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30. Rousseau, Jean Jacques. (1712 - 1778).
"Le Devin du Village" - FIRST EDITION WITH PAGE OF AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT WRITING

Le Devin du Village, Interméde représenté a Fontainebleau devant Leurs Majestés les 18. et 24. Octobre 1752. Et A Paris par l'Academie Royale de Musique le 1er mars 1753… Gravé par Melle Vandôme. (plates 1 - 50). Paris, Le Clerc imprimé pour Chouin, [1753]. Engraved throughout. Title; (catalogue); Dedication; (avertissement); 1 - 95 pp. [bound together with:] LAGARDE, Pierre de. Aeglé, ballet en un acteParis, L’Auteur, Mme Boivin et Le Clerc, Leclerc, [1751]. Engraved throughout. Title; (vb); Dedication; (vb); 1 - 70 pp. 2 Volumes in 1. 4to. (328 x 245 mm). In original period binding of full marbled calf, gilt decoration over full spine with title plate in red. Small staining to lower outer margin pages 31-37, scattered foxing and toning, some wear and small restorations to binding, overall fine. Together with a sheet of autograph writing from the important Swiss-French philosopher and writer, who also wrote the libretto. Reference:  Dufour, 35 (tirage C of 6 variant printings). Provenance: Édouard-Henri Fischer (ex-libris). Read More...


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