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‎Histoire florentine de Nicolas Machiavel citoien et Secretaire de Florence. Nouvellement traduicte d'Italien en Francois, Par le Seigneur de Brinon Gentil-homme ordinaire de la chambre du Roy. - [FIRST FRENCH TRANSLATION OF MACHIAVELLI'S 'FLORENTINE HISTORIES']‎

‎Paris, Guillaume de la Noue, 1577. 8vo. In recent full limp vellum with yapp edges. Woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut headpieces and initials. Small closed tear to upper inner margin of title-page. First 33 ff. with small worm tract in inner margin, with minor loss of text. Light dampstaining to first and last leaves. A good copy. (36), 294, (6) pp. ‎

‎The exceedingly rare first French, and presumably very first overall, translation, of Machiavelli's Florentine Histories" his famous account of the political events and power struggles in Florence during the Renaissance. Essentially being a panegyric to the house of Medici, Machiavelli's work offers valuable insights into the rise and fall of political factions, the challenges faced by republican governments, and the dynamics of power in a city-state. Although often overshadowed by his more famous 'The Prince', the present work is important in understanding Machiavelli's broader political philosophy and is an indispensable document in understanding renaissance politics in general. The Histories constitute an essential work for understanding the political development of the late Machiavelli, and is “also an important item in modern historiography because for the first time the issue of conflict, and more precisely of urban conflict, finds itself at the heart of historical narrative (…).Infact, the Histories constitute the first attempt in modern historiography to analyze the totality of individual and collective agents and factors that allow a community to sustain itself or to founder. This analytical quality was certainly at the basis of the interest in the work outside Florence and the fact of its being translated. As Yves de Brinon explains in dedicating his ‘Histoire Florentine [the present work] to Cathrine de Medici, the case of Florence is a model for the dangers that threaten the integrity of every state and the Kingdom of France in Particular.” (Landi, A re-reading of Machiavelli). Machiavelli visited France, representing the Republic of Florence, where he - and later his writings - exercised great influence. The Huguenot, Innocent Gentillet, whose work commonly referred to as 'Discourse against Machiavelli' or 'Anti Machiavel', accused Machiavelli of being an atheist and accused politicians of his time by saying that his works were the ""Koran of the courtiers"", that ""he is of no reputation in the court of France which hath not Machiavel's writings at the fingers ends"" (Birely, The Counter Reformation, 1990). “Although Machiavelli became the embodiment of a real ""devil theory of history,"" there was nothing supernatural or even suspicious about his journey across the Alps. As the French translator remarked to his customers in 1544, ""This Florentine merchant has voluntarily left his own country to be received into yours.... Do not be so ungracious as to refuse him citizenship. From all appearances he was welcomed with open arms, or at least open minds. Within a few years, one of his admirers declared that he was a prophet honored more in France than in his own country."" (Kelley, Murd'rous Machiavel in France: A Post Mortem). Following the crisis of 1513, which involved arrests for conspiracy and torture, Machiavelli's relationship with the Medici family gradually improved. Despite the dedication of his book ""Il Principe"" to Lorenzo II de' Medici having little effect, Machiavelli found favor with a faction in Florence that was not opposed to him and was granted an appointment. In a letter Machiavelli expressed his dissatisfaction with his idle state and offered his valuable political experience to the new ruler. To further solidify his position, Machiavelli, adopting a somewhat courtier-like attitude, arranged for the staging of his play ""Mandragola"" at the wedding of Lorenzino de' Medici in 1518. In 1520, he received an invitation to Lucca for a semi-private mission, indicating that his ostracism was coming to an end. Later that year, Giulio Cardinal de Medici commissioned him to write a history of Florence. Although this was not exactly the role he desired, Machiavelli accepted it as the only way to regain the favor of the Medicis. The purpose of the work, although unofficial, was to restore the city's official historical standing. The salary for this appointment was not substantial, starting at 57 florins per year and later increased to 100. In May 1526, Machiavelli formally presented the finished work to Giulio de' Medici, who had become Pope Clement VII. The Pope appreciated the work and rewarded Machiavelli, though only moderately, and sought his support in creating a national army based on his theoretical work ""The Art of War,"" in preparation for the War of the League of Cognac. However, Machiavelli's hopes were shattered following the Sack of Rome in 1527 and the fall of the Medici government in Florence. Soon after, Machiavelli passed away. This exceedingly scarce first French edition was issued with two variant title-pages, the present referred to as variant-b. (see Gerber, Niccolo Machiavelli). Bibliopgraphia Machiavelliana, p. 60, no. 160. Gerber, dritter teil, p. 37, D-b. Brunet 1279.‎

‎Histoire de Florence. Traduction nouvelle. 2 vols.‎

‎Amsterdam, Henri Desbordes, 1694. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Edges of boards gilt. Small paper label pasted on to upper compartment of spines. A very nice set. (34), 588 pp. 624 pp.‎

