PATRIARCHA: or the Natural Power of Kings [bound with] THE FREE-HOLDERS GRAND INQUEST, Touching Our Sovereign Lord the King And His Parliament. To which are added Observations upon Forms of Government. Together with Directions for Obedience to Governours in Dangerous and Doubtful Times.
PlacePub
London
Publisher
Walter Davis Book-binder, in Amen-Corner, 1ts Work 1st edition, 2nd Work 2nd edition.
Date
1680, 1680
Illustrations
Fine portrait of King Charles II engraved by F.H. van Hove + similar portrait of Charles II to 2nd Work.
Description
TWO VOLUMES IN ONE octavo (18x12cm) later tan calf, spine gilt-ruled with black title label gilt, All edges sprinkled red (top edge rather browned). Frontis portrait + titlepage in ruled borders +[12]pp (letter, contents, errata) +141pp + final blank; 2nd Work frontis portrait + titlepage in ruled borders +[8]pp preface +[4]pp 3 additional titlepages + Argument (of Free-Holders) +326pp +[2]pp final blank, collated complete. Early ownerships F B Butler and Jane Wheler, London on free endpapers, all pages otherwise clean, crisp and without annotations. *First Work PATRIARCHA first published here posthumous (Wing F922, ESTC R29832); 2nd Work FREE-HOLDERS GRAND INQUEST 3rd edition (Wing F915, ESTC R215623). The 2nd Work's extra titlepages (all dated 1679) cover its 3 additional sections: Reflections Concerning the Original of Government, The Anarchy of a Limited or Mixed Monarchy, and An Advertisement to the Jury-Men of England, touching Witches. Each section is preceded by its own half-title. The 1st includes remarks on Aristotle's Politiques pp89-164, Mr. Hobs's Leviathan pp165-180, Mr. Milton against Salmasius pp181-196, and Grotius De Jure Belli & Pacis pp197-236; the 2nd section Mr. Hunton's Treatise of Monarchy pp237-292, and finally Touching Witches on [8]pp unnumbered + Diffence between an English and Hebrew Witch pp293-326. These form an important collection of political writings by Filmer, a notable proponent of the divine right of kings to wield supreme government authority, here first published together (with 2 portraits) in support of the restored monarchy of Charles II.
Booknumber
V74894
Price
Price: GBP 900.00 or USD 1107.00
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