{"product_id":"niccolo-machiavelli-works-london-1675-125242","title":"The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003efirst collected edition in English\u003c\/h4\u003eThe first edition of the collected works in English of Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe collection include Machiavelli's major titles \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e History of Florence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/em\u003e, together with his lesser known \u003cem\u003eLife of Castruccio Castricani of Lucca, \u003c\/em\u003enovella\u003cem\u003e Marriage of Belphegor\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand the spurious letter to Zenobius Buondelmontius dated a decade after Machiavelli's death in which he defends himself from the worst imputations against him. From 'an early date Neville was thought to be the author of this letter, although it may have been an earlier forgery brought back, as the preface claims, from his visit to Italy in the 1640s' (ODNB).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis copy bears the imprint for 'John Starkey at the Miter in Fleetstreet' as in ESTC R19906, but with the text otherwise collating according to ESTC R180243.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; folio (31 x 20 cm); title bears imprint for ESTC R19906, with text collating as ESTC R180243, divisional title-pages, woodcut fleur-de-lys ornament to general title, woodcut ornaments, occasional pencil annotations and notes to margins, one or two pen annotations, general title a little toned with old fold lines, occasional light spotting; recently bound repurposing 18th-century calf boards, gilt spine in 6 compartments, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to second compartment, marbled edges, very good; [24], '189' [i.e. 179], [4], 199-262, 265-267, [5], 267-314, 317-439, [6], 434-529, [17]pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eESTC R19906 (title) \u0026amp; R180243 (text); Wing M128\/M128A.","brand":"MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; NEVILLE, Henry (translator).","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57631293964663,"sku":"125242","price":17093.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/125242_01.jpg?v=1792601680","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/niccolo-machiavelli-works-london-1675-125242","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}