M de la Veaux [Jean-Charles Laveaux] — Les Nuits Champetres

Berlin, Chr. Fred. Himbourg, 1784. Hardback. A charming scarce book containing meditations on country nights by M de la Veaux. A very scarce French work, rarely seen in commerce and found institutionally only at the British Library and the libraries at the University of Leeds and Oxford. A new edition, with two engraved plates and frontispiece. Collated, complete. With half title.In the original French. Written by Jean-Charles Laveaux, French grammarian and translator.A charming book titled 'Les Nuits Champetres' ('Rural Nights') containing a series of ten meditations on God, man, science, society, friendship, love, joy, &c.  In full calf binding with gilt lettering to morocco spine label, gilt tooling to spine. Externally with chipping and minor loss to head and tail of spine, cracking along joints, front board held by two cords only. Back strip rubbed, boards rubbed and lightly marked. Internally, binding firm. Light spotting scattered to leaves. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .