ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques. Complete works. - Lot 57

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ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques. Complete works. - Lot 57
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques. Complete works. Lyon, s.n., 1796. 33 vol. in-8, blond shagreened basane, smooth spine decorated with gilt braces and fillets, gilt author and tomaison on ochre and olive leather, gilt frieze framing the boards, guilloche-trimmed headpieces, gold fillet on the edges, yellow speckled edges. Contemporary binding. Approx. 400 pages per volume, several engraved plates hors-texte, including 1 medallion portrait engraved by Marchand on the frontispiece of volume 1. Minor rubbing, very rare brown spots. New edition conforming to the one published in Geneva in 1782, enlarged with a few new pieces and decorated with several plates engraved outside the text, including 1 portrait of the author engraved by Marchand on the frontispiece of volume 1. Complete work in 33 volumes. Divided as follows: Tomes 1-2 : Ouvrages de politique. Volumes 3-6: Julie [ou la Nouvelle Héloïse]. Volumes 7-10. Émile [or Education]. Volumes 11-14: Mélanges. Volume 15: Theater and poetry. Volume 16. Pieces on music. Volumes 17-18: Dictionary of music. Volumes 19-22. Confessions. [Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire]. Volume 23. Collection of letters, following on from the "Confessions". Volumes 24-25: Memoirs [Rousseau juge de Jean-Jacques]. Volumes 26-27: Miscellaneous pieces. Volumes 28-33: Supplements. A very handsome, identically produced set.
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