ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES — émile, or Education (Everyman's Library #518)

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1948. Hardcover. A 1948 reprint of the 1911 issuance. Jean Jacques Rousseau's 1780 essay on aspects of education has had a profound impact on both theory and practice. Translated from the French by Barbara Foxley, with an introduction by Ernest Rhys and a preface by the author. An entry in Everyman's Library Essays and Belles-Lettres series. EL #518. --- In Everyman's Library binding style 3 with full orange cloth-covered boards and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover and brown topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, her inked notations to verso and other prior owners' bookplate affixed to front paste-down, else a tightly-bound, unmarked copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; x, 444, 2, 8 (ads), 16 (ads) pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .