165 pages in French. Nouvelle édition, contenant les passages supprimés dans toutes les éditions précédentes. Some very mild foxing at the page edges. Scrolling inner gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Contemporary blue, black, and grey marbled endpapers. 66 x 105 mm. Contemporary green morocco. Covers with single filet gilt borders. Spine gilt decorated with title and floral motifs. 'Croyant' accidentally mis-tooled as 'Coyant'! Corners very slightly worn. Head and tail of spine chipped. Top of upper hinge and bottom of lower hinge split. Nauroy, 113-4. Welsh, 4274. OCLC, 898966285. WorldCat locates three copies worldwide (Amsterdam University, Bamberg, and Bayerische Libraries). Paroles d'un croyant was a groundbreaking work that bridged romanticism, democracy, and religion. Written in a lyrical, prophetic, and Biblical verse style, it called for the liberation of the people and condemned the alliance between kings and conservative church officials. The book marked Lamennais’s official severance from the Catholic Church. Following its 1834 publication, Pope Gregory XVI issued the encyclical Singulari Nos, condemning the book as "small in size, [but] enormous in wickedness". Brussels was a major center for publishing, often bypassing French censorship. The 1838 E. Laurent edition is a testament to the continued high demand and radical impact of the text years after the Pope’s condemnation. This edition was published at a time when Lamennais had already shifted completely to "Christian socialism," influencing a generation of radical thinkers. The book advocates for the equality and brotherhood of men, criticizing earthly powers and encouraging the common person to rise against oppression.