Beautiful In 4 Illustrated "essays On Man", By Mr Alexandre Pope In Lausanne 1762. New Edition

In 4 format, speckled calf, ribbed spine decorated with irons in the boxes, dark green morocco title, marbled endpapers. Two-tone title. "Essays on Man" by Mr. Alexandre Pope, French translation in prose by Mr. S********* New Edition, with the original in English; decorated with intaglio figures. In Lausanne, at Marc Chapuis 1762. Beautiful copy with a beautiful frontispiece portrait of Charles Frédéric de JF Guillibaud, engraved by Will, a vignette on the title of the portrait of the Author painted by Kneller and engraved by Will in 1745. Five vignettes in a headband and a tailpiece, magnificently illustrated in the purest baroque style, notably the frames of the figures (we are under the Reign of Louis XV). This text had a resounding success in the 18th century with this approach to nascent Philosophy, we are in the "Age of Enlightenment"..... The figures of Delamonce engraved by Soubeyran and Galimard are magnificent. Very complete work and in good condition and, rarer in this large format (moreover the figures were often removed because beautiful.......°