Politicall reflections upon the government of the Turks; Nicolas Machiavel; The king of Sweden's descent into Germany; The conspiracy of Piso and Vindex against Nero; The greatness and corruption of the court of Rome; The election of Pope Leo the XI
Politicall reflections upon the government of the Turks; Nicolas Machiavel; The king of Sweden's descent into Germany; The conspiracy of Piso and Vindex against Nero; The greatness and corruption of the court of Rome; The election of Pope Leo the XI...
Add this copy of Politicall Reflections Upon the Government of the Turks to cart. $2,475.00, very good condition, Sold by Tavistock Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1656 by Printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for Thomas Robinson in Oxford.
Edition:
1656, Printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for Thomas Robinson in Oxford
Edition:
1st edition (Wing O-518; cf Madan 2305 for a different edition)
Publisher:
Printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for Thomas Robinson in Oxford
Published:
1656
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18041349942
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Seller's Description:
Bit of splay to boards. Period po sums to eps. A VG copy. [8], 112, 111-194 pp. Head-tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters. 12mo: A-H^12 I^6. 5-3/4" x 3-1/4" Around 1650, Osborne left public service & moved to Oxford, where, for the "last eight years of his life he published a series of historical, political, and moral works, which were read widely during the Restoration and early 18th C. His thinking shows the influence of Hobbes, whose 'great acquaintance' he was (Brief Lives, 1.370)." Osborne is best known for his Advice to a Son, which made him somewhat a celebrity, and helped occasion Pepys' "fondly calling the author 'my father Osborne' and recording in his Diary that Sir William Petty listed the Advice with Browne's Religio Medici and Butler's Hudibras as the works 'most esteemed and generally cried up for wit in the world' (Pepys, Diary, 19 Oct 1661; 27 Jan 1664)." [ODNB]. Here in this work, Osborne reflects on the greatness of the Ottoman Empire, though Madan notes Osborne was taken to task for his section on Machiavel, for it greatly resembled a 1642 pamphlet entitled "The Atheistical Politician, or a Briefe Discourse concerning Ni. Machiavell". Politicall Reflections a somewhat scarce title in the trade, appearing at auction only a couple times a decade, where, we note on ABPC, in 2008, a 2nd edition fetched close to $3000.
