Description: La Nouvelle Heloise, ou Lettres de Deux Amans, Habitans D'une petite ville au pied des Alpes (Volumes 1, 2, 3, vol. 4 missing) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Duchesne Librairie, Paris, 1764 first French edition, 408, 478 and 504 pgs. Small books 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 in. Full leather with gilt on spines. Vol. 1 has frontis and 2 numbered engravings; Vol. 2 has 4 numbered engravings; Vol. 3 has 3 numbered engravings. Early edition of the first best-selling novel in history, which makes Rousseau the world's first celebrity author. Good, moderate board wear, bindings tight, half of back end-paper missing on Vol. 1, unknown small stamp on Vol. 3 title page. I have been engaged to disburse a wonderful collection of antique books belonging to a 96-year-old Italian gentleman who descended from nobility. His library was assembled by his father, grandfather and other family members of generations past. It includes many leather-bound classics in English, Spanish, Italian, French and German, with one highlight being books of Cuban historical interest. SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE LIKE THIS.
Price: 37.95 USD
Location: Miami, Florida
End Time: 2024-11-10T16:33:04.000Z
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Topic: Classics
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Language: French
Publisher: Duchesne Librairie
