lettres provinciales précédées dun éloge de blaise pascal bordas demoulin françois (5 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good(+). Later printing. Small octavo in quarter leather and marbled boards; sewn binding; 395p. In French. An important early work by Pascal. Jansenists. Jesuits. Port Royal. 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.

First Edition. 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. 1 Kg.

First Edition. 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. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Half black leather with dark-blue boards and gold-on-red title label to spine. 120 x 177 x 25mm. (lxiv) + 395pp. TEXT IN FRENCH. Top edges gilt; five raised bands to spine with gilt design between; marbled endpapers; frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Apart from slight browning of the page-edges a really lovely copy, with no significant faults or blemishes either inside or out. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Leather. Etat : Very Good. Hopwood (illustrateur). 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 condemned for his 'heretical' views. Arnauld was also a friend of Pascal. With a bookseller's label for 'P. Rolandi' to the front free endpaper. In full morocco binding. Externally, very smart with some light rubbing to the edges. Some fading to the spine. A few marks to the boards. Bookseller's label to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned with a few marks and spotting throughout. Text, however, is still bright and clear. Spotting heavier to the frontispiece. Very Good. book.