[Mimicry. Performing arts] De kunst van nabootzing door Gebaarden

J.J. Engel. [Trsl. J. Konijnenburg]. [2 parts in one volume]. Haarlem, J. van Walré, 1790. First edition. 8vo, halfleather, 2x half title, 2x title with ill. vignette by Reinier Vinkeles, II,(2),333,(1) and (10),II,251,(1) pp., complete with 34 plates after Johan Wilhelm Meil. The illustrations were specifically produced for the Dutch edition of this work.

Important standard work for the performing arts and one of the earliest works in the field of mimicry. Binding with heavy traces of use. Waterstaining.