Author: Pope, Alexander (1688-1744);Johann Heinrich Meil, artist (1729-1803); Heinrich Christian Kretsch, translator
Title: Essay on Man. Der Mensch Ein Philosophisches Gedichte. Deutsche Uebersetzung. Mit Der Engländischen Urschrift Nach Der Lezten Vermehrten Ausgabe . First Edition
Description: Altenburg, in der Richterischen Buchhandlung, 1759. 4to. 20 x 25cm. 18], 203, [1] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, portraits. Contemporary stiff ivory vellum, marbled edges. Bilingual English-German edition, opening with a printed dedication to Louise Dorothee Herzogin zu Sachsen, by translator Heinrich Christian Kretsch, followed by an 8pp. poem in German illustrated with 2 engravings. Engraved frontispiece, 3 engraved vignettes, and 8 large double page engraved vignettes by Johann Heinrich Meil. Some foxing.. References: Heinzelmann, A Bibliography of German Translations of Pope in the Eighteenth Century, no. 13; OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 11060711: Signatures: [pi]² ([pi]1, front.), a², b?, c², A-Bb?, Cc² Engraved title vignette, head- and tail-pieces and frontispiece portrait by J.H. Meil Dedication signed by the translator: Heinrich Christian Kretsch "The universal prayer", "Messiah", and "The dying Christian to his soul": pages [177]-203 In English and German on facing pages. .

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