DELILLE Jacques

DELILLE Jacques L'Homme des champs ou les Géorgiques françaises followed by Variantes de l'Homme des champs ou morceaux ajoutés par l'auteur Strasbourg, de l'imprimerie de Levrault, an VIII-1800 + Paris, Levrault, Schoell et cie, an XIII-1805, 2 vols. in 1 In-8°. Full dark green marbled calf of the period. Smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons. Title piece in black calf. Gilt thread on the boards and on the edges. Small gilt inner lace. T. marb. First edition illustrated with 4 beautiful figures by Guérin, engraver and designer from Strasbourg. The 3rd engraving represents Jean-Jacques Rousseau, leaning on his cane when, accompanied by a disciple, he finds the periwinkle. Work composed by Delille during his exile in Glairesse. Very slight rubbing at the edges. A very fine and freshly bound copy. Provenance: Georges Gilfin Library (bookplate) - Jean Jacobs Library (bookplate)