Lot n° 37
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
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Result
: 315EUR
MACHIAVEL - Lot 37
MACHIAVEL
The Prince. Translated & Commented by A. N. Amelot, Sieur de la Houssaie.
Amsterdam: Henry Wtestein, 1683. - In-12, burgundy half-maroquin with corners, gilt fillets, ornate ribbed spine, marbled edges (19th century binding).
First edition of this translation of Machiavelli's "Prince" by Abraham Nicolas Amelot de La Houssaye (1634?-1706), dedicated to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. It is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Machiavelli.
A good copy in 19th-century English binding.
Used rubbing, corners slightly dulled. Scattered foxing.
Provenance: W. Allason bookshop. - Yarborogh, with bookplate.
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