Volume Two starts with his introduction to Grimm and a visit to Diderot. Knowles design is very much in the style of William Morris and other Pre-Raphaelite artists. On the page facing the title is an elaborately embellished quote form John Milton: " A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit embalmed and treasured upon purpose to a life beyond life". ******************** From its gilt-embellished spine through its beautiful end-papers designed by Reginald Knowles, to the floridly decorated frontis-page and title page. Dent, is one of the handsomest editions published for the general public with a view to budget. This is the Everyman's Library edition of Rousseau's brutally honest and inspired, and thus immortal work, "The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau", published by J.
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