Curia Politiae: or, the Apologies of Severall Princes: Justifying to the World Their Most Eminent Actions, by the Strength of Reason, and the Most Exact Rules of Policie
London: Humphrey Moseley, 1654. 1st ed. Hardcover. engraved 2nd title as frontis, 11 portraits, [16], 140, [145]-190p. Old leather which has been recently rebacked with lighter brown leather. No cover titling. 28cm. Front and back cover sound but rather heavily worn around edges. Marbled endpapers preserved. Contents sound with chipping along fore-edge on some leaves and mostly minor foxing. Lacks a final unnumbered leaf containing an order to print. Translated from the original French edition of 1648 which was titled "Discours politiques des roys." Good. Item #85687
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