Eine allgemeine Unterweisung in Form eines Catechismi, worinnen durch die heilige Schrift und Apostolische Tradition, die Beschreibung und die rechte Lehre des wahren Catholischen Glaubens, das sittlich-Christliche Leben, die Sacramenten, Ceremonien und Gebräuche der Kirchen kürtzlich erkläret werden [.].

8vo. 3 parts in 1 vol. (24), 432, (1), 1 blank, (6), 248, (1), 1 blank, (14), 480 pp. Title-page printed in red and black. With engraved frontispiece. - (Bound with:) II: The same. Catechismus, oder Kurtzer Innhalt der Christlichen Lehre [.] zum Gebrauch der anwachsenden Kinder [.]. Ibid., 1742. 122, (6) pp. - III: The same. Kleiner Catechismus, zum Gebrauch der kleinen Kinder biß ungefehr zum achten oder neunten Jahr eingericht [.]. Ibid., 1742. 56 pp. Contemporary full calf with giltstamped title label to gilt spine. All edges red. German translation of the famous "Catechisme de Montpellier" written by Francois-Aimé Pouget at the instigation of Charles Joachim Colbert (1667-1738), bishop of Montpellier. The copy at hand includes all three parts of the work as well as the catechism for older and younger children. The writings of Colbert, a fervent Jansenist, were condemned by Rome; the present edition is authorized by the Catholic church. - Contemporary bookplate of the monastery Maria Jeutendorf in Lower Austria to front pastedown. Modern ownership stamp of the Jeutendorf library to flyleaf. Slight worming near the end and along the spine with slight loss of text to the title label, somewhat browned and brownstained throughout. From the library of the Viennese collector Werner Habel, with his ownership stamp to flyleaf. - Cf. Hoefer XI, 114. LThK II, 1005ff. Fromm V, 20550 (1779 ed.). Jöcher III, 1735.