Author: Jacques Deillie
Title: L&Apos;Homme Des Champs, Ou, Les Georgiques Francoises
Description: Strasbourg, l'Imprimerie de Levrault, 1800. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Jacques Delille's French poem celebrating nature in the French countryside, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this work.In the original French.A charming French poem celebrating nature, encouraging the introduction of foreign species of nature to the French country in order to improve it.Illustrated with a frontispiece.Written by Jacques Delille, a French poet who barely survived the French Revolution by escaping to England.Half-title is present. In a full marbled calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Head of the front board to the front joint is lifting a little. Lacking spine label. A little rubbing to the joints. Some minor marks to the boards and spine. Small amount of loss to the head of the spine, and a small amount of lifting to the head of the spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Paper to the pastedowns is lifting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a few light handling marks. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: l'Homme des Champs Georgiques Francoises jacques delille poetry Georgiques Francoises nature france Not Stated


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