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1027 - [MIRABEAU (Victor Riquetti). LETTERS ON THE DEPRAVATION OF THE LEGAL ORDER—LETTERS ON THE RESTORATION OF THE LEGAL ORDER. — ROUSSEAU (J.J.). A DISCOURSE THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN PRINTED ON THIS SUBJECT…
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[MIRABEAU (Victor Riquetti). LETTERS ON THE DEPRAVATION OF THE LEGAL ORDER—LETTERS ON THE RESTORATION OF THE LEGAL ORDER. — ROUSSEAU (J.J.). A DISCOURSE THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN PRINTED ON THIS SUBJECT… London, published by Wilcox, 1769. 3 parts bound in 1 in-12 volume, brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine (contemporary binding). 1. Letters on Depravity: [6]-186 pages. Red and black title 2. Speech That Has Not Yet…: 23 pages (bound between the title page and the preface to the Letters on Depravity). Black title. (the A4 leaf has been clumsily reattached) 3. Letters on the Restoration: [4]-256 pages. Red and black title. A very rare FIRST EDITION that brings together 10 of the 18 letters published in the *Éphémérides du Citoyen* from 1767 to 1769. It is complete with Rousseau’s speech, which is missing from most copies; Scheler (Tchemerzine) mentions only 3 or 4 known copies containing this speech. Handwritten dedication on a flyleaf: “A memento from Mr. Léon Bataille to his friend Mr. Garreau, November 7, 1926. J. Bataille.” Hinges rubbed, one endpaper missing, faint foxing on the last 30 leaves. (Tchemerzine IV, 757) (INED, 3201 (1775 ed.)).
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