‎A fine late 17th century-edition of Machiavelli's Florentine Histories" his famous account of the political events and power struggles in Florence during the Renaissance. Essentially being a panegyric to the house of Medici, Machiavelli's work offers valuable insights into the rise and fall of political factions, the challenges faced by republican governments, and the dynamics of power in a city-state. Although often overshadowed by his more famous 'The Prince', the present work is important in understanding Machiavelli's broader political philosophy and is an indispensable document in understanding renaissance politics in general. The Histories constitute an essential work for understanding the political development of the late Machiavelli, and is “also an important item in modern historiography because for the first time the issue of conflict, and more precisely of urban conflict, finds itself at the heart of historical narrative (…).Infact, the Histories constitute the first attempt in modern historiography to analyze the totality of individual and collective agents and factors that allow a community to sustain itself or to founder. This analytical quality was certainly at the basis of the interest in the work outside Florence and the fact of its being translated. As Yves de Brinon explains in dedicating his ‘Histoire Florentine [the present work] to Cathrine de Medici, the case of Florence is a model for the dangers that threaten the integrity of every state and the Kingdom of France in Particular.” (Landi, A re-reading of Machiavelli). Machiavelli visited France, representing the Republic of Florence, where he - and later his writings - exercised great influence. The Huguenot, Innocent Gentillet, whose work commonly referred to as 'Discourse against Machiavelli' or 'Anti Machiavel', accused Machiavelli of being an atheist and accused politicians of his time by saying that his works were the ""Koran of the courtiers"", that ""he is of no reputation in the court of France which hath not Machiavel's writings at the fingers ends"" (Birely, The Counter Reformation, 1990). “Although Machiavelli became the embodiment of a real ""devil theory of history,"" there was nothing supernatural or even suspicious about his journey across the Alps. As the French translator remarked to his customers in 1544, ""This Florentine merchant has voluntarily left his own country to be received into yours.... Do not be so ungracious as to refuse him citizenship. From all appearances he was welcomed with open arms, or at least open minds. Within a few years, one of his admirers declared that he was a prophet honored more in France than in his own country."" (Kelley, Murd'rous Machiavel in France: A Post Mortem). Following the crisis of 1513, which involved arrests for conspiracy and torture, Machiavelli's relationship with the Medici family gradually improved. Despite the dedication of his book ""Il Principe"" to Lorenzo II de' Medici having little effect, Machiavelli found favor with a faction in Florence that was not opposed to him and was granted an appointment. In a letter Machiavelli expressed his dissatisfaction with his idle state and offered his valuable political experience to the new ruler. To further solidify his position, Machiavelli, adopting a somewhat courtier-like attitude, arranged for the staging of his play ""Mandragola"" at the wedding of Lorenzino de' Medici in 1518. In 1520, he received an invitation to Lucca for a semi-private mission, indicating that his ostracism was coming to an end. Later that year, Giulio Cardinal de Medici commissioned him to write a history of Florence. Although this was not exactly the role he desired, Machiavelli accepted it as the only way to regain the favor of the Medicis. The purpose of the work, although unofficial, was to restore the city's official historical standing. The salary for this appointment was not substantial, starting at 57 florins per year and later increased to 100. In May 1526, Machiavelli formally presented the finished work to Giulio de' Medici, who had become Pope Clement VII. The Pope appreciated the work and rewarded Machiavelli, though only moderately, and sought his support in creating a national army based on his theoretical work ""The Art of War,"" in preparation for the War of the League of Cognac. However, Machiavelli's hopes were shattered following the Sack of Rome in 1527 and the fall of the Medici government in Florence. Soon after, Machiavelli passed away. ‎

‎Le Prince. Traduit d'Italien en Francoys Par Guillaume Cappel. - [THE BIRTH OF MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT]‎

‎Paris, Charles Estienne, 1553. Small 4to. Bound in a lovely 19th century red morocco binding with five raised bands and gilt ornamentations to spine. Boards with blindstamped frame-borders and gilt ornamental centre-pieces. All edges of boards gilt and inner gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. ""E. THOMAS"" discreetly printed to top of front free end-paper. Front free end-paper with woodcut armorial book-plate (Bibliotheque du Plessis Villoutreys). First and last leaves with a bit of brownspotting, otherwise very nice and clean throughout. The last three leaves with neat restorations - neatly closed tear, with no loss and a couple of small restorations to top margin (far from affecting text). (8), 148 pp. Estienne's printer's device to title-page and woodcut initials.‎

