Pensées The Provincial Letters by Blaise Pascal circa 1950's Modern Library Theology Philosophy Book gifts The Philosophers The Philosophies

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This is a very good hardcover, NO dust jacket, jacket missing. Circa 1950's Modern Library reprint from the 1942 edition. This copy is very good inside and out. The pages only very light natural tanning from age but are clean inside. NOTE: previous owners name neatly written in script on first blank page. the binding is tight and straight. Green hardcover boards are also very good with only very light shelf wear. The front cover Modern Library logo and lettering along with the lettering along spine are very good with only a hint of fading. Smaller hardcover, crown octavo book size or 5" x 8" with 620 pages. Modern Library logo design on front and back endpapers.

This edition of Pensées and The Provincial Letters by Blaise Pascal has been translated by W.F. Trotter (Pensées) and Thomas M'Crie (The Provincial Letters). Pascal was a French philosopher, physicist and inventor. The letters are a series of 18 letters on theological philosophy Some deal with grace, some with sin, others with vice and the soul. The Pensées is a collection of essays and notes on human nature, social and theological contradictory terms. 
The edition also contains an Intro by Saxe Commins.

Modern Library began publishing series of books in 1917. they were extremely popular, especially with students, as they were copies of great literature and topics that were priced for the general public. The publishing firm of Boni Liveright started the series, as the idea stemmed from Albert Boni. The first title published was The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. Early editions were published in "pocket book" size for easy carrying to read anywhere and they were bound in leatherette. In 1927, Random House was borne out of Modern Library and pictorial dust jackets were introduced to the series, along with hardcover boards. As publishing changed, Modern Library fell to the wayside but was "reintroduced" in the 1970's. Early editions are collectibles and later titles remain favorites as many collect Modern Library editions of all ages.

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