[HEINECKEN (Karl Heinrich von)]: General idea of a complete collection of prints. With a dissertation on the origin of engraving & on the first picture books. Leipsic and Vienna, Jean Paul Kraus, 1771. One volume. 12 by 20,3 cm. (16)-520-(32) pages + 32 hors-texts plates of which 24 folding (complete). Full early 19th century calf, boards framed with triple gilt filets, spine with 5 nerves, ornamented boxes, red title page, roulette on cut, inner frame with roulette. 1 hinge restored, minimal rubbing on the boards. Some foxing. Despite this, a good copy. First edition. The author was the director of the Dresden Print Salon and was in charge of enriching the collection of the King of Poland, Augustus III. This work is one of the first guides for the amateurs of engravings and xylographic books. The collections of the time are enough to make today's greatest collectors dream.