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Lot 67
Machiavelli (Niccolò) The Florentine historie, first edition in English, Printed [by Thomas Creede] for VVilliam Ponsonby, 1595.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Machiavelli (Niccolò) The Florentine historie, translated by Thomas Bedingfeld, first edition in English, title within woodcut border with printer's device at foot, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking final blank, title light browned, trimmed and laid down (no printed text verso), some spotting / light foxing, occasional staining, lightly browned, modern vellum, blind-stamped and gilt titled spine in compartments, [STC 17162], small folio, Printed [by Thomas Creede] for VVilliam Ponsonby, 1595.
⁂ First edition in English of Machiavelli's history of Florence, which was commissioned by the Medici family and first published posthumously in 1532.
Description
Machiavelli (Niccolò) The Florentine historie, translated by Thomas Bedingfeld, first edition in English, title within woodcut border with printer's device at foot, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking final blank, title light browned, trimmed and laid down (no printed text verso), some spotting / light foxing, occasional staining, lightly browned, modern vellum, blind-stamped and gilt titled spine in compartments, [STC 17162], small folio, Printed [by Thomas Creede] for VVilliam Ponsonby, 1595.
⁂ First edition in English of Machiavelli's history of Florence, which was commissioned by the Medici family and first published posthumously in 1532.
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