1704 Concerning Government 2nd Edition Algernon Sidney Original Cambridge Boards

Algernon Sidney

Published by J. Darby, 1704

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Discourses Concerning Government, by Algernon Sidney, Son to Robert Earl of Leicester, and Ambassador from the Commonwealth of England to Charles Gustavus King of Sweden, Publish d from an Original Manuscript, The Second Edition carefully corrected, To which is Added, The Paper He deliver d to the Sheriffs immediately before his Death. And an Alphabetical Table, Printed by J. Darby in Bartholomew-Close, London, 1704, 2nd edition in original binding. 424 pp, plus Index, frontispiece, original boards measuring 11.75 x 8.25 , 4to. In fair condition. Original Cambridge boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Light chipping to original spine compartments. Light abrasions to surface of leather. Front hinge tender, but intact. Typical toning to edges of end papers with modest soiling. Interior lightly toned with a few instance of light fingersoiling to margins. Very light foxing, if any. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Algernon Sidney (1623-1683) was an English politician, republican theorist, colonel and opponent of King Charles II of England, who became involved in a plot against the King and was executed for treason. Thomas Jefferson regarded Locke and Sidney as the two leading sources for the American understanding of the principles of political liberty and the rights of humanity, and therefore his writing played a major role in the shaping of the American identity and drafting of the Declaration of Independence. For Sidney, absolute monarchy, in the form practiced by Louis XIV, was a great political evil. Discourses was written during the Exclusion Crisis, as a response to Robert Filmner s Patriarcha , a defense of divine right monarchy, first published in 1680. Sidney was strongly opposed to the principles espoused by Filmer and believed that the Sovereign s subjects had the right of duty to share in the government of the Realm by giving advice and counsel. It was Filmer s business, he wrote, to overthrow liberty and truth. The book was first published in 1698, fifteen years after his execution. This is a second edition, published in 1704. RAREB1704KXYB - 09/22 RAREB1704YKXB - 10/24 - HKREV245.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1704 Concerning Government 2nd Edition Algernon Sidney Original Cambridge Boards
• Publisher: J. Darby
• Publication Date: 1704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Fair
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