GESSNER - Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner. Paris, Chez... Lot 323

GESSNER - Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner. Paris, Chez Bossange, Masson et Besson, 1797; in-12, printed frontispiece and title page, 286 + frontispiece and 273 pp, bound in contemporary full speckled calf, smooth spines, red-painted edges, beige morocco title-pieces. The 2 volumes. 13 engravings excluding frontispieces. These are the complete works of Salomon Gessner, a Swiss poet born in 1730 and died in 1788. In his day, he was considered the Theocritus of the 18th century. Beautiful edition in good condition. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY