Books and Manuscripts · Lote 3358

[Jansenism]. Pascal, B., under pseud. L. de Montalte. Les Provinciales ou Lettres Escrites par Louis de Montalte, A un Provincial de ses amis & aux RR.PP. Jesuites, sur la Morale & la Politique de ses Peres.

Cologne, B. Winfelt, 1684, (40),613p., text in columns in French, Latin, Spanish and Italian, contemp. gilt calf.

Lote

3358

Subasta

Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025

Sección

OLD and RARE BOOKS

Estimación

70 € – 90 €

Remate

70 €

Fotos

1 foto

Estado

First and final lvs. sl. waterst./ foxed. Spine-ends chipped; joints splitting.

Notas

Cf. Tchemerzine IX, p.70; Querard VI, p.614; Graesse V, p.145. First polyglot edition of Pascal's famous satirical work on the conflict between the Jesuits and the Jansenists in the 17th century, in the form of letters written by Louis de Montalte documenting his encounters with Jesuits.