Die Dorfprediger von Wakefield. Eine Geschichte, die er selbst geschrieben haven soll. Von neuen verdeutscht. Zweyte verbesserte Auflage
first edition Later marbled wrappers, with some rubbing
1776 · Leipzig:
by Goldsmith, Oliver
Leipzig: bey Weidmanns Erben und Reich, 1776 First (?) edition of this translation of The Vicar of Wakefield by Johann Joachim Christoph Bode (1730-1793). Bode was an admired translator who produced German editions of Tristram Shandy, Montaigne's Essays, and Marmontel's Incas. This is the earliest edition of the Bode translation listed in OCLC. Bode was also a distinguished musician and composer. Later marbled wrappers, with some rubbing. Octavo. Engraved frontispiece and title-page vignette by Chodowiecki. Occasional light foxing, but a very good copy overall. (Inventory #: 12772)