Emile, ou de l'éducation

Edition dated as the original. According to Dufour: "Second original Parisian edition, printed in Paris, by or for Duchesne. It is this octavo edition, which served for distributions and gifts made by Rousseau and Mme de Luxembourg." It contains several corrected passages. According to Mc Eachern ("Bibliography of the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to 1800"), it could not have been printed before 1764, despite the date of 1762 on the title. It is distinguished from the first edition by the difference in the fleurons on the title page, the characters used (which are different) and some minor details: some of the errors listed in the errata of the first edition have been corrected. This edition does not contain a half-title in volume I, conforming to the duodecimo edition. Title pages in red and black.
Contemporary full marbled brown calf binding. Decorated smooth spine. Red morocco title labels (works of Rousseau) and second title and volume labels in brown morocco. Triple fillet frame on the boards with presence of some scuffing. Headcaps of volumes I and IV worn down, headcap of volume II partly lacking. Lacking at tail of volume II. A lack along the joint of volume I, upper joint of volume II split at tail, 2 small lacks along the lower joint of volume III, lower joint of volume IV open at head with lacks, narrow split to upper joint at head. Upper corners of volumes I and II bumped. Trace of pale dampstain on the frontispiece of volume II, especially present on the spine. Volume II, from the first leaf to p. 18, trace of pale yellow dampstain at upper right corner. In volume IV, a black ink stain on the fore edge, showing a visible black line fading to page 35. Otherwise fresh throughout.
The first collected edition was published in 1764, and everything suggests that this copy which bears on its title labels: Works of Rousseau, was bound to form a set with this edition.