1657 Blaise PASCAL 1ed ENGLISH Provincial Letters Witchcraft Magic Provinciales

1657 Blaise PASCAL 1^ed ENGLISH Provincial Letters Witchcraft Magic Provinciales

 

“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter.”

― Blaise Pascal, The Provincial Letters

 

The “Provincial Letters” by Blaise Pascal are a collection of letters in defense of Antoine Arnauld, a Jansenist who was condemned for heresy. Because of the content and nature of the letters, Pascal wrote them under a pseudonym of Louis de Montalte and added satire, humor, and wit to them to further himself from the letters. Pascal addresses controversial subject matter including witchcraft, magic, sorcery, and justification of assassinations.

 

This 1657 first edition is an incredibly rare and valuable English edition – in fact, it was the very first English printing of Pascal’s most famous work!

 

Item number: #23758

Price: $750

 

PASCAL, Blaise

 

Les provinciales: or, The mysterie of Jesuitisme, discover’d in certain letters

 

London: printed by J.G. for R. Royston, 1657. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [20], 272
    • Divided into two volumes by previous owner; first half only
  • References: PMM 140; ESTC R 203163
  • Provenance: Handwritten – Bridgeman
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~5.5in X 3.25in (14cm x 8cm)
  • VERY rare and desirable

 

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