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Item DescriptionAuthor: Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)Title: Pensées de M. Pascal sur la religion et sur quelques autres sujetsEdition: Second Edition, First IssuePublisher: Guillaume Desprez, ParisYear: 1670Language: FrenchReference: Claudin, Bibliographie…, no.120（confirms all points）
A highly important early printing of Pascal’s Pensées, corresponding to the first issue of the second edition (1670), with all bibliographical points present. This edition is foundational in the textual history of Pascal and is considered one of the key “Port-Royal” printings.
Condition
Contemporary full leather binding with gilt spine decorations
Wear to joints and spine tips; light surface rubbing
Minor ink stains and small soiling in margins
Light browning to endpapers
Small burn mark to margin on final leaves
Firm binding; complete copy
A well-preserved and fully authenticated 17th-century copy.
Authentication
All issue points listed by Claudin (1892) for the first issue of the second edition are confirmed:
p.9, line 12: “ce” crossed out
p.89, line 18: missing “du”
p.305 bottom: signature mark “Dd” blacked out
Extra gathering with pages 307–330 inserted between pp.312–313
Not the Lyon counterfeit edition (correct vignette on first page)
Guaranteed original 1670 Desprez issue.
Comment
A significant and very rare early edition of one of the most influential works of French philosophy and Christian thought. Early Pensées editions seldom appear complete and in original binding. A strong copy for collectors, scholars, and rare-book investors.Shipping Worldwide Flat Rate
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