Chodowiecki, Daniel Nicolai, Friedrich The life and opinions of Mr Sebaldus Nothanker. 3 volumes. With 15 engravings by Daniel Chodowiecki. Berlin and Stettin, Nicolai, 1775-1776. Cl.-8°. Half leather volumes with rich gilt spines and 2 spine labels in blue and green. First edition (vol. 2) and 3rd edition (vols. 1 and 3). - Goedeke IV/I, 500, 12 - Rümann 818 - ADB 23,585: "Originally conceived as a satire on Klotz and his comrades, the novel became a broadly comprehensive portrait of social, ecclesiastical and literary life in Germany... He fights against the indifference and imperiousness of the great, against stupid ancestral pride and the imitation of French bad habits among the German nobility, against hard-hearted empires and indolent pleasure-seekers, but also against vile courtiers... he is zealous against the damage to the German book trade and writers, against the artisan bookmakers and translation manufacturers". - Complete with 15 engravings by Chodowiecki, vol. 2 published without frontispiece. (Kalldewey, Lesekabinett 16.318 : rare with 15 engravings). - Bookplate on inside cover, somewhat used. Overall a good copy in decorative half-leather bindings of the period. This lot is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 24.95% surcharge and the final invoice amount is subject to 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.