La nouvelle Héloise, ou lettres de duex amans, habitans d'une petite ville au pied des Alpes.
"London" (i.e., Paris), [Cazin], 1781.
8vo. 6 vols. (instead of 7: wanting vol. 5). With 8 (instead of 12) engr. plates. Contemp. gilt calf with giltstamped red spine labels. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers.
€ 200.00
Finely printed later edition of Rousseau's famous epistolary novel first published in 1761. Luxury copy on large paper with the charming engravings by Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814).
Bindings slightly rubbed at extremities, but altogether well-preserved. From the collection of the Graz priest Robert Leidenfrost (1827-97) with his ownership stamp. Wants vol. 5.
References
Cohen/Ricci 906. Lewine 476. Dufour I, 106.