Harrington, James The common-wealth of Oceana. London: J. Streater for Livewell Chapman, 1656 FIRST EDITION, folio (270 x 170mm.), title printed in red and black with the author's name added in manuscript ("Mr Harinton"), contemporary speckled calf, lacking frontispiece portrait, binding worn and broken Written during the Protectorate, the publication of Harrington's treatise on an English utopia was hampered by political concerns; when it eventually appeared it was dedicated to Oliver Cromwell in order to prevent further problems. Harrington was a keen admirer of Machiavelli, whom he quotes regularly. The treatise was both respected and criticised by his contemporaries and continued to be influential in politics into the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. LITERATURE:Goldsmiths 1385; Pforzheimer 449; Wing H809 PROVENANCE:"Ex dono agnoti", inscription on flyleaf; John Blandy, armorial bookplate; D.L. Cumming, signature on inside front coverCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Harrington, James The common-wealth of Oceana. London: J. Streater for Livewell Chapman, 1656 FIRST EDITION, folio (270 x 170mm.), title printed in red and black with the author's name added in manuscript ("Mr Harinton"), contemporary speckled calf, lacking frontispiece portrait, binding worn and broken Written during the Protectorate, the publication of Harrington's treatise on an English utopia was hampered by political concerns; when it eventually appeared it was dedicated to Oliver Cromwell in order to prevent further problems. Harrington was a keen admirer of Machiavelli, whom he quotes regularly. The treatise was both respected and criticised by his contemporaries and continued to be influential in politics into the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. LITERATURE:Goldsmiths 1385; Pforzheimer 449; Wing H809 PROVENANCE:"Ex dono agnoti", inscription on flyleaf; John Blandy, armorial bookplate; D.L. Cumming, signature on inside front coverCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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