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Essays Upon I. The Ballance of Power II. The Right of Making War, Peace & Alliances III. Universal Monarchy; To Which is Added An Appendix Containing the Records Referr'd to in the Second Essay
Author:
DAVENANT, CHARLES
Title:
Essays Upon I. The Ballance of Power II. The Right of Making War, Peace & Alliances III. Universal Monarchy; To Which is Added An Appendix Containing the Records Referr'd to in the Second Essay
Publisher:
james knapton 1701 St Paul's Churchyard
Description:
octavo full leather with raised bands, contemporary binding, 300pp (last five pages mis-numbered) +125pp (appendix)+ 3pp adverts VG- (wear to extremities, occassional light foxing, bindings weakening). Bookplate of Sir George Howard on front pastedown (Howard fought at Falkirk and Culloden and was accused of treating the defeated Scots harshly. He was made Field Marshal in 1793) A very sound copy for its age.
Keywords:
history politics philosophy military charles davenant