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59 - ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). Julie, or The New Heloise.
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Estimate 100 € - 150 €
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ROUSSEAU (Jean-Jacques). Julie, or The New Heloise. Amsterdam, 176. 1 + 6 volumes bound in 3 in-12 volumes in fawn sheepskin, spines with decorated raised bands, red edges. (corners worn, one joint cracked in the first volume). . Preface to *La Nouvelle Héloïse*: or *A Discussion on Novels* between the publisher and a man of letters. Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey, 1761. Title page, (2)-xxix-(1) pp. . Letters from Two Lovers, Residents of a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps. Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey, 1761. (12)-228; (4)-171; (4)-135; (4)-183; (4)-166; (4)-162 pp. The Preface in Dialogue, which Rousseau completed in the spring of 1759, was published on 16 February 1761, at the same time as the first edition of *La Nouvelle Héloïse*. This is the original Dutch edition. Included with it is: A Collection of Engravings for *La Nouvelle Héloïse*, with the subjects of the same engravings. Paris: Duchesne, 1761. In-12, frontispiece, 12 engraved plates, 47 (1 blank) pp. Bradel-style cardboard binding. First edition published on 9 March 1761. 12 separate copper-engraved plates after Gravelot by Choffard, Le Mire, Saint-Aubin, etc. Rousseau would have preferred these plates to appear in the first edition of *La Nouvelle Héloïse*, but he resolved to have them published separately. Harry Foche Spencer’s bookplate on the back of the front covers, Martin Browne Ffolkes’s bookplate on the front of the back covers.
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About the sale BOOKS – COMIC BOOKS – POSTCARDS – STAMPS
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Closing date 01/11/2026 à 20h00
ID: 89527605
Ref. : v2630 - 318
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