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Les provinciales: or, The mysterie of Jesuitisme, discover'd in certain letters
by PASCAL, Blaise
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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About This Item
1657 Blaise PASCAL 1ed ENGLISH Provincial Letters Witchcraft Magic Provinciales
"I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter."
― Blaise Pascal, The Provincial Letters
The "Provincial Letters" by Blaise Pascal are a collection of letters in defense of Antoine Arnauld, a Jansenist who was condemned for heresy. Because of the content and nature of the letters, Pascal wrote them under a pseudonym of Louis de Montalte and added satire, humor, and wit to them to further himself from the letters. Pascal addresses controversial subject matter including witchcraft, magic, sorcery, and justification of assassinations.
This 1657 first edition is an incredibly rare and valuable English edition – in fact, it was the very first English printing of Pascal's most famous work!
Item number: #23758
Price: $750
PASCAL, Blaise
Les provinciales: or, The mysterie of Jesuitisme, discover'd in certain letters
London: printed by J.G. for R. Royston, 1657. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [20], 272
Divided into two volumes by previous owner; first half only
· References: PMM 140; ESTC R 203163
· Provenance: Handwritten – J. Bridgeman
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~5.5in X 3.25in (14cm x 8cm)
· VERY rare and desirable
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23758
- Title
- Les provinciales: or, The mysterie of Jesuitisme, discover'd in certain letters
- Author
- PASCAL, Blaise
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.G. for R. Royston
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1657
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1657 Blaise PASCAL 1ed ENGLISH Provincial Letters Witchcraft Magic Provinciales, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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