Jean Jacques Rousseau & Marc-Monnier / Ed. Hédouin - Les Confessions - 1881

Superb set in four illustrated volumes with 13 etchings by Ed. Hédouin, including a superb portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau on the frontispiece, with a preface by Marc-Monnier -

This major edition of French autobiographical literature, in which the writer undertakes to tell his life with a will of sincerity and a thorough examination of his own personality -

Written mainly between 1765 and 1770, this personal account stands out for its ambition to present a man in all the complexity of his existence, exposing his qualities, his faults, his errors, his contradictions and the experiences that helped shape his thought -

From the very first pages, Rousseau states his intention to show himself as he was, without concealing aspects of his conduct that might provoke admiration, indignation or incomprehension from his readers -

Jean Jacques Rousseau & Marc-Monnier / Ed. Hédouin - The Confessions - 1881 - Volume I, II, III and IV - Librairie des Bibliophiles -
XXXVIII - 207- 231 - 346 - 273 Pages.

Very good condition of bindings, works in their half-basane with corners of original, marbled boards, slight wear from use, speckled edges, spine with cords finely decorated, titlings, tomiaisons and the author’s name gilded -

Good interior condition, browning, title pages printed in red and black and adorned with a beautiful vignette, pretty headbands, beautiful printer’s initials, works enriched with 13 etchings by Ed. Hédouin, including a superb portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau on the frontispiece, with a preface by Marc-Monnier, clean text, marbled flyleaves in good condition, a fine set -

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