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[FREDERICK II of Prussia]. (Two works).
See original version (French)
10
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[FREDERICK II of Prussia]. (Two works).
See original version (French)
Estimate €50 - €60
Voluntary lot
Description
[FREDERICK II of Prussia]. (Two works). Anti-Machiavelli, or a Critical Essay on Machiavelli’s *The Prince*, published by Mr de Voltaire. Brussels, R. François Foppens, 1740; small 8vo (20x13 cm), contemporary calfskin (caps torn off, spine split on the front cover over 8 cm), raised bands (gilded metal fittings worn). XVI (including 3 pages of the preface by the publisher Voltaire, dated at The Hague 12 October 1740), 191 pages-(3), including the publisher’s notice. Ex-libris, with an 18th-century engraving, a portrait of Machiavelli. [FREDERICK II of Prussia]. Miscellaneous Poems. Berlin, published by Chrétien Fréderic Vos, 1760; in-12 (17x10.5 cm), contemporary calfskin (caps worn, corners blunt). Title in red and black, title vignette by Focke, 4 headbands, 2 headpieces and one illustrated band, one tailpiece, all engraved on copper for the long poem on the art of war. 322-(2, table) pages. One of the editions dated as the original.
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