{"product_id":"niccolo-machiavelli-works-london-1775-122997","title":"The Works of Nicholas Machiavel,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eAn attractive set in a contemporary sprinkled calf binding of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding his major titles \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFlorentine Histories\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/em\u003e, together with his lesser known treatise on the government of Florence, \u003cem\u003eLife of Castruccio Castricani of Lucca, Narrative on the Duke of Valentine\u003c\/em\u003e, sketches on the affairs of France and Germany, novella \u003cem\u003eMarriage of Belphegor\u003c\/em\u003e, and letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis the second, corrected translation by Ellis Farneworth (d.1763), illustrated with a life of the author, critical notes, and engraved folding plates. Farneworth relied on a variety of sources for his translations, basing \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e, for instance, on the French-language edition by Amelot de la Houssaye. This is followed chapter-by-chapter with an English translation of the King of Prussia's 'Anti-Machiavel' discourse \u003cem\u003eExamen du Prince\u003c\/em\u003e, and prefaced by Voltaire's essay on the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond edition, corrected; 4 vols; 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm); engraved folding frontispiece, 3 folding engraved plates, text in English, ownership stamp to front free endpaper recto of each vol., occasional toning and spotting; contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt spines in 6 compartments, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, a little rubbed, corners and edges slightly bumped, very good; xl, 447, [1]; [4], 520; [4], xvi, 490; [4], 361, [76]pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eESTC T91220.","brand":"MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57636624564599,"sku":"122997","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/122997_01.jpg?v=1792774723","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/niccolo-machiavelli-works-london-1775-122997","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}