/missing. Spine edges peeling. Title written on spine. Library sticker on spine. Binding partly loose and visible between pages XVIII and page 1. Ex-library copy with usual marks. Pencil marks/inscription on front endpaper and whitepage. Library stamp on front and rear whitepages, pre-title page and page 356 - NO damage to text. Ink inscriptions on title page. Page 335/336 edges slightly torn near binding. Some pages dog-eared. Pages browning, wavy and slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare pioneering critical introduction to Old Testament by one of the most influential Protestant biblical scholars is otherwise in good condition.