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ROUSSEAU, Jean Jacques. Emile; ou de l'Education. The Hague: Jean Néaulme [but Paris: Duchesne], 1762. 4 vols., 8°, engraved frontispiece in each volume and one other plate after C. Eisen, titles in red and black (small holes affecting about 6 leaves in vol. II, a few brown spots in volume III), contemporary mottled calf, flat gilt spines with contrasting morocco labels and repeated tooling of a tulip and acorns, red sprinkled edges. FIRST 8vo EDITION. McEachern 2. Emile no. 1a. (4)
ROUSSEAU, Jean Jacques. Emile; ou de l'Education. The Hague: Jean Néaulme [but Paris: Duchesne], 1762. 4 vols., 8°, engraved frontispiece in each volume and one other plate after C. Eisen, titles in red and black (small holes affecting about 6 leaves in vol. II, a few brown spots in volume III), contemporary mottled calf, flat gilt spines with contrasting morocco labels and repeated tooling of a tulip and acorns, red sprinkled edges. FIRST 8vo EDITION. McEachern 2. Emile no. 1a. (4)

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ROUSSEAU, Jean Jacques. Emile; ou de l'Education. The Hague: Jean Néaulme [but Paris: Duchesne], 1762. 4 vols., 8°, engraved frontispiece in each volume and one other plate after C. Eisen, titles in red and black (small holes affecting about 6 leaves in vol. II, a few brown spots in volume III), contemporary mottled calf, flat gilt spines with contrasting morocco labels and repeated tooling of a tulip and acorns, red sprinkled edges. FIRST 8vo EDITION. McEachern 2. Emile no. 1a. (4)

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A FINE COPY. The 8vo. edition was printed in Paris concurrently with the 12mo. edition and from the same typesetting.

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