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The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavelli - SECOND EDITION - 1695

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AUTHOR: MACHIAVELLI, Nicolas TITLE: The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originaIly [sic] in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English. PUBLISHER: London: Printed for R. Clavel, &c., 1695. DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 12-5/8" x 8-1/2", (xii)528pp.(viii), bound in contemporary full dark brown speckled calf over cords, covers ruled in blind, neatly rebacked at some earlier date, gilt lettered brown morocco spine label. CONDITION: Head and foot of spine renewed, back corners renewed, textblock edges sprinkled red and brown, engraved heraldic bookplate of Albert R. Graves to front pastedown, internally clean and bright, A FRESH COPY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Originally published in 1675. Includes "Nicholas Machiavel’s letter to Zanobius Buondelmontius", not in fact by Machiavelli but by Henry Neville. Includes: The History of Florence; The Prince; The Discourses of Nicholas Machiavel, Upon the First Decade of Titus Livius; and The Art of War. Each with a separate title page with imprint "printed for R. Clavel, Cha. Harper, Jonathan Robinson, Joh. Amery, A. and J. Churchil, MDCXCIV."
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.63 in (32.09 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Period:
    1690-1699
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1695
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214237689502
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