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LITERATURE] ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques)] Complete Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, London (Brussels), 1774–1783 12 volumes in-4 in half-calf, plain spine with title label and volume number: I: VIII, XXXII, 382 pages, 8 plates; II: 399 pages, 6 plates; III: IV, 373 pages, 4 plates; IV: 354 pages, 4 plates; V: 485 pages, 2 plates; VI: XXIV, (4), 29 to 484 pages, 1 plate; VII: 516 pages, 1 plate; VIII: 420 pages, 2 plates; IX: 1 engraving, IX, 538 pages, 13 plates (numbered A to N); X: 558 pages, 2 engravings and one fold-out plate; XI: 2 engravings as inserts, 615 pages; XII: 704 pages, 4 plates as inserts. New first edition, revised and corrected by the publisher. A very complete set of the 37 plates drawn by Moreau and Le Barbier (engraved by Choffard, Dambrun, de Launay the Elder, de Launay the Younger, Duclos, Duflos, Halbou, Ingouf, Lemire, Leveau, Martini, Romanet, Saint-Aubin, Simonet and Trière) and the 13 fold-out score plates from the music dictionary. Bindings damaged, some spines coming away. Corners worn. Foxing.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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