Rousseau, J.J.

The Confessions of J.J.Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva. Part The Second. To which is added, a New Collection of Letters from the Author. Translated from the French. In Three Volumes.

First Edition in the English Language. [Volume I-III of the Second Part complete]. London, G.G.J. and J.Robinson, and J.Bew, Paternoster-Row, 1790. 10.5 cm x 17.7 cm. Volume I: VII, 442 pages / Volume II: 397, [5] pages / Volume III: 418 [5] pages. Hardcover / Volumes II and III in original full leather with new spine-label. Volume I recently rebound by a mster-binder in modern leather, matching the style of the 18th century bindings. All three Volumes with new spine-labels. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

The Confessions is an autobiographical book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778), a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer. Covering the first fifty-three years of Rousseau’s life, up to 1765, it was completed in 1769, but not published until 1782, four years after Rousseau’s death, even though Rousseau did read excerpts of his manuscript publicly at various salons and other meeting places. The Confessions was two distinct works, each part consisting of six books. Books I to VI were written between 1765 and 1767 and published in 1782, while books VII to XII were written in 1769–1770 and published in 1789. Rousseau alludes to a planned third part, but this was never completed. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: 18th Century – Rare · Catalogue Twelve – Philosophy · Philosophy Rare · Rousseau
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200530AB

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