Description
[Jest Book] Meier, George Frederick, The Merry Philosopher or Thoughts on Jesting, London, J. Newberry, 1764. A translation into English from the original German. 16mo; 213 pages. This copy lacks final blanks and 2 pages of advertisements. Lowndes, Vol. II, 1530. 16 cm; rebound in later marbled boards with a calf spine, red and gilt leather label. First English edition.
First page of the Introduction to “thoughts on Jesting.”
Close-up: Meier’s thoughts on “Notions of Beauty.”
Title-page.
