Lot n° 604
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ROUSSEAU (Jean Jacques) - Lot 604
ROUSSEAU (Jean Jacques)
J. J. Rousseau citoyen de Genève, à Mr. D'Alembert, sur son article Genève dans le VIIème volume de l'Encyclopédie et particulièrement sur le projet d'établir Théâtre de Comédie en cette ville. Amsterdam, Rey, 1758.
In-8: XVIII, 264pp. 4f. Light half-tone at head.
Contemporary marbled fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, red title-piece, cold fillet framing the boards, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges.
First edition of Rousseau's famous letter on theater, in response to d'Alembert concerning the decision of the citizens of Geneva to reverse Calvin's ban on the admission of a theater in the city.
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