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Joannis Miltoni Angli Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, contra Claudii Anonymi, alias Salmasii, Defensionem Regiam [Wing, M2169A]
by Milton, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
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About This Item
London: Typis Du Gardianis, 1652. Hardcover. Good +. 276, [12] p.; 14 cm. Signatures: A-M12 (12mo). Errors in signing: B7 signed B6, L7 signed L6. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment; gilt-tooled decoration in other compartments. All page edges speckled red. Title vignette of a double shield bearing a cross and a harp. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initial letter. Wing, M2169A. John Milton's popular rejection of the divine right of kings and defense of the English Commonwealth's actions has been described as "The best apology that ever was offered for bringing Kings to the Block." Its popularity resulted in seven known editions in 1651 and two more in 1652, of which this is one. The House of Commons ordered that it be burned by the common hangman in 1660. In Good+ Condition: leather is worn; loss at head and tail of spine; lacking part of spine label and some gilt decoration; leather is separated at joints, but stitching is solid; pages are clean and tight.
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- Title
- Joannis Miltoni Angli Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, contra Claudii Anonymi, alias Salmasii, Defensionem Regiam [Wing, M2169A]
- Author
- Milton, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Typis Du Gardianis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1652
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- History & Politics; European History; 16th- & 17th-Century Books;
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Gilt
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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