Thompson. - Les Saisons. - 1759

THOMPSON.
The Seasons. Poem translated from English by THOMPSON.
Paris, at Chaubert and Hérissant, 1759.
18 x 11 cm, 6 leaves, viij, 332 pages, and 2 leaves (King's privilege). Full calf binding of the period, smooth spine ornamented, title piece, triple gilt-ruled border on the boards, marbled edges. Binding worn, upper cap shaved, one spine seam partially split, corners rubbed.
Engraved illustrated title, headpiece and 4 headpieces and 4 tailpieces by Eisen, engraved in copperplate by Baquoy.
Text surrounded by a double black border. Original edition of the prose translation by Madame Bontemps of the famous English poem by Thompson. First printing of Eisen's illustrations.