Du Contrat Social, ou Principes du Droit Politique

French language. [iv], 268 pp. Full brown leather with gilt borders, raised bands, black title label, gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges red. Minor wear to extremities, slight watermarks to boards. Ink name to prelim, slight yellowing to pages but generally internally clean. One of Rousseau's and the Enlightenment's most important works, discussing how to establish legitimate authority in a political community, this book profoundly impacted poltical discourse and Western philosophy forever after it was published in 1762 - laying the theoretical groundwork for the 18th and 19th century revolutions, as well as modern democracy. This early edition in very good condition was published during the second year of the French Revolution.

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Publisher: J. B. Delamolliere 1790

Year: 1790

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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