Lettres écrites à un Provincial précédées de l'Hist oire des Lettres Provinciales d'après l'édition de 1754 et d'observations Littéraires par François de Neufchateau [suivit au second volume des] Pensées de Pascal sur la religion et sur quelques autres sujet. by PASCAL (Blaise) - NEUFCHATEAU (Fraçois de)

Paris: Firmin Didot, 1857. Later printing. Hardcover. Board edges and corners rubbed, exposing cardboard, esp to corners; hinge between half title and title page partly, superficially split; else leaves clean and binding very tight; altogether Very Good to Very Good(+); verylight foxing to prelims.. Small octavo in quarter leather and marbled boards; sewn binding; 395p. In French. An important early work by Pascal. Jansenists. Jesuits. Port Royal.

Garnier Freres, NULL. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Date unstated. marbled covers, half leather, gilt lettering on backstrip, backstrip sellotaped, shelf wear, front cover loose, some loose pages, foxing, pages mostly clean (some writing in pencil), text is clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:

Paris : Firmin Didot, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in half leather over buckram boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; lxiv, 395 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Subjects; Jesuits. Port-Royal des Champs (Abbey). Jansenists. Genre; Illustrated.

Paris : Librairie de Firmin Didot Fréres , 1846. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5" . Hopwood . A handsome, full morocco, edition of Blaise Pascal's provincial letters alongside an essay by François de Neufchateau and an introduction by Demoulin. A new edition. In handsome full morocco binding with gilt detail. With an engraved portrait frontispiece by Hopwood. Blaise Pascal's provincial letters, alongside praise for Pascal by M. Bordas Demoulin, taken from a speech which won the prize awarded by the French Academy on June 30th, 1842. In addition to an essay by François de Neufchateau regarding the letters and style of Pascal. Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist and philosopher who began writing works on theology and philosophy after a religious experience in 1654. His 'Lettres provinciales', were a series of letters written during the formulary controversy between the Jansenists and the Jesuits. In his letters, Pascal defends the Jansenist, Antoine Arnauld, who was… Read More