L’Homme des Champs, 1800

L’Homme des Champs
Jacques Delille
Strasbourg, An VIII (1799–1800)
6 3/4” x 4 1/4” x 1”

A small-format French edition of L’Homme des Champs ou Les Géorgiques Françaises by Jacques Delille, printed in Strasbourg by Levrault in Year VIII (1799–1800) during the French Revolutionary period.

The text block dates to 1800 and includes its engraved frontispiece. The paper shows light toning and foxing consistent with age.

The book has been later rebound, likely in the 20th century, in marbled paper boards with coordinating endpapers and red-stained edges. The binding is clean and structurally sound, offering a refined presentation while preserving the early text.

About the Work
L’Homme des Champs (“The Man of the Fields”) is a long-form poem by Jacques Delille inspired by Virgil’s Georgics. Written at the end of the 18th century, it reflects Enlightenment ideals — celebrating rural life, agriculture, nature, and the moral virtues of working the land. The text blends poetry with reflections on landscape, science, and the cultivated countryside, capturing the intellectual spirit of France on the eve of the 19th century.

A beautifully scaled early French volume — ideal for stacking, layering into a vignette, or adding subtle literary history to a shelf.