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‎The extremely rare first translation printed in any language, being the first printed French translation, of one of the most important and influential works in the history of mankind, Machiavelli's ""The Prince"". After the original printing in Italian, the present is arguably the most desirable edition of the seminal masterpiece that is Machiavelli's magnum opus. ""The Prince"" constitutes the beginning of modern political philosophy and one of the most influential works in the history of modern thought. It founded the science of modern politics on the study of mankind, and even today no political thinker can disregard the importance of this masterpiece of political theory.The translation not only inaugurated the tradition of translating ""The Prince"" into other languages than Italian, it also exercised the greatest influence upon the entire Machiavellian tradition and constitutes an immeasurable historical source in its own right. Although the work was never reprinted and this extremely scarce edition is the only available version of the text, the effects of it are still clearly visible in our times. It secured the diffusion of the text throughout Europe and it served as the basis for the most important of the later translations, e.g. Jacques Gohory's from 1571, which is considered not much more than a slight reworking of Cappel's translation. As Jean Bingen points to, Cappel's translation also directly influenced (and influences) almost all modern translations of the work. The reason for this continued direct and strong influence is of course not only due to its priority in time over all other translations, it is also due to the fact that Cappel's translation always has been and still is considered the most ""Machiavellian"" translation of ""The Prince"" ever made and the one closest to the source - both in time, in style, and in rendering of the content. Cappel was the only of the early translators who was himself a Machiavellian and his respect for and understanding of the text shines from the pages. ""Besides being a politically charged text, the ""Principe"" was also a piece of beautiful and clear Italian prose, and its tightness and brevity constituted a decisive advantage over the ""Discorsi"". An awareness of the literary qualities of the text is also evident in the preface Guillaume Cappel wrote to his translation (dedicated to Jean Bertrand, Lord Privy Seal), in which he underlines Machiavelli's use of an appropriate style and the good use to which he puts his knowledge of history... These qualities prompted Cappel to undertake his translation...Cappel's enterprise was praised for his literary qualities by the members of the Pléiade who had their own poems inserted at the end of the translation. More recently, his version had been justly praised as ""very literal and sinewy"". It has also been noted, however, that it was not reprinted, thought Jacques Gohery's version, published 1571, followed it ""almost verbatim""."" (Petrina, Machiavelli in the British Isles, p. 12). ""Guillaume Cappel II, sieur de Preigny (1530-86), was widely known in medicine for his work on nutrition and his editing of texts on how to avoid the plague and on general medical diagnosis. A member of the Catholic League, he was determined not only to bring up his brother's children in the Catholic faith but also to exploit Tilloy to his own profit. However, in 1586 he was killed in an affray with the enemies of the League... Family divisions of the kind that occurred at Le Tilloy were customary during the religious wars, but it is not because of his part in them, nor even because of his Catholic enthusiasm and his medical reputation, that Guillaume Cappel deserves attention. In 1553, at the age of twenty-three, he published a French translation of Machiavelli's ""Prince"", dedicating it to a powerful patron, the ""Garde des sceaux"" Jean Bertrand. Appended to the book were poems praising Mchiavelli, and Cappel as his French interpreter, by Marc-Antoine Muret and Rémy Belleau, and other verses about the relative merits of French and Italian princes by Etienne Jodelle. Guillaume Cappel clearly mixed in the foremost literary circles of the time. He claimed to be a student of politics, as well as of medicine and letters, and in his dedication to Bertrand, which he modelled on Machiavelli's own prefatory letter to Lorenzo de' Medici, he expressed an admiration for Machiavelli that knew no bounds. Politics, he remarked, constituted the highest branch of philosophy, itself the queen of the ""sciences"". Other political writers were sophists producing utopias, but Machiavelli wrote of government as it really was. Cappel went on to argue in his preface that men were more ungrateful towrads their ruler than any animal towrads its master. The exercise of power was shaped by necessity, not by virtuous intentions, and only those who understood this could govern successfully. For his part, the ruler necessarily pursued two aims, to keep his authority intact and to extend his dominions. According to Cappel, Machiavelli had boldly analysed the faults committed by princes in the pst, had shown how problems could be dealt with in the future, and had brilliantly explained the causes of political upheavals.Guillaume Cappel's translation of ""The Prince"" was the first of three to be published in France before the massacre of St. Bartholomew, when the black legend of Machiavelli became dominant... Guillaume Cappel was not only the first translator of ""The Prince"" but also the one most in sympathy with Machiavelli himself. He scornfully refuted those who accused his author ""de facooner un prince trop rigoreux."" A good doctor, said Cappel in his dedication, did not worry whether his patient disliked the remedy he prescribed, but merely whether the cure would work. Cappel refused to take up the rumor whether Machiavelli was an atheist, because, he claimed, there was nothing he had written that could support or deny the charge... Cappel's translation was sharper, and truer to the original than Gaspard d'Auvergne's or Gohory's.... The young Guillaume Cappel was, at this time at least, a true Machiavellian."" (McMillan Salmo, Renaissance and Revolt, pp. 62-63). The work is of the utmost scarcity, with only few copies known. According to the ""Catalogue général"" of the Bibliothèque National, at least thirty-five editions of three French translations of ""The Prince"" appeared between 1553 and 1664. ""The doctor Guillaume Cappel is credited with the first French translation of ""The Prince"" (1553), followed by Gaspard d'Auvergne (1553) and Jacques Gohory (1571)."" (Jacob Soll, Publishing The Prince, p.73).(See PMM 63 - first edition). ‎

