Les Discours de l'estat de Paix et de Guerre [Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy]
Published by Jean Longis & Robert le Mangyer, Paris, 1559
- Hardcover
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Seller: Laureate Fine Books, Poultney, VT, U.S.A.Laureate Fine Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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A Very Good Book in an Attractive 19th Century Mottled Calf Binding. Bottom corner of front board, bumped and worn. Front joint starting with a two inch split near crown. Likewise a small loss to binding near tail of verso. Red stain to all edges of text block remains vibrant. Marbled Endpapers. Longis woodcut device. Title page had a small loss above title that has been repaired. Marking below date on title page. Leaves 163-173 have faint staining along top edge. A small stain to leaf 234.[220 Incorrectly Numbered 221 & 227 Incorrectly Numbered 177]. Several and various minor instances of underling as annotation. Binding is tight and square. Hardcover. Octavo. [xxiv], 277 Paginated Leaves, [554pp.] + [1 with Woodcut of Machiavelli]. Remarkably clean and fresh. Though somewhat nebulously titled, this is a French edition of Machiavelli's Discourses On the First Decade of Titus Livy. The first appearance of any portion of Discourses on Livy in French was published in 1544 though only the first book. Gohory's complete translation [3 books] was published in 1548. The 1559 edition [presented here] represents the second complete edition of the work in translation [Bowen]. OCLC has 9 copies across 3 title page device variants. No other copies in commerce. . Along with The Prince, The Discourses on the First Decade of Livy established Machiavelli as one of the most important, foundational, and revolutionary minds in the history of political philosophy. The Discourses hold vital importance in helping to clarify and contextualize Machiavelli as a republican and not, as so many have assumed from a misreading of The Prince, a sychophant to and advocate for tyrants. The translation of this work into French marks a milestone in its influence upon philosophers like Diderot and Voltaire, the West, and the World. 19th Century Mottled Calf, Gilt Detailing Third French Edition [Second Complete French Edition].…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Les Discours de l'estat de Paix et de Guerre [Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livy]
- Author
- Machiavelli, Nicolas [Niccolo]; [Gohory, Jacques; Translator]
- Publisher
- Jean Longis & Robert le Mangyer, Paris
- Publication year
- 1559
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Finely Bound, Philosophy, Political Theory & Science
Laureate Fine Books
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