ROUSSEAU Jean-Jacques Esprit, maximes et principes.

VENDU

Neuchâtel et en Europe, chez les Libraires associés, 1764

8vo (192 x 125 mm) with an engraved portrait, 464 pp. Red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing covers, spine gilt with raised bands, inner roll, gilt edges (contemporary binding).

Catégories:
500,00 

1 in stock

Sennelier, 1657 ; Dufour, 301.

Neuchâtel forgery, with change of title and order of contents of the collection of Pensées, first published by Prault in 1763.

Dufour indicates a frontispiece (Vénus plaidant) which has been replaced here by an engraving with the portrait and tomb of Rousseau. Dufour mentions another copy, without the frontispiece.

A fine copy, well bound.

SKU 18251 Category Tag

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