‎Princeps. ex Sylvestri Telii Fulginatis [Machiavelli] (+) Vindiciae contra tyrannos [Brutus].‎

‎[Both works:] (No place but possibly Basel, no printer), 1589. 8vo. In contemporary limp vellum. Extremities with wear and soiling, repair to upper part of spine and back board. Dampstain throughout, primarily affecting first and least leaves. A few worm-tracts throughout, occassionally touching text. (16), 201, (7)" 331, (3) + portrait. ‎

‎A most interesting sammelband containing two works on political theory, offering contrasting views on rulers legitemacy and how to exercise power. The two works are: Third Latin edition translated by Sylvestre Tellio of Machiavelli's foundational work of modern political philosophy ""The Prince"", perhaps published in Basel by Pierre Perna like the two previous 1580-editions or in Montbeliard by Jakob Foillet as suggested by “Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts” (VD 16). Machiavelli’s work is here as usual accompanied with the anonymous influential Huguenot tract ""Vindiciae contra tyrannos"" first published in 1579 of which authorship is uncertain but is usually attributed to Theodore de Beze, Hubert Languet or Philippe de Mornay. It was published in the Wake of the Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre and seeks through questions to question a King’s legitimatcy: are bound to obey or are able to resist their king when he breaks the divine law? Can the people resist a king on the grounds that he is destroying the commonwealth? Can foreign princes legally support a popular rising against a king on the conditions set out in the first three questions? ""The Prince"" and ""Vindiciae contra Tyrannos"" offer contrasting perspectives on the nature of power, the role of rulers, and the relationship between the state and its subjects. Machiavelli's work is pragmatic and focused on the exercise of power, while ""Vindiciae contra Tyrannos"" is a principled defense of liberty and justice against tyranny. Machiavelli's work is often associated with a cynical view of human nature and politics. He argues that rulers should be pragmatic and willing to act immorally if it serves the interests of the state. ""Vindiciae contra Tyrannos"" takes a more principled stance on morality, emphasizing the importance of justice and the natural rights of individuals. It argues that rulers are subject to moral constraints and that tyranny is fundamentally unjust. Machiavelli's ""The Prince"" is notorious for its pragmatic approach to power. Machiavelli argues that a ruler should prioritize stability and order over moral considerations, and he famously states that ""the ends justify the means."" He advocates for the use of deception, manipulation, and force when necessary to maintain power. ""Vindiciae contra Tyrannos,"" on the other hand, emphasizes the importance of justice and the rule of law. It argues that rulers derive their authority from the consent of the governed and that tyrannical rulers forfeit their legitimacy. The tract provides a theoretical framework for resistance to tyranny, advocating for the right of subjects to resist unjust rule. Adam M-49 Gerber, p. 71, 3. Kress, S. 79.‎

‎Tutte le Opere di Nicolo Machiavelli, Cittadino et Secretario Fiorentino‎

‎1550, Sans mention d'éditeur ni de date. Édition originale des premières oeuvres complètes de Machiavel en un volume in-8, reliure plein vélin ivoire d’époque, dos long, titre à la plume. Édition alla testina dont chaque partie figure un portrait sur bois de Machiavel sur la page de titre. P.1 : 3-8, 320pp - P.2 : 106pp - P.3 : [11], 280, 3-152, [2], 3-158. Une figure sur bois en double page 116-117 de l’Art de la Guerre. Un ouvrage d’une fraîcheur stupéfiante hormis la coiffe de queue arasée et un brunissement chimique important du texte.‎

