Four German titles: (1) August Gottlieb Meißner. Skizzen

Erste-Sechste Sammlung. Zweite viel vermehrte und verbesserte Ausgabe. Leipzig, Dyk, 1783-1785, 3 vols., (16),336; (4),368; (4),396 p., with 3 engr. frontisp. by Endtner after Mechau and by Geyser after Schenau (2x), 3 title vignettes by Geyser after Chodowiecki, and by and after Chodowiecki/ Mechau, contemp, unif. polished treecalf, gilt and ribbed spines w. 2 contrast. mor. letterpieces, sm. 8vo.

A bit foxed/ browned as usual. A fine and attractive set. Several more "Sammlungen" appeared in the following years. (2) Jean Paul. Die unsichtbare Loge. Eine Biographie. Berlin, printed by J.F. Unger for Karl Matzdorff, 1793, 2 vols., (4),XXIV,392; (4),460 pp., both vols. w. engr. title vignette, vol. 1 w. one engr. plate by Chodowiecki, contemp. half vellum w. mor. letterpiece on spine, sm. 8vo. Vol. 2 with brown stain at fore-edge in the first quire; both vols. w. vague owner's stamp on title-p., occ. foxed, traces of library label on spine and worn at spine-ends/ joints.-and 2 others by Jean Paul and M.G. Richter. (total 4 works in 7 vols.)