THE CONFESSIONS OF JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1955. William Sharp. Hardcover. Tall octavo (6-1/8" x 9-3/4") bound with brown Oasis goatskin morocco leather stamped with the title in gold leaf and with hand-made French marbled kraft on the sides. The anonymous translation into English of 1783 & 1790 revised and completed by A. S. B. Glover with a new introduction by him. Illustrated with a profusion of pen drawings scattered throughout the text by William Sharp printed in sepia. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Just about Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Item #016349
Price: $75.00