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‎Dans l'histoire de l'édition des œuvres de Machiavel, la Testina est d'une importance considérable. Il s'agit de l'édition - que suivra une série de réimpressions - de la première et la plus complète collection de toutes les oeuvres de Niccolo Machiavelli, citoyen et secrétaire florentin, divisée en V parties, imprimée et daté 1550, sans mention de lieu ni d’éditeur. Sur la page de titre figure un portrait (d'où le nom testina, signifiant affectueusement petite tête). Si de nombreuses spéculations entourent cet ouvrage et les différentes éditions et impressions - supposée avoir eu lieu à Genève - Bartolomeo Gamba, décrit, dans sa « Serie dei testi di lingua e di altre opere importanti nella italiana letteratura scritte dal secolo XIV al XIX », les éditions d’oeuvres de Machiavel faites sous la date de 1550 (chez Comino da Trino par exemple en 1541) ; les suivantes mentionnant la date de 1550 ne pouvant être que des contrefaçons du fait de la mise à l’Index Librorum Prohibitorum des oeuvres de Machiavel dès 1559. De ces cinq Opere donc, seules les deux premières éditions sont celles auxquelles les amateurs doivent s’attacher. L’édition originale commence par un frontispice général, suivi du privilège de Clément VII à Blado et de «Tavola dell’opere» ; puis viennent ensuite les différentes parties organisées comme suit : Prima parte : Delle Historie Fiorentine di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario Fiorentino : al santissimo et beatissimo Padre Signore nostro Clemente VII. Pont. Massimo. Seconda Parte : IL principe di Nicolo Machiavelli, al Magnifico Lorenzo di Piero di Medici, La vita di Castruccio Castracani da Lvcca, IL modo che tenne iL Dvca Valentino per Ammazzare Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto da Fermo, IL Signor Pagolo, et iL Dvca di Gravina, i ritratti delle cose della Francia et della Alamagna Terza parte : Discorsi di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario Fiorentino, sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio, a Zanobi Bvondelmonti et a Cosimo Rvcella Qvarta parte : I sette libri dell'arte della gverra, di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario Fiorentino Qvinta parte : L'asino d'oro di Nicolo Machiavelli, cittadino et secretario Fiorentino, con tvtte l'altre sve oprette, la contenenza delle qvali havrai nella seguente carta. L’édition que nous appelons la seconde a été basée sur la première, à la différence que les quatre premiers traités de la première partie ont chacun, au lieu d’un faux titre, un titre particulier avec le portrait de Machiavel et la date de 1550, comme le titre général. Le portrait de Machiavel en un buste de trois quarts orienté vers la droite figure un homme au crâne chauve et au nez grossièrement aquilin, qui soutient d'une main un grand volume et jette sur le lecteur un regard froid et pénétrant, dépourvu de toute ironie, une véritable métaphore visuelle du supposé manque de scrupules du secrétaire florentin, personnage dont Diderot estimait que “son génie brilla (...) dans sa manière de traiter l’Histoire moderne. Il saisit, par une supériorité de génie, les vrais principes de la constitution des Etats, en démêla les ressorts avec finesse, expliqua les causes de leurs révolutions ; en un mot, il se fraya une route nouvelle et sonda toutes les profondeurs de la politique”.‎

‎Machiavels Prins, med Undersökningen deraf. Öfversatt ifrån Hufvudspråken. - [THE FIRST SCANDINAVIAN EDITION OF ""THE PRINCE"" - POSSIBLY THE RAREST MACHIAVELLI-TRANSLATION]‎

‎Stockholm, Grefing, 1757. Small 8vo. In the original blank wrappers. Dampstain to upper part of spine and upper part of back wrapper, affecting last blank leaf. Old owner's name to title-page. First blank leaf with comments in recent hand in pencil. From the library of Swedish crime author Henning Mankell. Text printed in two columns. Title-page with lovely engraved vignette, depicting a putti with a spyglass (symbolising the Enlightenment) and lovely woodcut vignettes. Untouched and unrestored in completely original condition. A magnificent copy. (16), 256 pp.‎

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‎Exceedingly scarce first edition of the first Scandinavian translation of Machiavelli's ""Il Principe"", namely the first Swedish translation. Through its Scandinavian translation, the work came to have an immense impact on Scandinavian politics and philosophy and was considered a breakthrough work of political thought, albeit highly controversial and not at all acceptable at the time. Even though antedating some other European versions by more than two centuries, the first translation into a Nordic language came to signify substantial changes in the political climate of the Nordic countries and sparked a debate that was to last another century, until Machavelli was finally accepted in the North. """"The Prince"" was not to be translated in Scandinavia until more than two centuries later, partly because in the meantime it could be read in Latin - in the versions of Tegli, Conring and Langenhert - and later in French, but also because at that time a work which established, among other things, the superiority of the Reason of State to moral values was unacceptable, at least formally. The first translation of ""The Prince"" into a Nordic language is by Carl von Klingenberg, together with the translation of ""The Anti-Machiavel"" by Frederick II of Prussia (""Machiavels Prins, med Undersökningen deraf. Öfversatt ifrån Hufvudspråken"", Grefing 1757).Klingenberg's work, however, remained an isolated fact for more than a century. Actually ""The Prince"" as a separate work, was translated only in 1867 by Rudolf August Helfrid Afzelius…"" by that time the debate over Machiavelli had been settled, and the value of ""The Prince"" finally Acknowledged... The first Danish translation of the whole work dates back to only 1876...Therefore the first Scandinavian translation of ""The Prince"" was completed in Sweden around the middle of the eighteenth century, during the ""frihetstid"" (The ""Age of Liberty"", 1721-72), a period full of political, social and cultural turmoil: These are the years of the making of a political conscience and of the spread of new political theories, of the development of rhetoric, of the foundation of reviews and literary associations, as well as of scientific and cultural academies"" these years marked a new openness to foreign cultures and the diffusion of Enlightenment ideas. The ""Age of Liberty"" is also a period full of political and cultural conflicts and uncertainty."" (Roberto de Pol, pp. 248-250). ""The Prince"" constitutes the beginning of modern political philosophy and one of the most influential works in the history of modern thought. It founded the science of modern politics on the study of mankind, and even today no political thinker can disregard the importance of this masterpiece of political theory. For more information about the first Scandinavian translation and about the translator, see: Roberto de Pol: The First Translations of Machiavelli's ""Prince"", pp. (247-278). The work is of the utmost scarcity and we have been able to locate no more than three copies of it world-wide: 1: National Library of Sweden" 2: National Library of Denmark 3: Brown University (the Machiavelli Collection). This makes it one if the very scarcest Machiavelli-translations in the world.‎

