The Confessions Of Jj Rousseau Followed By The Reveries Of The Solitary Walker, Original Rare..

2 Volumes, large format in 8, in a half binding in vellum with smooth spine, gilt edges and gilt titles and volume numbers, marbled paper covers, from the 19th century, The Confessions of JJ Rousseau, followed by the Reveries of the Solitary Walker, printed in Geneva in M. DCC. LXXXII, (1782). Very beautiful wide-margined copy illustrated on the frontispiece with the beautiful and fine romantic portrait of the Author (pp14X21.8cm) 471 pp. and 295 pp. Rare and genuine posthumous First Edition of the first six books of the Confessions; the following ones will not be published until 1789. Several other editions appeared shortly after this one but the work linked to the comments published in the June 1782 issue of the Journal Hevétique clearly shows that this separate edition called "in large characters" is indeed the very first (F. Michaux "The Original Edition of the first part of the "Confessions" by J.-J. Rousseau" in . Revue d'Histoire Littéraire de la France , 35th Year, No. 2 (1928). pp. 250-253). This founding text of the autobiographical genre is in the style a marvel of the genre... A rare piece in good condition at a justified price.. For such a wonderful writer....