Of the Use and Abuse of Parliaments; In Two Historical Discourses, Viz. I. A General View of Government in Europe, II. A Detection of the Parliaments of England, from the Year 1660. (Complete in Two Volumes)
by [Ralph, James; Sydney, Algernon] [Judiaca; Isaac Mendes]
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good+
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, 1744. Hardcover. Very Good+. Speckled calf, gilt-stamped lettering and ornament on spine. Both volumes a little rubbed along spine and edges of boards, with small chips at head of spine, and numbered stickers affixed to tail of spine. Some faint browning along edges of paste-down, prelims, and terminals -- but overall a nice, clean text block.
Includes an interesting bookplate on the front paste-down, engraved by Benjamin Levi for Isaac Mendes in London, 1746, the earliest known bookplate made for a Jew.
Includes an interesting bookplate on the front paste-down, engraved by Benjamin Levi for Isaac Mendes in London, 1746, the earliest known bookplate made for a Jew.
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- Sanctuary Books
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- L57-1626
- Title
- Of the Use and Abuse of Parliaments; In Two Historical Discourses, Viz. I. A General View of Government in Europe, II. A Detection of the Parliaments of England, from the Year 1660. (Complete in Two Volumes)
- Author
- [Ralph, James; Sydney, Algernon] [Judiaca; Isaac Mendes]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1744
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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