320 - Anonymous. Philosophy in Collision with Love, or Abbot Magazeni and His Pupil. A More Than Probable Story. Leipzig, Alberti, 1792. 12 leaves, 338 pages, 3 leaves with 4 copperplate engravings. Small octavo. Contemporary paper binding (somewhat rubbed, slightly bumped, spine covered with old marbled paper).

Anonymous. Philosophy in Collision with Love, or Abbot Magazeni and His Pupil. A More Than Probable Story. Leipzig, Alberti, 1792. 12 leaves, 338 pages, 3 leaves with 4 copperplate engravings. Small octavo. Contemporary paper binding (somewhat rubbed, slightly bumped, spine covered with old marbled paper). Hayn/Gotendorf VI, 182 ('Rare, especially with all the engravings').- First edition of the rare picaresque novel, which surpasses the popular literature of the time both stylistically and in its characterization. The preface, in which the unknown author presents his seemingly modern, programmatic ideas, is already noteworthy.- Last leaves with a narrow damp stain, inner hinges cracked.