(Wieland,C.M.).
The Graces. Lpz., Weidmanns Erben und Reich 1770. With engraved …

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(Wieland,C.M.). The Graces. Lpz., Weidmanns Erben und Reich 1770. with engraved title. Title, 6 copper plates and 8 eng. Textvign. by C.G.Geyser after A.F.Oeser. 206 S. Central hardcover with ribbed boards. (Slightly rubbed). Goed. IV/1, 555, 63, Günther-Zeilinger 417, Rümann 1254, Lanck.-Oehler II, 24, first edition. - Printed variant with the corrected misprint p. 17: "Kopf". - Slightly browned. Inscription on back flyleaf. On front endpaper.

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