[Binding, Fine- Gladstone, Captain] Les Quatre Parties du Jour Poeme traduit de L’Allemand

Paris: Chez Musier Fils, 1769. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. 8vo, 163pp. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Beautiful crafted binding by Captain Gladstone in full crimson crushed morocco with elaborate all-over gilt-tooled design to both covers consisting of winding grape vines ending in clumps of grapes (nailheads), with multiple onlaid dots (black) of varying sizes interspersed to form an attractive composite. Wide dentelles bearing similar gilt-tooled patterning (with gilt-stamped “C E G” on front, lower dentelle), green laid paper doublures and endsheets. The book features engraved and engraved frontispiece and four engraved illustrations by C. Baquoy after Ch. Eisen, half title. A rare title. One margin of page expertly repaired. Near fine, with very minor rubbing to upper spine. This is the first edition of the French translation by Muller.