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ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.) Politiques, or Discourses of Government. London: Adam Islip, 1598.
ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.) Politiques, or Discourses of Government. London: Adam Islip, 1598. 2 o (273 x 188 mm). Woodcut device on title page, woodcut head-pieces and initials in text (a few minor stains). Modern half morocco. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH of this important and influential text, first translated from Loys Le Roy's French translation of the work, completed about 30 years before this. The English translator is unknown. "Although both Herbert and Lowndes state that this wrok was issued in 1597, as well as in 1598, no copy with the earlier date can be traced. Indeed, it is not improbable that they are in error for the book was not entered until 21st April 1598 when the entry reads 'to be translated'" (Pforzheimer 10). STC 760.