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Lot 217
Sale 5890 - Books and Manuscripts
Jun 25, 2024
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[Philosophy] Macchiaveli, Nicolo: The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence
Macchiaveli, Nicolo
The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence
London: Printed by T.W. for A. Churchill, R. Bonwick, et al., 1720. The Third Edition, carefully Corrected. Tall 4to. (xxiv), 543 pp. (pagination erratic). With general title-page and four sectional title-pages. Full contemporary brown calf, stamped in gilt, later red morocco spine label, front and rear boards starting, boards and extremities rubbed, worn, and scratched; sprinkled red edges; front hinge repaired with tape; general title page and prelims foxed; scattered light to moderate foxing to text, heavier in rear leaves.
Includes The Prince and The Art of War, among others.
Height: 12.75 in. X Width: 1.5 in.