PASCAL BLAISE, Par E. HAVETLivre Rare Book
Lettres Écrites a un Provincial par Blaise Pascal précédées d'un éloge de Pascal par M. Bordas Demoulin Discours qui Remporté le Prix décerné par l'académie française le 30 Juin 1842 et suivies d'un essai sur les Provinciales et le style de Pascal par François de Neufchâteau
1846838G8Paris : 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 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 Librairie de Firmin Didot Fréres hardcover
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