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The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau [ L33 ]
by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, Melbourne . London . Baltimore, 1954. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. introduction by J.M. Cohen (who is also the work's translator). Illustrated front cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying cover, with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. the dust jacket has short tears at the top and bottom of the spine section, a couple of fountain pen ink splashes on the rear panel, and a price sticker over the original price, the book itself shows no damage, no annotations. The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. "He set out to reveal to the world the whole truth about himself, and he succeeded in doing something more: in showing how a child's experience mould his feelings, hallowed youth's feelings dictate his thoughts, and how those very subjective thoughts affect his fellow men." – From the front fold over panel blurb. Translated from the French by J. M. Cohen. Part of the The Penguin Classics series – L 33. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). (7), 8-606, (2) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Philosophy; France; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0285126. .
Synopsis
Confessions is an autobiographical book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In modern times, it is often published with the title The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in order to distinguish it from St. Augustine of Hippo's Confessions, the book from which Jean-Jacques Rousseau took the title for his own book.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0285126
- Title
- The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau [ L33 ]
- Author
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne . London . Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- BZDB2 philosophy, French, biography, 18th-century, The Penguin Classics -- Series -- Number L33 Philosophy; France; Biography & Autobiography. Unbranded Rousseau, Jean-Jacques The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau [ L33 ]
- Bookseller catalogs
- philosophy;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Dustwrapper
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- 12mo
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