THE FLORENTINE HISTORIE. Written in the Italian Tongue by Nicholo Machiavelli Citizen and Secretarie of and Translated Into English by T. B. Esquire

by Thomas Creede for William Ponsonby, 1595

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Year of publication

1595

Place of printing

London

Author

Machiavelli

Publishers

by Thomas Creede for William Ponsonby

Edition

FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH OF MACHIAVELLI'S GREAT CHRONICLE OF

First edition

Yes

Description

RARE FIRST EDITION in English of this important work. With an elaborate wood-engraved historiated border on the title-page and with handsome woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces throughout. Folio in sixes, in full dark paneled calf designed to period style, the spine with raised bands ruled in blind, with a single red morocco label gilt lettered and ruled, the original front black retained. xii, 222 pp. A fine, handsome, tight, clean and very well preserved copy of the rare first printing in English. The text-block fine, with only very minor mellowing or evidence age, the paper crisp, unpressed and unwashed, the binding in excellent condition.