THE SEASONS

by James Thomson, Shweighauser John

$375 · Offered by Johnnycake Books

First edition

Basil: Printed for John Shweighauser, 1769. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Beautifully typeset and printed copy of Thomson's poem of 1726-1730 in 1769 by a young Johann Scweighauser 1742 - 1830 , French classical scholar. Thomson 1700 - 1748 was a was a Scottish poet and playwright, best known for the poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of Rule, Britannia! 8vo, half brown leather over cream

• Binding: Hardcover

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