Histoire de la Nation Suisse. Traduite de l'Allemand . . . par Ch. Monnard. Aarau: H.R. Sauerlander, Geneve: J.J. Paschoud,

Paris :: Même Maison de Commerce, 1823., 1823. 8vo. 391, [1] pp. Original quarter calf, marbled boards; rubbed, some wear to spine head, corners worn. Inscriptions and name-stamp of Victor Cuenod, Gottingen, and Auguste Cuenod (1868-1954) – his signature on page 1 (endleaves, corner), Vevey. Heavily foxed. Good. Translated from the German, Des Schweizerlandes Geschichte fur das Schweizervolk, which was issued in 1822. A chronological history of Switzerland and the folk from this region. This work begins from the time before Christ and continues through the beginning of the 19th century. / Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke was a German, later Swiss, author and reformer. Most of his life was spent, and most of his reputation earned, in Switzerland. He had an extensive civil service career, and wrote histories, fiction and other works which were widely known.