‎Machiavelli, - Il Principe en andere politieke geschriften.‎

‎, Primavera Pers, 2019 paperback, 208 pagina's . ISBN 9789059972728.‎

‎Weinig namen uit de Italiaanse Renaissance spreken zo tot de verbeelding als die van Niccol Machiavelli (1469-1527): secretaris van de Florentijnse Republiek, politiek denker, toneelschrijver, historicus. Zijn traktaat Il Principe (doorgaans vertaald als De vorst of De heerser) is een van de bekendste en invloedrijkste politieke teksten uit de westerse literatuur. Il Principe is vaak verketterd, omdat het werk immoreel zou zijn. Maar Machiavelli is niet ge nteresseerd in mooie woorden en schone schijn. Hij toont ons de rauwe realiteit van de politiek en de vele krachten die erin werkzaam zijn. Hij signaleert de problemen, benoemt de dilemma's en draagt inzichten aan die naar oplossingen leiden. Daarom hebben zijn idee n over staat en politiek door de eeuwen heen weerklank gevonden bij wereldleiders. Tot op de dag van vandaag vormt zijn werk een inspiratiebron voor velen. Deze editie van Il Principe, bezorgd door Paul van Heck, bevat een herziene vertaling, een inleiding tot Machiavelli's tijd en werk, en een verhelderend commentaar. Zij is bij uitstek geschikt voor studenten, maar ook voor ieder ander die op zoek is naar een toegankelijke uitgave van dit beroemde Italiaanse werk. Paul van Heck was hoofddocent Italiaanse letterkunde aan de Universiteit Leiden. Hij vertaalde ook Machiavelli's andere politieke meesterwerk, de Discorsi (1997), alsmede zijn toneelwerk en verhalend proza‎

‎Tutte le opere DI NICOLO MACHIAVELLI Cittadino et Secretario fiorentino, divise in V. parti, et di nuovo con somma accuratezza ristampati. Al Santissimo et Beatissimo Padre signore nostro Clemente VII. ‎

‎ Sans lieu , une des Editions dites " Alla Testina", imprimée à Genève, la pagination de notre exemplaire le désigne comme étant la troisième, quatrième ou cinquième Edition 'alla testina' entre 1628-1670, avec 5 textes reliés en un volume in-8 de 230x170x55 mm environ : I. Libro primo Delle Historiae di Nicolo Machiavelli Cittadino et Secretation Fiorentino (p.11 à 320), il manque les 10 première pages y compris le titre et 1 feuillet (p. 201-202), - 2. Discorsi di Nicolo Machiavlli Cittadino et Secretario Fiorentino sopra la pime Deca di T. Livio à Zonobi Buondelmonti et a Cosimo Rucellai, 8ff. (titre avec portrait, epître), 280 pages, - 3. I Sette Libre dell'arte della guerra, 152 pages, avec 9 planches dont une double, - 4. Il Principe. La Vita di Castruccio Castracani da Lucca. Il Modo che tene il Duca Valentino. I Ritratti delle cose della Francia et della Alamagna, 2ff. (titre avec vignette -portrait), 102 pages, 1f.blanc, il manque 1 feuillet (p. 103-104) - 5. L'Asino d'oro. manque la page de titre suivi de : Capitolo dell' occasione. Capitolo di fortuna. Capitolo della ingratitvdine. Capitolo dell' ambitione. Decennale, cioè compendio delle coste fatte in X. anni in Italia. Novella piacevolissima. Mandragola, Comedia. Clitia Comedia (manquent les p. 135 à 140 et p. 151 à 158), p. 3 à 150, texte en italien, plein veau brun, dos à nerfs portant titres dorés, orné de caissons à riches motifs dorés. Des rousseurs, cernes et pages brunies, des notes anciennes manuscrites à l'encre et au crayon à papier, des ratures par endroits.‎

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‎Nicolas Machiavel (en italien : Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli) est un humaniste florentin de la Renaissance, né le 3 mai 1469 à Florence, et mort dans cette même ville le 21 juin 1527. Théoricien de la politique, de l'histoire et de la guerre, mais aussi poète et dramaturge, il a été pendant quatorze ans fonctionnaire de la République florentine pour laquelle il a effectué plusieurs missions diplomatiques, notamment auprès de la papauté et de la cour de France. Merci de nous contacter à l'avance si vous souhaitez consulter une référence au sein de notre librairie.‎

