CONAN BELLEVILLE Hôtel d’Ainay
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ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). Julie, or The New Heloise.
See original version (French)
110
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ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). Julie, or The New Heloise.
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). Julie, or The New Heloise. Letters from two lovers, inhabitants of a small town at the foot of the Alps. Collected and published by J. J. Rousseau. Geneva, 1761, 6 vols. in-12, fawn calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, red edges (contemporary binding).
First counterfeit edition published on the same date as the original.
12 engravings by Gravelot.
At the end of Volume VI, there are two rare pieces:
- A prophecy taken from an old manuscript concerning *La Nouvelle Héloïse*, a novel by J. J. Rousseau. No place, no date, 14 pp.
- A collection of engravings for *La Nouvelle Héloïse*, with the subjects of the same engravings, as provided by the publisher. Paris: Duchesne, 1761, 45 pp.
The illustrations were printed separately for the first edition.
Handwritten bookplate on the title pages: Charlotte Cochard 1794.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
A SCHOLAR-COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY Part 1: Old Books, 19th and 20th Centuries – Regionalism – Printed by La CORRERIE
Auction location
Auction time
10/13/2026 at 2:30 PM
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