FORSTER (Georg). Voyage philosophique et pittoresque sur les rives du Rhin, à Liège, dans la Flandre, le Brabant, la Hollande fait en 1790. Paris, Buisson, an 3; 2 vol. in-8 (197x124 mm), marbled green calf, spines decorated with gilt medallions, gilt fillets on covers (contemporary bindings). First French edition. The German naturalist took part in Cook's 2nd expedition around the world. His picturesque voyage describes the beauty of the sites and towns, the rich private collections and those in museums. But he also observes the turmoil of spirits, the seeds of popular revolt, and the unstable balance of societies in the aftermath of the French Revolution. A very fine copy.