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151 - ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques, Citizen of Geneva, to Christophe de …
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Estimate €20 - €50
Description
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques, Citizen of Geneva, to Christophe de Beaumont, Archbishop of Paris… IN AMSTERDAM, published by MARC MICHEL REY, 1763. One volume, small 8vo, title page (XXXIII pp.), 118 pp., full contemporary binding in marbled calfskin. Smooth, decorated and gilt spine bearing a title label in old red morocco, gilt fillet on the edges, red edges. Slight wear to the corners, a few scattered stains inside, a discreet handwritten bookplate on the title page. Edition dated as the original. The letter to Christophe de Beaumont was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Archbishop of Paris in response to the pastoral letter condemning Rousseau’s deist ideas.
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Closing date 10/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 89077975
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