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84 - ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). *La Nouvelle Héloïse, or Letters fr…
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Estimate €800 - €1,000
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ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). *La Nouvelle Héloïse, or Letters from Two Inhabitants of a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps*. New edition, revised, corrected and expanded with intaglio engravings... Neuchâtel and Paris, Duchesne, 1764. 4 volumes in-8, beige calfskin, gilt fillet binding, coat of arms on the covers, decorated spines, red edges (contemporary binding). Frontispiece by Cochin, engraved by De Longueil, and 12 separate illustrations by Gravelot. A copy bound with the coat of arms of Antoine Raymond Gabriel de Sartine (1729–1801), Lieutenant-General of the Police, later Minister of the Navy. It also bears his bookplate. Hinges cracked. Cohen 905 – Olivier pl. 74, plate 6.
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About the sale Xavier de Planhol Library – The Origins of the Novel
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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