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203 - PASCAL, Blaise. *Les Provinciales* or *Letters written by Lo…
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PASCAL, Blaise. *Les Provinciales* or *Letters written by Louis de Montalte*. Clermont-Ferrand, published by the Lefranc Brothers, 1756. in-12 (14 x 8.5 cm), full red morocco, smooth spine decorated with panels. Gilt edges. Contemporary binding. VIII-448 pp. A few pinholes. A rare Clermont edition of *Les Provinciales*, of particular interest to bibliophiles, as Pascal himself was a native of Clermont. At a time of debate between Jansenists and Jesuits within the Catholic Church, Blaise Pascal wrote *Les Provinciales*, a collection of 18 partly fictional letters (published between January 1656 and March 1657). Their initial aim was to defend the Jansenist theologian Antoine Arnaud, who was under threat of condemnation by the Sorbonne, before shifting towards a critique of the Society of Jesus and certain of its particularly lax casuistic members. A very fine copy in a luxurious contemporary red morocco binding.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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