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HALLER, Albrecht von.

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Poems translated from the German. New edition retouched and enlarged/Translations which may serve as a sequel to the poems of Mr. Haller. Second part. Berne, at the expense of the company, Abr. Wagner fils, 1760. 2 vols. in-12. Contemporary fawn porphyry calf, gilt arms in the centre of the boards, triple fillet, smooth spine with ornamented raised bands, tan morocco title-pieces. 207 pp ; 196 pp. Translation by Vincent Bernard de Tscharner. Volume 2 also includes translations of texts by Friedrich Von Hagedorn and Christoph Martin Wieland. Two works written by Georges-Louis Schmid, attributed to Haller who disowned them, are enclosed in a uniform binding: - Traités sur divers sujets intéressants de politique et de morale. S. l., 1760. 1 vol. in-12. 254 pp. New edition, under a different title, of the Essays on various interesting subjects of politics and morals, t. 1 (1760). - Essays on various interesting subjects of politics and morals. Aarau], 1763. 1 vol. in-12. 1], 451 pp. First edition of vol. 2. >Copy of Louis-Antoine du Prat, marquis de Barbançon. Copy in contemporary porphyry calf with arms. O.H.R. pl. 484. Small rubs to the corners, vol. 1: lack of upper headpiece, split at the top of the lower jaw.

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