‎Lettere di Niccolò Machiavelli che si pubblicano per la prima volta.‎

‎ 1767 in Firenze, Nella Stamperia Granducale, 1767. Dedicate a Sua Eccellenza Milord Nassau Clavering Conte di Cowper, Visconte di Fordwich, Barone di Wingham, e Cav. Baronetto, Pari della Gran Bretagna. Con blasone del dedicatario al frontespizio.1769”. In 8voTres belle reliure d'epoque velin tendu , superbe dos lisse , piece de titre et auteur , parfait etat , photos sur demande ‎

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‎Discorsi di Nicolo Machiavelli Cittadino et Secretario Fiorentino, sopra la Prima Deca di T. Livio, a Zanobi Buondelmonti et a Cosimo Rucellai.‎

‎ 1550 [Genève?], s.n.e., 1550. Un volume, in-4°, 22 x 16 cm, [16] + 280 pp., avec un portrait de Machiavel bois gravé sur la page de titre (raison pour laquelle elles sont désignés en Italie sous le nom de «edizioni della testina»). Réedition de loriginale de 1931; elle fait partie de lune des 4 (ou 5 selon Brunnet) éditions des uvres complètes de Machiavelli, publiées en 1550. Borromeo, «Catalogo de' novellieri italiani», pag. 50. Brunnet, pag. 1274. Reliure en plein veau brun, dos restauré à 4 nerfs, titre, auteur, tomaison et décorations florales dorés. Charnière supérieure légèrement cassée. Lintérieur présente dimportantes taches dencre qui nont pas atteints le texte, mais qui ont fragilisés le papier, au niveau de la gouttière.‎

‎Machiavelli N. Sovereign. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Makiavelli N. Gosudar.‎

‎Machiavelli N. Sovereign. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Makiavelli N. Gosudar.. Giants of Thought). Translated from Italian. St. Petersburg. Eksmo. Midgard. 2006. 976 p. SKUalbb34717a6582a20b7.‎

‎Machiavelli N. Sovereign. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Makiavelli N. Gosudar'‎

‎Machiavelli N. Sovereign. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Makiavelli N. Gosudar'. Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).Ill. A. Durrer H. Burgmayer. Moscow Leather Mosaic Publishing House. 2018. 330s. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb67f92963ad6cd9bb‎

‎Machiavelli N. Sovereign (Il principe) and reflections on the first three books ‎

‎Machiavelli N. Sovereign (Il principe) and reflections on the first three books of Titus Livia. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Makiavelli N. Gosudar' (Il principe) i rassuzhdeniya na pervye tri knigi Tita Liviya. Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).Translation from Italian edited by N. Kurochkin. St. Petersburg: Tiblen Printing House 1869. 4 X 502 p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbf2e7c792c898b099‎

‎LA MANDRAGOLA.‎

‎Con un saggio su Machiavelli artista di Riccardo Bacchelli. Tallone, Alpignano, 1960. In-4 p., p. pergamena mod., cornice dorata ai piatti, fregi e tit. oro su tassello al dorso, conservata brossura originale, pp. XXXVIII,114,(6). Testo a cura di F. Flora e C. Cordi. Il saggio introduttivo di Riccardo Bacchelli - Istorico, comico e tragico ovvero Machiavelli artista - stato composto senza spezzature di parole alla fine della riga. Edizione iniziata a Parigi e finita di stampare ad Alpignano il 20 settembre 1960, con carattere Garamond. Tiratura di 375 esemplari numerati. Il ns., 87, appartiene alla tiratura di 312 su carta vlin ivoire de Rives. Molto ben conservato, con barbe.‎

‎OPERE ISTORICHE E POLITICHE.‎

‎ nella Stamperia delle Provincie Riunite, Filadelfia, 1818. In-8 p. (mm. 202x125), 4 volumi, mz. pelle coeva (con abras. e piccole manc.), decoraz. e titolo oro su due tasselli al dorso, pp. (4),29,(3),XII,389; 290; 446; 496; con f.t.: un ritratto dell'autore in ovale inc. in rame da Aliprandi e tomba di Machiavelli inc. da Lapi (nel 1 vol.). Questa raccolta, introdotta dalla Vita, dall suo Testamento.., contiene fra gli altri: Delle istorie fiorentine - Frammenti istorici - Estratto di lettere ai Dieci di Bala - La vita di Castruccio Castracani da Lucca - I tre libri de' discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio (con 1 tav. ripieg. relativa alla Figura dell'alloggiamento, inc. da Spadaccini) - Il Principe - Dell'arte??? della guerra.Cfr. Bertelli /Innocenti Bibl. Machiavelliana, p. 213, n. 58.Con uniformi arross., aloni e qualche fiorit. .‎

