Das Landleben

Description

Very good, tight and fresh, covers slightly bowed. 1st edition. Old full mottled calf, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, tooled covers, elaborate gilt design on back cover, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. 8vo., 16.5×10 cm. German text. Rare first edition of Hirschfeld’s first book on country living. Hirschfeld is famous for his books on landscape gardening. weight: 0.7 lb. Typographischen Gesellschaft. Bern. 1767. xiv, (1) 271 pp. Engraved title page with vignette, engraved headpieces and tailpieces.