PASCAL, Blaise. Les Provinciales ou Lettres Ecrites par Loui - Lot 79

PASCAL, Blaise. Les Provinciales ou Lettres Ecrites par Louis de Montalte à un provincial de ses amis et aux RR. PP. Jésuites sur le sujet de la morale et de la politique de ces Pères. Published in 1700, without mention of place. Three volumes in In-12 format. Full brown calf. Spine ribbed, underlined by a gilded dotted fillet, gilded boxes and fleurons. (8)+CXXIV+443; (4)+508 and (4)+571+(9) pages. Bindings worn and jaws tired. Reissue of the fifth edition of Pascal's Provinciales, complete with notes by Pierre Nicole (1625-1695), Jansenist and Doctor of Theology, writing under the pseudonym "Guillaume Wendrock". It should be noted that this is an unauthorized edition, with no mention of the publisher and not having received royal assent.