‎OPERE.‎

‎ Societ Tipografica Classici Italiani, Milano, 1804-1805. In-8 p. (mm. 209 x 127), 10 voll., mz. pelle coeva, filetti e titolo oro al dorso, ca. 4300 pp. complessive, con 1 ritratto dell'A. e 1 tav. f.t. che raffigura il suo sepolcro, inc. in rame. Cfr. Fusi, p. 117: "Questa la pi compiuta edizione delle opere di Machiavelli. In essa si seguito specialmente il testo dell'ediz. di Livorno colla data di Filadelfia 1796, testo che fu reso alla piu' perfetta lezione merc della sollecitudine di G. Baldelli.." - Bertelli / Innocenti "Bibliografia Machiavelliana", p. 196 - Brunet,III,1275. Alc. lievi fioriture intercalate nel testo, altrim. esempl. ben conservato.‎

‎Le Prince‎

‎Paris, Jean de Bonnot 1971 [512] pp., avec illustrations en n/bl, 21cm., jolie reliure d'éditeur plein-cuir brun (titre et décorations dorées au dos, plats estampés à froid), feuilles de garde décorées (fond bleu uni, motifs poudrés à l'or), avec signet, texte et intérieur sont frais, imprimé sur papier chiffon vergé, avec ex-libris héraldique, Ouvrage de collection édité pour la première fois 'à la Florentine': le texte imprimé uniquement en bonne page (de droite) porte 'en pendant' le lys de Florence, très bon état, G115822‎

‎Opere scelte di Niccolo Machiavelli. Con note filologiche di Bernardo Bellini. 8 parti in 3 volumi. Paradisea Classica.‎

‎ Cremona, Dalla Stereotipia Bellini 1835-1836, 150x100mm, mezza legatura in badana. Auteur, titre et filets dorés au dos, plats papier marbré, reliure de l’époque. ‎

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‎OPERE COMPLETE.‎

‎Con molte correzioni e giunte rinvenute sui manoscritti originali. Oliva, Milano, 1850. In-8 p. (mm. 230x146), 2 volumi, mz. pelle coeva, fregi a secco e in oro e titolo oro su dorso a cordoni, pp. XLVI,726; 652,(4); testo su due colonne, con ritratto dell'A. inc. da Salvioni e il Monumento di Machiavelli in Firenze all'antiporta del 1 vol. Cfr. Bertelli, Innocenti,221. Con fioriture ma buon esemplare..‎

‎COMMEDIE TERZINE ED ALTRE OPERE EDITE ED INEDITE DI NICCOLO' MACCHIAVELLI, SEGRETARIO FIORENTINO.‎

‎ Cosmopoli [ma Venezia], 1769. In-16 gr. (mm. 179x113), mz. pelle coeva, fregi e titolo oro al dorso, pp. (2),375. Al frontespizio calcografico il disegno di un satiro con maschere e strumenti musicali. Ottavo e ultimo tomo delle opere di Machiavelli, edite a Venezia da Giovambattista Pasquali. Contiene: Mandragola, Clizia, L'andria di Terenzio tradotta in toscano da Niccol Macchiavelli, etc., etc. Cfr. Bertelli- Innocenti, Bibliografia machiavelliana, pp. CX, CXI e 167. Firma di appartenenza al frontespizio, ma esempl. ben conservato.‎

‎Toneel en verhalend proza‎

‎Leiden, Primavera Pers, 2010 Paperback, 272 blz, Nederlands. ISBN 9789059970205.‎

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‎Opere complete di Niccolò Machiavelli. Con molte correzioni e giunte rinvenute nei manoscritti originali‎

‎Firenze, 1843, in-8, 1173pp, reliure demi-basane, Très bel exemplaire! 1173pp ‎

‎Niccolò Machiavelli und das System der modernen Politik. Dritte, neu bearb. Ausg.‎

‎Berlin, Otto Janke, 1861. Cont. full calf, gilt back, gilt line-decoration on covers. Upper part of spine lacks 1 1/2 cm of leather. (6),318 pp.‎

‎Opere di Niccolò Machiavelli Cittadino e Segretario Florentino. 8 Tomus.‎

‎No place (but Florenz), 1796-98. 8vo. Bound in 8 contemp. full calf with title-and tomelabels to spine. Spines worn, some covers detached and 2 volumes lacks some leather at spine and 2 volumes with some dampstaining. Engraved portrait, 1 folded table, 1 folded engraved plate. Wide-margined, internally otherwise clean printed on good paper.‎

‎Réflexions de Machiavel sur la Premiere Décade de Tite Live. Nouvelle Traduction, précédée d'un Discours préliminaire, par M.D.M.M.D.R. 2 Vols.‎

‎Amsterdam, Alex. Jombert, 1782. 8vo. Bound in 2 contemp. full sprinkled calf. Spine ends worn. Spines richly gilt, but somewhat worn. Title-and tomelabels gone. Corners bumped. (4),397"(4),454 pp. Old name on titlepage. Internally fine and clean, printed on good paper.‎

‎Translation into French of machiavelli's ""Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio"".‎