Johann Ludwig von HORDT (Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU)
Mémoires d'un gentilhom[m]e suédois écrits par lui même dans sa retraite, l'année 1784
[Memoirs of a Swedish Gentleman, Written by Himself in His Retirement, in the Year 1784]
S. Pitra|Berlin 1788|14.5 x 23.3 cm|Relié sous étui
Rare first edition (cf. Quérard IV, 138. NUC: 3 copies).
Written in French by J.A. Borelly (a German translation by G.W. Bartoldy appeared simultaneously from the same publisher), these engaging memoirs are the work of the Swedish general Johann Ludwig von Hordt [1719-1778].
Contemporary full grey paper boards, red shagreen title-piece with a small marginal defect, smooth spine, joints rubbed, binding of the period.
Preserved in a modern green paper box; title label at the head of the spine.
Some light foxing.
Rare copy in its original state: uncut and in the publisher’s boards.
€800