Johann Rudolf WYSS

Romantic illustrated edition in first printing with 6 hors-texte on chine appliqué before letters and 200 in-text vignettes by Lemercier. The hors-texte are numbered and have been bound out of order. First edition of the translation by Elise Voiart. Preface by Charles Nodier.
Half black shagreen binding. Smooth spine decorated with cold and gilt rococo tooling. Gilt edges. Some scattered foxing. Rubbing, particularly to edges and corners. Charming copy.
This Swiss novel was a great success upon publication and has enchanted multiple generations to this day.

New edition of the French translation established by Elise Voiart and illustrated with 200 vignettes engraved after drawings by Charles Lemercier.
Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands set with gilt fillets ornately gilt in triple compartments decorated with gilt typographical motifs, minor scratches to foot of spine, covers framed with triple gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, two corners damaged, marbled edges.
Work illustrated with numerous vignettes in the text.
Preface by Charles Nodier.
Foxing.

New edition of the French translation.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments and gilt stars, quadruple fillets and blind cartouches framing the dark green paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated by Hadamard.
Occasional light foxing.