Lot 56
  • 56

Pascal, Blaise

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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Description

  • Pascal, Blaise
  • Les Provinciales ou Lettres escrites par Louis de Montalte. Cologne, Balthasar Winfelt, 1684.
  • paper/leather
In-8 (195 x 120 mm). Maroquin citron janséniste, filet à froid, dos orné de même, pièce de titre  brune, doublure de maroquin rouge ornée d'une roulette, tranches dorées sur marbrure (Reliure du début du XVIIIe siècle).
Angles frottés, charnière du premier plat fendillée, quelques tavelures. Quelques feuillets légèrement brunis.

Edition quadrilingue comprenant le texte original en français, imprimée vis-à-vis les traductions en latin (par Guillaume Wendrock), en espagnol (par Gratien Cordero), et en italien (par Cosimo Brunetti).



De la bibliothèque du baron Portalis (avec son ex-libris).

Condition

Angles frottés, charnière du premier plat fendillée, quelques tavelures. Quelques feuillets légèrement brunis.
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