Remarks on the Writings and Conduct of J. J. Rousseau.
London: printed for T. Cadell, (successor to Mr. Millar) ... J. Johnson and B. Davenport; and J. Payne, 1767.
Price:
$2,500.00
First edition. Engraved allegorical frontispiece by Grignion after Fuseli. [16],50,35-50,67-98,97-144pp [errors in pagination as issued]. Small 8vo. Modern half calf and marbled paper covered boards. ESTC T136460.
Item #378517
The artist Fuselli defends Rousseau in his disputes with Voltaire, and textually reflecting his early artistic work in his rejection of Enlightenment rationality. "The greater part of this impression was accidentally destroyed by fire at Johnson's shop, and not much regretted by the author" (DNB).
The allegorical frontispiece, after Fuseli, depicts Voltaire riding a man like a horse with crop in hand with robed Rousseau holding a divining rod standing to the side pointing a finger at him, while liberty and justice hang from the gallows in the background.
Scarce.
Item #378517
The artist Fuselli defends Rousseau in his disputes with Voltaire, and textually reflecting his early artistic work in his rejection of Enlightenment rationality. "The greater part of this impression was accidentally destroyed by fire at Johnson's shop, and not much regretted by the author" (DNB).
The allegorical frontispiece, after Fuseli, depicts Voltaire riding a man like a horse with crop in hand with robed Rousseau holding a divining rod standing to the side pointing a finger at him, while liberty and justice hang from the gallows in the background.
Scarce.
