The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel,

includes The Prince and Discourses on Livy

The collected works of the Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) in English, following the translation of the republican politician Henry Neville (1620-1694).

Including his major titles The Prince, History of Florence, Discourses on Livy, and The Art of War, together with his lesser known Life of Castruccio Castricani of Lucca, novella Marriage of Belphegor, and 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).

Third edition, reissue; Folio (33.5 x 21 cm); woodcut initials, head, and tailpieces, ff 'c3' [i.e. C1] and c2 supplied for shorter copy, small hole with slight loss to Z1, MS pen trials to verso 2B2 and 3O4-5, 3K2 ('The Translator to the Reader') bound before ff 3k3-4 in line with foliation, but incorrectly with regards to textual continuity, occasional spotting, the odd marginal tear and small hole; contemporary blind-panelled sprinkled calf, rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine, alter endpapers, corners neatly repaired, very good; [40], 177, 188-189, [5], 199-262, 265-267, [5], 267-314, 317-430, [4], '431', [1], 433-528pp.