Le Socrate rustique, ou description de la conduite economique et morale d'un paysan philosophe
Contemporary brown glazed full calf binding. Decorated raised spine. Red morocco title label. Foot headcap partly lacking. 2 corners slightly bumped. Stains on boards. 2 scratches on lower board.
The work was sent with the dedication and a letter to Mirabeau. In additions, correspondence between the translator and the Marquis de Mirabeau who advocates the usefulness of Herzel's book. Hirzel, a physician from Zurich, had a very pronounced taste for agriculture; here he delivers his vision through the very precise description of an ideal...
