J.-J. Rousseau. Pygmalion, scène lyrique; A. Berquin. Mise en vers (Idylle) / Le text gravé par Droüet. — Paris: s.n., 1775.

One volume, 22.8 x 15.5 cm, bound in full mottled calf, gilt floral frames to covers, raised bands and gilt fleurons to spine, printed on laid paper. Regarding Pygmalion, scène lyrique see: Wekipedia.

Collation: Free endpaper and two blank flyleaves, [2] engraved title, [2] préface, 1-18 (Pygmalion), [2] f.t.p., [1] 2-8 (Idylle), two blank flyleaves and free endpaper; 20 leaves total, adorned with 7 headpieces and 1 tailpiece engraved by Nicolas de Launay, Nicolas Ponce and Charles Etienne Gaucher after Jean Michel Moreau the Younger and Clément Pierre Marillier; text engraved by Droüet.

Title-page: PYGMALION, | SCENE LYRIQUE | DE M^R. J. J. ROUSSEAU, | Mise en Vers | par M^R. Berquin. | Le Text Gravé par Droüet | PARIS | 1775. || (on a column under two kissing doves and sculptor’s tools).

Faux t.p.: IDYLLE | Par M^R. Berquin. | — | Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum ; | dico ego opera mea regi. | Psalm. 44. | — || (in rules).

Catalogue raisonné: Cohen-DeRicci 141 ; Lewine 55.

Ref.: MFA (Boston); MET (NY); Yale University Library.

Contributors:

Artists:

Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814)

Clément Pierre Marillier (French, 1740–1808)

Engravers:

Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739–1792)

Charles-Étienne Gaucher (French, 1741–1804)

Nicholas Ponce (French, 1746–1831)

Droüet (French, 18th century)

Authors:

Arnaud Berquin (French, 1747–1791)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French, 1712–1778)