Original letters of J.J. Rousseau, to M. de Malesherbes, M. d'Alembert, Madame la M. de Luxembourg, &c. &c. :
with a fac-simile of Rousseaus's hand-writing, and an original military air of his composition. Also, Original letters of Butta Fuoco and David Hume /
translated from the French.
Description
- Related Names
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Hume, David, 1711-1776.
Buttafuoco, Matteo, 1731-1806.
Houdetot, Elisabeth Françoise Sophie La Live de Bellegarde, comtesse d', 1730-1813.
Créqui, Renée-Caroline de Froullay, marquise de, 1714-1803.
Luxembourg, Madeleine-Angélique de Neufville-Villeroy, duchesse de, 1707-1787.
Alembert, Jean Le Rond d', 1717-1783.
Malesherbes, Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de, 1721-1794.
Pougens, Charles de, 1735-1833.
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London : Printed by C. Whittingham, Dean Street, Fetter Lane, for H.D. Symonds, Paternoster-Row, 1799.
- Subjects
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Hume, David,
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Hume, David, /
1711-1776.
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Hume, David, / 1711-1776. /
Correspondence.
Buttafuoco, Matteo,
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Buttafuoco, Matteo, /
1731-1806
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Buttafuoco, Matteo, / 1731-1806 /
Correspondence.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, /
1712-1778.
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, / 1712-1778. /
Correspondence.
Military music.
Authors, Swiss
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Authors, Swiss /
18th century
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Authors, Swiss / 18th century /
Correspondence.
Authors, French
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Authors, French /
18th century
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Authors, French / 18th century /
Correspondence.
Corsica (France)
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Corsica (France) /
History
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Corsica (France) / History /
18th century.
- Note
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"An essay on military music, by J.J. Rousseau": p. [195]-200. "Airs to be played whilst the corps is marching": 6 p. at end (the music, on p. 2-6, is engraved).
The facsim. (on folded leaf) is an engraved reproduction of Rousseau's letter of Oct. 9, 1751, to the marquise de Créqui.
Illustrations: 1 print : stipple engraving ; full-page. Port. of Rousseau, after P. Roberts.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-N⁸ O⁸(-O8).
The correspondent wrongly identified by the translator as "Madame (formerly la marquise) D'Houdetot" is in fact Renée-Caroline de Froullay, marquise de Créqui. Cf. Correspondance complète. v. 2, p. 169-170.
For the letters by Hume, cf. The letters of David Hume / edited by J. Y. T. Greig. 1969. Letters 319, 385.
For enumeration of the letters included in original ed., cf. "Index des éditions" to Correspondance complète de Jean Jacques Rousseau / édition critique établie et annotée par R.A. Leigh. 1967-1995. v. 51, p. 29-30.
Edited by Charles Pougens.
Translation of: Lettres originales de J.J. Rousseau à Mme. de ...; à Mme. la maréchale de Luxembourg; à Mr. de Malesherbes; à d'Alembert, etc.
Martin J. Gross Collection.
- Physical Description
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viii, 200, 6 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) :
facsim., music, port. ;
17 cm. (8vo)
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