The works of the famous Nicholas Machiavel, citizen and secretary of Florence written originally in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English
Olschki, Leo S (Leo Samuel) 1861-1940 DSI Search this
Former owner:
Osterweis, Rollin G (Rollin Gustav) 1907-,- DSI Search this
Physical description:
[24], 189 [that is, 179], [5], 199-262, 256 [that is, 265]-267, [5], 267-314, 317-431, [5], 433-528, [16] pages (last pages blank) 33 cm (folio)
Type:
Early works to 1800
History
Place:
Florence (Italy)
Italy
Florence
Date:
1680
Notes:
"Licensed Febr. 2. 1674"--Verso of title page
The 1st edition of this translation was published in 1675 (Wing M128)
Translated by Henry Neville
"The history of Florence", "The prince", "The discourses of Nicholas Machiavel, upon the first decade of Titus Livius", and "The art of war" each have separate dated title pages; pagination and signatures are continuous
Title enclosed within double line rule border
Head pieces; initials
Marginal notes
Errors in pagination not evident above: pages 24 as 28, 91 as 19, 98 as 198, 108 as 180, 109 as 190, 164-165 as 174-175, 169-170 as 179-180, 175-176 as 185-186, 178-179 as 188-189, 208 as 802 (some copies), 263 as 256 (probably intended to be 265), and 429 as 249. Page number 267 appears twice (each with different text), and numbers 315 and 316 were apparently omitted without loss of text
Signatures: [a]² b-d² A-Z⁴ 2A-2B² 2C-2K⁴ 2L-2M² 2N-3I⁴ 3K² chi3K² 3L-3Y⁴ (*)-(**)⁴ [$2 (+b2, 2A2, 2B2, 2L2, 2M2, chi3K2) signed; A2 signed "Aa"]. Many copies appear to be bound [a]² A⁴ b-d² ..., placing the "Tables" for several works between the prelims. of Hist. of Florence and the beginning of its text on B1, but this seems clearly to be a misbinding. "Nicholas Machiavel's letter", (*)-(**)⁴, is listed as the final work on page a2r
Bertelli & Innocenti. Machiavelliana XVII.77
English short title catalogue R 13145
Gerber, A. Machiavelli III, page 110, number 2
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.). M129
SCDIRB copy 39088016537474 has the variant binding order described in note above (" [a]² A⁴ b-d² ..., placing the "Tables" for several works between the preliminaries of The history of Florence and the beginning of its text on B1")
SCDIRB copy has bookplates: 1. (gilt-stamped, circular red leather) Rollin Osterweis ex libris; 2. Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Ruth Osterweis Selig, in memory of Professor Rollin G. Osterweis
SCDIRB copy has printed bookseller's label on front paste-down endpaper: Leo Olschki Firenze; handwritten in pencil: 44393. There is also an old autograph of a former owner in ink (crossed-through) on title page: Hen. Wallace [?]; and some old markings handwritten in ink in the margins
SCDIRB copy has a contemporary blind-tooled full leather binding
Contents:
The history of Florence -- The prince, together with the original of the Guelf and Ghibilin; Life of Castruccio Castracani; Murther of Vitelli, &c. by Duke Valentino; State of France; State of Germany -- The discourses of Nicholas Machiavel, upon the first decade of Titus Livius -- The art of war -- The marriage of Belphegor -- Micholas Machiavel's letter to Zanobius Buondelmontius in vindication of himself and his writings [spurious: written by Henry Neville]
