The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau... in two volumes

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

$350 · Offered by Back Creek Books

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1938. Limited Edition, #317 of 800 sets. Full calf. Octavos. xxviii, 415 and viii, 389 pages. Rousseau's Confessions is notable as one of the first major autobiographies ever written. Unlike other early autobiographies which focused on religious experiences, Rousseau shares his worldly experiences and personal feelings, and even some humiliating and shameful

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