MARMONTEL, (JEAN-FRANCOIS).

Belisarius, skreven i det Franske Sprog af Herr Marmontel, Medlem af Academie Francoise i Paris, og nu i Dansk oversat.

Kiøbenhavn, Heineck=Mumme & Faber, 1768.

8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands, spine with gilt lettering and ornamentation. A caligraphed "B" to front-board and an "A" to back-board. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper and title-page. Wear to extremities, parts of gilting worn off. Internally with occassional underlignings but generally nice and clean. (18), 252, (1) pp.

First Danish translation of Marmontel’s popular novel on the Byzantine general Belisarius who was reduced to beggary by Justinian I despite his great services to the empire.

Order-nr.: 61896