Complete Holdings of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection Martin Luther, His Friends, and His Opponents Pitts Theological Library Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia May 2015 Revised Edited by Roy Thomas Wise Atlanta, Georgia Complete Holdings of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection Martin Luther, His Friends, and His Opponents Edited by Roy Thomas Wise Published by: Roy Thomas Wise 165 Sheridan Point Lane NE Atlanta, Georgia 30342
[email protected] © 2008 First printing: October 2008 Second printing: April 2009, completely revised Third printing: September 2009, includes additional books Fourth printing: January 2010, complete listing Fifth printing: December 2010, includes latest purchases Sixth printing: December 2011, includes latest purchases Seventh printing: September 2012, includes latest purchases Eighth printing: May 2014, includes latest purchases Ninth Printing August 2015, revised The Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection is held at Pitts Theological Library, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. M. Patrick Graham is librarian. 2 Preface The Kessler Collection, founded in 1987, collect original books written by Martin Luther, his friends, and his opponents. All books in the collection were published during the lifetime of the reformers and no later than 1570. Approximately one-third of the 3,600 items in the collection are unique relative to other American libraries and another one-third are held by no more than one other American library. Rarely is an item held by five other American libraries. It is arguably the finest Martin Luther collection outside of Europe and is ranked among the most elite Reformation collections in America. A comparison in the table below shows the Kessler Collection holdings represent 90% (45 of the 50 events) of the significant events in Luther’s life.