Jean-Jacques Rousseau

TAROZZI, Giuseppe. Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rome: A. F. Formiggini Editore, 1926. 16mo, original publisher's wrappers with elegant woodcut border at title page signed Artioli, portrait of the Genevan philosopher on verso of title. 'Profili' series no. 32. Volume dedicated to the figure of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the great Enlightenment thinker whose works on the social contract and natural education revolutionized European thought. Giuseppe Tarozzi (1866-1958), Bolognese philosopher and academician, offers an accessible biographical and critical synthesis. Copy in good general condition with normal wear patina, solid paper. Typical product of the refined Formiggini publishing house, a Modena-based then Rome-based publisher known for its high-quality graphic divulgative series.