RISTEL A. F.,
CARACTERES Et ANECDOTES de La Cour de Suede
a Paris, Buisson Librairie, 1790
In small 8vo, p. iv+315+[1]. Adolf Fredrik Ristell (1744 - 1829) was a Swedish critic, composer, playwright, dramatic translator and theater director.
This work for Swedish court is a contribution to the customs and personnel history of the time, as the author has seen up close much of what he tells about. Full leather binding, gilt title and rich decration over spine; rubbed and bupmed exterior. Marbled end papers, blue end pages, clean and tight inside
Good copy