Rousseau J.J. (1712-1778). The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau. Geneva, 1782. Rousseau J.J. (1712-1778). Second part of the Confessions of J.J. Rousseau. Geneva, 1789.

Description Rousseau J.J. (1712-1778). The Confessions of J.J. Rousseau, Followed by the Reveries of the Solitary Walker. Geneva, 1782. Rousseau J.J. (1712-1778). Second part of the Confessions of J.J. Rousseau. Geneva, 1789. Edition published in the same year as the original. The first two volumes are probably copies of the counterfeiting published in 1782 by the Societé typographique de Genève as a supplement to the Œuvres posthumes (Leigh, p. 136, mentions 650 copies). They contain the first six books of the Confessions and the Reveries of the solitary walker. The last two volumes, which comprise the final part of the Confessions, are part of the edition mentioned by Tchemerzine, almost identical to the original, but distinguishable by two annotations at the end of each volume. Dimensions: 4 volumes. 8° (212x134mm), (217x139mm). Provenance: Private collection Condition: Some stains. General signs of wear, bumped corners.