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Pascal

LES PROVINCIALS ou les Lettres Escrites par Louis De Montalte, a un Provincial de Ses Amis & aux RR. PP. Jesuites: : sur le Sujet de la Morale, & de la Politique de ces Pères.

Pierre de la Valle'e [Elzevier], 1657

7650.00 €

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Year of publication
1657
Place of printing
Cologne [Amsterdam]
Author
Pascal
Publishers
Pierre de la Valle'e [Elzevier]
Edition
FIRST ELZEVIER AND EXTREMELY EARLY PRINTING OF THIS MASTERPIECE
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

First duodecimo edition and First Elzevier edition, same year as the first complete 4to edition printed in Paris. This is the first and uncorrected state of two nearly identical issues. 12mo, beautifully bound in regal 18th century full red morocco, the covers framed by an elaborate decorative gilt rolled border surrounding a gilt coat of arms, the spine beautifully gilt tooled in compartments between fine gilt tooled bands, one compartment with a black morocco label gilt lettered and stippled, gilt turn-ins and board edges, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Ex-Libris of the Chateau de Sampigny. [xxiv] 398, 111 pp. A fine and beautiful copy.