Hippel, Theodor Gottlieb von. Carpenter the I,... Lot 432
Hippel, Theodor Gottlieb von. Carpenter the I, and Frederick the II, by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Quittenbaum, carver in Hanover, with the knightly assistance of a master from Leipzig. London, 'printed in solitude'. Berlin, Lagarde, 1790. 1 p., 222 p. 19 x 11.5 cm. Modern half leather binding with spine label and marbled boards.
First edition. - Goedeke IV/1, 688, 13 - Satirical reaction to Zimmermann's "Über Friedrich den Großen und meine Unterredung mit ihm". - "With art and cunning he kept his writing secret from the whole world, with the exception of a few confidants. For this reason the wrong place of printing and the pseudonym." (Goedeke). - Untrimmed at sides and bottom.
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