GESSNER (Salomon), Œuvres complettes, S.l. [1780]. - 3 volumes in-24, dark green morocco, triple gilt fillet on covers, ornate ribbed spines, interior gilt roulette, gilt edges over marbling, lined slipcase (Chambolle-Duru). Fontaine, "Cazin l'éponyme galvaudé", p. 200. - Cohen, 432-433. A charming small-format edition, although long associated with the Cazin editions, it is not one of them. It is illustrated with a portrait, three engraved titles and 14 engraved plates by Nicolas de Launay, Robert de Launay, Emmanuel-Jean-Népomucène De Ghendt, Pierre Duflos and Jean-Louis Delignon, after compositions by Clément-Pierre Marillier. A superb copy bound by Chambolle-Duru, enriched by a suite of the same figures engraved by Rémi Delvaux, but with the subjects reversed, and ACCOMPANIED BY 14 EAUX-FORTES, 3 of which are part of the Delvaux suite. From the library of Hans Furstenberg (1890-1982), a German banker best known as a bibliophile, who assembled one of the most important private collections of precious books and bindings. A perfectly preserved copy. Provenance: Hans Furstenberg, with bookplate.