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252 - ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques. *Emile, or On Education*.
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ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques. *Emile, or On Education*. Amsterdam [i.e. Paris], Jean Néaulme, 1762. In-12 (16.5 x 10 cm), marbled havana calfskin, plain spine decorated with panels. Gilt fillets framing the covers. Marbled edges. 4 vols.: viii-(2)-466 pp. - 407 pp. - 381 pp. - 455 pp.; 5 plates. Slight rubbing, paper slightly yellowed. Provenance: the library of Gabriel Archinard (ex-libris) One of the many counterfeit editions published in the same year as the first edition, illustrated with 5 plates by Eisen, engraved by Le Grand, Longueil and Pasquier. *Emile* was first printed in Paris by Duchêne from Rousseau’s manuscript. Rousseau, counting on Malesherbes’ protection, had decided to have it printed in France. Its condemnation by Parliament led to the seizure of the copies, which were burnt in the courtyard of the Palais. This event marked the beginning of the author’s nomadic and anguished life. “Hailed by some, fiercely criticised by others, and condemned by the civil and religious authorities as soon as it was published, *Emile* set the whole of Europe alight. The German (1762) and English (1763) translations helped to spread Rousseau’s educational principles, which had a lasting effect on the education of children.” (Béatrice Mairé). A very fine copy.
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