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PHILOSOPHY] ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques)] Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men, Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey, 1755 One volume in full calfskin, smooth spine, richly gilt decoration: frontispiece, title page, (2), then from IV to LXX, (2), 262 pages, (2) First edition. With the error in Rousseau’s first name (“Jaques”) on the title page and the acute accent added by the publisher on page 11 (as per the original). Frontispiece engraved by Dominique Sornique after Charles Eisen, featuring a title vignette engraved by Simon Fokke and the coat of arms of the city of Geneva, engraved by Fokke after Soubeyran, at the head of the epistle. Complete with the errata (excluding the three cards mentioned in the note to the bookbinder). Corners worn, binding edges fragile, cap edges worn down, interior in fairly fresh condition.
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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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