Paris: Ledentu,. Pascal's arguments, presented as letters, in defence of Jansenism. A classic of early French prose. In two volumes. TEXT IN FRENCH. Full tree calf binding with some decorative gilt to board edges and spine. Volume 1 has totally lost the surface of the spine. The spine of volume 2 is very worn with titles gone and decoration only just visible. Leather is rubbed and scuffed. Bumped to corners. Some browning to page edges. Previous owner's name in ink to one prelim. Marbled endpapers. Marbled to all page edges. Volume 1 retains its ribbon bookmark. Still sound though binding is poor decoratively. . None. 1820.

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Bookseller: C L Hawley (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2539
Title: Les Provinciales, ou Lettres de Louis de Montalte volumes 1 and 2
Author: Pascal, Blaise
Format/Binding: None
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Ledentu,
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1820
Keywords: Blaise Pascal,Jansenist,Jansenism,Religion,Jesuit,Catholicism,, Christianity,French literature,Antiquarian
Bookseller catalogs: French Literature;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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