MONTFAUCON, Henri de, dit l'abbé de Villars

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MONTFAUCON, Henri de, dit l'abbé de Villars
RECTIFICATION TO THE CATALOGUE: THE BOOK IS INCOMPLETE with leaflet 2B1, pages 289-290 The Count of Gabalis, or interviews on the secret sciences Paris, Claude Barbin, 1670 Important text in the history of Jansenist polemics: on the place of libertine and the status of science in relation to magic. Beautiful copy in morocco of the Countess de Verrue Original edition In-12 (135 x 80mm). Engraved and printed vignette on the title page. Snack: (2 f.) 2-327 pp. Binding of the period. Blue morocco, gilt decoration, triple fillet framed with rosette at the corners, spine ribbed very ornate with the Luynes-Verrue coat of arms, gilt edges. Provenance: Jeanne-Baptiste de Luynes, Comtesse de Verrue (1670-1736; arms and Cat. 1737, p. 94) Ink stains on pp. 60-61, small caviar in ink at the top of the title page.
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