JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU (1712-1778) ÉMILE, OU DE L’ÉDUCATION [ÉMILE, OR ON EDUCATION] 1 VOLUME. THIRD BOOK. 1762. IN FRENCH.
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The Hague, Jean Néaulme, Bookseller, M.DCC.LXII. [1762]
Émile, or On Education by J.J. Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva.
With the privilege of Nosseign. The States of Holland & Westphalia.
Volume III, 1 Volume in-8° (19.5 x 13 x 2.7 cm)
1f. blank, p. half-title, frontispiece ‘Orpheus, Book IV’ (Charles Eisen/Joseph De Longueil), p. title (in red and black), 381 p. including table of contents (Volumes III and IV) p.358 to 381, 1 blank page.
Hardcover, smooth spine decorated with cloisonné and floral motifs, triple fillet framing on the covers, marbled edges (faded colours).
Scratches, scuffs, rubbing on the leather, blunt corners, missing pieces.
A few pages with small foxings.
In-8 edition (Rousseau’s preferred format), first edition printed by Nicolas Bonaventure Duchesne in Paris, under the name and place of Jean Néaulme in The Hague.
Book III deals mainly with ‘the age of strength’, a period when children develop their physical and intellectual abilities. It covers adolescence (12-15 years old) and learning a manual trade.