Books and Manuscripts · Lot 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.

Lot

3358

Vente

Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025

Section

OLD and RARE BOOKS

Estimation

70 € – 90 €

Adjugé

70 €

Photos

1 photo

État

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

Remarques

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.